Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1887 — Mistakes of Shakspeare. [ARTICLE]

Mistakes of Shakspeare.

The mole has eyes, but he does not use them very much. Bhak.speare speaks repeatedly of the blind mole, but the sweet hard of Avon was incorrect. The lflole is not blind, but Ids eyes are exceedingly small. If any person wants to find out this for himself he must first hold his mole, which is no joke, for they bite like fiends and scratch with their forepaws iff wildcats. Then by blowing away the fur a small black speck appears, which is- the eye. But the best way is to put humble in water, when the eye immeli ately appears, showing that he has the power of projecting the eye beyond the fur. The same proverbial vis,]. , f * that made file mole blind gives it < r -lir - ;• a sense of hearing singularly do ho.. yet tlie fact is that the ears ~0. special-! • acute. The dolieuc;. ing is due to the singular m • - whiolithe caith carries wave . circumstance well known to Imiuers and military men. The sense of smell is the pre-eminent quality in this creature-, and upon which he depends chiefly to procure food. Moles are fiery to the last degree, and quarrelsome. Whenever two meet they fight, and the vanquished is devoured by the victor.Exchange.