Show THE SAGACITY OF RATS two instances which show their almost human intelligence I 1 commented recently on the way in which small carcasses are disposed of by natures scavengers says a writer in the pal mall gazette A farmer farmar on the moorlands moor lands whence I 1 write observed a curious instance of this lately one of the young fowls lay dead in a field from the opposite side of a low hedge he ho saw a rat approach and pull at it being too heavy for the tho raider to drag away he left it and the farmer guessing what would happen next jumped over the hedge and after picking hie his bird up hid bid again to watch the rats tactics vory soon he returned to the spot with two other rats the expression on these crea creatures turea faces when no chicken i was as to be seen there vas was he says intensely human they looked at their unfortunate companion who had as they considered deceived them for a moment or two and then falling on him together actually did him to death they are truly wonderful beasts a friend whose hens eggs had beon taken largely hid up in his fowl house and patiently waited till he naw a large rat run up a short hen ladder to a nest and seize an egg between his pa 1 he HO then land himself on his bak and held the egg on his chest more afore rats appeared and forming themselves into a chain chin from the ground they positively drew the rat with the egg down the ladder passing it along from one to the other till it was safely belov 1 |