Show BADGER A FINE EXCAVATOR 1 As a digier of earth the little animal takes H gh rank A writer on natural history has the following to say of badgers in hard winter m eath the badger lies iles much in its earth hibernating for long peri much feiter after fter the fashion of the bear and sleeping like that animal with one paw in its mouth at this season the beast closes up the mouth cf of its den and slumbers away its time lor for many days even weeks together in milder weather it ventures forth again in search of food in the busi ness ot of digging the badger Is one ol 01 the finest exponents in the world mak ing its way underground even amid the greatest obstacles with a strength celerity and perseverance that are truly marvelous I 1 have always regarded the aardvark the anteater ant eater ot of south africa as the champion digger of the animal kingdom having been witness of some of Us his exploits but the badger takes a very high place in the 0 art of getting under ground |