THE FLYING SQUIRRELS. 
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the wind.” No; give him a good large cage, and make his captivity endu¬ 
rable, if you wish your squirrel to be happy. 
THE FLYING-SQUIRREL. 
The flying-squirrel is a gay pet, and is frequently carried in his young 
master’s pocket. He is fed and treated like others of the squirrel kind. He 
has an expansion of the skin, by means of which he takes enormous leaps, 
the extended skin acting both as a parachute to support, and an air-rudder 
to guide him. 
Squirrels may be fed on all kinds of fruits, particularly those of the nut 
kind, such as filberts, woodnuts, walnuts, almonds, acorns, beechmast, and 
they are yery fond of the cones of the fir-tree. They will also sip milk, and 
eat bread and milk with avidity. Some squirrels are very difficult to tame ; 
and when this is attempted they must be taken from the nest at a very early 
age. With care and attention, and method , for there is a great deal of method 
required in taming animals, the squirrel is frequently brought to know, love, 
and obey his keeper, and will come at his call. Some exhibit excessive 
fondness for those who keep them, and will come and nestle in their bosoms 
and play all kinds of engaging tricks 
