Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

A correspondent of the Philadelphia North American, writing from the borders of Lake Champlain, confirms a statement made by Dr, Morse in his well known geography, and which has by some been regarded as fabulous. He says:
“A word on the instinct of the squirrels here. When they wish to move from one island to the other, they watch the wind till it blows in the right direction, and you will see them in dozens coming to the beach, each with a large piece of bark in his mouth, which he launches, and then jumping on board, turns up his tail for a sail, and over he goes to the port of destination. I might have shot them while making sail, but it looked to me as something almost wicked.