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Show 'man the best SWIMMER. I Far Ahead of tho Lower Animals II In the Respect of Na- II tatory Power. il It is curious that whereas tho rabbit I cannot s-vlm at all, tho hnro is an ex- I collcnt swimmer. Tho common mouso jl and tho field mouso can only swim a (I few yards; they drown In tho act of .'I swimming. Yet rats swim splendidly. II Lions and tigers swim well, al- II though only from necessity to cross I a river, for example l I Tho horso can swim for miles with- I out being exhausted, and shows a II wonderful instinct In choosing tho II host avatlablo landing plnr". Bears I and moles swim well, but bats and I monkvs aro helpless in tho water. I All reptiles swim; so do most insects. I Human beings have g'or swim- I mln -owers than most of tho lower I animals. A man has ben known to I swim 30 miles without a stop. Tho 'I only land animal known to havo oven 'I approached this performance is tho I American black bear; but tho Amerl- H can deer sometimes swims 12 or 14 ;l miles at a stretch. I n H |