BRITISH GALLS.-LEAF GALLS OF OAK.-BEDEGUAR OF ROSE. --GALLS HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. CHAPTER I. BURROWING MAMMALIA. Introduction-MAN as a Burrower-The MOLE and its Dwelling-Difficulty of observing its Habits-Complicated structure of its Fortress, and its UsesCharacter of the Mole-Adaptation of its Form to its mode of Life-Common Objects-The SHREW MOLE, ELEPHANT SHREW, and MUSK RAT-The ARCTIC Fox-Structure of its Limbs-Form of its Burrow--Its Character, Fur, and Flesh-The common Fox-Mode of Burrowing and economy of Labour-The young Family-The WEASEL, and some of its Habits The BADGER and its Burrow The PRAIRIE DOG, or WISH-TON-WISH-Dog-towns-Unpleasant Intruders-The RABBIT, and the Warren-Self-sacrifice-Study of animal Life -The CHIPPING SQUIRREL-Curious form of its Dwelling-Its subterranean Treasures-The WOODCHUCK, the POUCHED RAT, the CAMAS RAT, the MOLE RAT, and the SAND MOLE-The WHITE BEAR-Its curious Dwelling-Snow as a Shelter-The PICHICIAGO-Its Form, Armour, and Burrow-The ARMADILLOS and their Habits-The MANIS-The AARD VARK, its Food and Dwelling-The MALLANGONG-Its strange Habits and its Burrow-The PORCUPINE ANT-EATER -Its burrowing Powers. AT T some period of their existence, many of the higher animals require a Home, either as a shelter from the weather, or a defence against their enemies. Of all forms of habitation, the simplest is a burrow, whether beneath the surface of the ground, or into stone, wood, or any other substance. The lowest grades of human beings are found to adopt this easy and simple substitute for a home, and the Bosjesman of the Cape, and the "Digger" Indian of America, alike resort to so obvious an expedient. If the country be craggy and mountainous, a casual cleft or hollow affords a habitation exactly suited to a race of mankind who have never undergone any B |