| Show Mole MoleOn MoleOn MoleOn On American Continent is the largest mole on the American continent He is blood brother to the lesser moles of the eastern states and of Europe His fine bluish fur is the equal of that of his European relatives but he dif dif- differs differs dif dif- differs fers widely from moles of the East and of Europe in his feeding habits according to an authority in the Portland Oregonian Their food consists entirely of angleworms adult burrowing in in- insects insects insects sects and their larvae eats all of these greedily When they are scarce he turns vegetarian and eats oats wheat corn beans peas vetch carrots potatoes par par- parsnips parsnips parsnips snips bulbous iris tulips and ti- ti He spends his entire life l e under under- underground underground underground ground in a marvelously excavated of burrows known system as runs He is therefore in darkness Con Con- Consequently Consequently Consequently all his experiences come cometo cometo cometo to him through his sense of touch his acute hearing and his highly developed sense of smell He will have nothing whatever to do with any object the least bit unfamiliar or that is out of place time is divided between roaming existing runs in search of ol food and in digging new runs to greener pastures All AIl this digging gives him his tremendous power His strength is so great that he al almost al- al almost almost most literally swims through the earth using a modified breast stroke |
