and be himself caught in the second trap. 



There was, of course, our old friend, 

 the raccoon. He will find a camp any- 

 where, and if one is not careful he will 

 find the camp larder and get away with 

 the food. The coon has hands (fore 

 feet) like a monkey, and he can use 

 them as skilfully. The coon will eat any- 

 thing a human will eat, and some other 

 things. He takes his toll of frogs and 

 trout, and he does not scorn the trim- 

 mings of trout we dress for our own 

 table. Almost any kind of bait will do 

 for the coon trap, and a coon-skin auto- 

 mobile coat will do for either man or 

 woman having the price. 



Red foxes seldom were seen in day- 

 light at our city camp, though at night 

 they were often heard barking. The fox 

 is a very interesting animal and whether 

 living in an open farming country or in 

 the deep forest, he is credited with "liv- 

 ing by his wits." By his acts he exhibits 

 remarkable reasoning powers and adapt- 

 ability to conditions that arise, though 



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