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quantity of seminal liquor, enormous testicles, the genital 

 member of exceeding length, and all secretly concealed in 

 the interior of the animal, and, consequently, more active 

 and vivid. The Mole is, in this respect, of all animals, 

 the most advantageously gifted, the best organized, and 

 must, of consequence, possess the most vivid sensations." 



The ordinary colour of the fur of the Moles is a fine 

 black ; but various colours are found, which constitute the 

 following varieties : 



The White Mole. — A variety first noticed by Wagner, in 

 his Natural History of Helvetia. It is sometimes seen in 

 Lorraine, in Switzerland, and in Holland, but more com- 

 monly in climates farther north. Pallas tells us, that the 

 Moles of Siberia are almost all of them white. Razou- 

 mousky describes one of these Moles, which was caught 

 near Lausanne. It was generally of a dirty-white, border- 

 ing on fawn-colour, but with reflections of a more lustrous 

 white, according to the light in which it was viewed. There 

 was a little red on the throat and belly, and some spots of 

 the same colour on the head. The end of the muzzle and 

 the nails were of a blood-red. This animal was smaller 

 than the common Mole. 



The Ash-coloured Mole, of which some German writers 

 speak, seems to be nothing but an aged individual. The 

 black colour of the Mole lightens, and grows gray with age. 



The Citron Mole, which is of a fine citron colour, is not 

 met with, says M. De La Faille, except in a portion of the 

 territory of Alais, and its colour is pretended to be the re- 

 sult of the quality of the soil which it inhabits. 



The Fawn-coloured Mole, according to the same writer, 

 is only found in the country of Aunis. Its fur is of a clear 

 red, bordering on the fawn-colour towards the belly, with- 

 out any spot or mixture. Some have been seen, the upper 

 part of which was fawn, and the lower of a lustrous white. 

 The Pied Mole. Seba asserts, that it has been found in 



