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No. 15. — Beaver Basin. 
The American Beaver (Castor fiber) t can properly be regarded 
as one of the most interesting animals. Its architectural skill is 
really astonishing. The animal performs the work of the carpen¬ 
ter and the plasterer with like perfection. 
It is an erroneous belief, that the beaver uses its flat tail as a 
tiowel in building its dams, lodges and burrows, it only serves the 
animal as a rudder in transporting building material on the bottom 
of the water. Only its hind-feet are webfooted, and they alone are 
used by the animal when swimming. The beaver lives chiefly on 
the bark of the yellow birch, willows and other soft trees and does 
not eat flsh. 
RESTAURANT. 
Should the visitor hy this time feel the necessity of taking a 
rest, or be hungry or thirsty, he can, by walking across the avenue, 
enter the splendid new Restaurant at the Garden, which contains 
in addition to a large hall, a Ladies Dining Room and private 
apartments. Its proprietor is Mr. Theodore Thauwald, who like¬ 
wise has charge of the old restaurant building, now used, for the 
sale of Soda Water, Ice Cream, Cakes &c The bill of fare com¬ 
prises all delicacies of the season and the refreshments served at 
moderate charges, are of superior quality. 
