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Show FEEDING ANIMALS IN WINTER. Squirrels and Rabbits Most Quickly Become Pets. Of tho animals that o can coax about our houses, tho gray squlrrols become most filundly. Put nuts hi convenient places and they will make frequent trips for supplies, but only on comparatively mild days will they remain long outside their comfortable winter quarters, whore they usually havo plenty of food stored. In Oential park, Now York, the ,gray squirrels hao become ho accustomed accus-tomed to beln fed that they havo to a great extent, gl en up stq'rlng food, and roly chlelly on what they can pick up each flay. Tied squlrrols ran be, eoaxed by means of food, but thoy aru ury questionable fellows; In fact, tho general opinion Is decidedly against them, owing to their partiality partial-ity for eggs and young birds. Chipmunks Chip-munks hlburnato In their underground under-ground boir so wo cannot count on thorn fur winter visitors. Tho cotton-tall will condescend to accept dainties In tho form of green vegetables (though one seldom has such luxuries in the winter), but. as ho comos almost entirely nt night, ho Is not a very Interesting guest. |