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NATURAL HISTORY 
MOLE. 
The Mole is about the bigness of a rat. 
The snout is like a hog’s ; its feet are like a 
bear’s, and its legs short; its toes, with which 
it digs up, the earth, have sharp nails. It 
lives in the earth upon worms. It has no 
cars that can be discerned, yet it hears in 
the ground perfectly well, li, is generally 
of a blackish colour, with short smooth hair, 
and soft us wool. Its eyes arc commonly 
shut or covered. 
The Mole shuts up the entry to its retreat, 
which it seldom deserts, unless forced to it 
by heavy rain sin summer. It is fond of 
cultivated grounds, and is never to be found 
in those which arc either muddy, hard, com 
pact, or stony. 
