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HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. 



all the members of this family, is in the Musk Eat so powerful as 

 to raise the animal into an article of commerce, the musky scent 

 being nearly as powerful as that produced by the musk deer, and 

 the perfume obtained at a much cheaper rate. The well-known 

 Musk Rat of India belongs also to this odoriferous family. 



' EARTH or THE K0.\. 



The Fox is a weU-known burrower, its ' earth ' being familiar 

 to many by sight, and to aU by name. 



Few persons, who do not know the history of the Fox, would 

 believe it to be capable of forming excavations of such extent 

 The fore feet of the mole are clearly formed for digging, their 

 sharp claws penetrating the earth, their broad palms acting as 

 shovels, and their powerful muscles giving the needful force. 

 These limbs are essentially used for digging, and are but little 



