Show Useful Little Animal Vic Victim im of Ignorance The shrew I is II n II tiny animal an inn I which Is to be found f In many parts nf tf the world with riel but hul tint tat In III tiny any great number numbers nm anywhere fur for the tie reni reas ln that Illat It It Is ix III like tile the snake HUlke greatly misjudged and andis IB is killed on n sight night by br persona l w ho ho are with the superstitions tu car car- rounding It Tills This diminutive animal devours detours Insects of all kinds and In to tills this respect resign It Is of If great grent benefit to tn farmers In particular and mankind In general In a hook published In Int t s It Is IlI mentioned that the common shrew Is I a 8 ravening ra beast It n ft cruel rull mind desiring to hurt everything t there Is no creature It loveth lo They are fraudulent n and tak their prey by bj deceit and a alot alot alot lot mire It was t belle elle that the shrew poisoned poi pol WilE sound cuttle cattle In some pome English country country coun oun try districts It t Is still thou thought bt that If one due passes oer mer the foot of a man or touches a 8 foot of a beast lameness Is brought on The cure cur for this Is a II cruel one A shrew v Is 18 captured a hole Is bored In an on ash Ir tree e and the live anI animal Is pushed In III The entrance of the liole hole Is 18 sealed When It 11 Is IU supposed I that the shrews shrew's body hody Is 18 deu decayed 11 sat suI the hole holp Is II opened a twin Inserted and If It this Is III ae l o et 1 n the lame part the man or beast Is II sup pUI I to re rl o I It U it difficult 1111 l to In 10 tit tit- here e that such sti lions are still observed ld In some sume of thi- thi distant country el districts |