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THE GLIS. 



Austria. This lie considers as probably the Glis of the ancients, noticed by Aristotle, Pliny, and 

 others. Its flesh seems to have been relished by the Romans, who fattened it for food, Varro 

 having left instructions how to build warrens for it, and Apicius how to convert it into ragouts. 

 The moderns, however, find it rank and offensive. Other authors consider the common dormouse, 

 above described, as the Glis, and do not notice the Loir Glis, now under consideration. 



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The Lerot, or Garden Dormouse, M. nitela, is a native of the temperate portions of Europe, 

 and is found as far north as Poland and Prussia. It is five inches long, the tail four inches ; the 

 color is reddish-gray above and white beneath. Gardens, orchards, and vineyards are its favorite 



