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Temuka Leader, Issue 1563, 30 September 1886, Page 1

A Sussex clergyman testifies as follows; —Walking out in some meadows one evening, he observed a great'number of rata migrating from one place to another* Ho stood perfectly still, amt the whole assemblage passed close to him. His fiatonislimeiil, however, was great when he saw amongst the number an old blind" rat, which held a piece of stick at one end in its mouth, while another had hold of the other end of it, and thus conducted its blind companion. A kindred circumstance was witnessed in 1737 by Mr Putdew, a surgeon’s mate on board the Lancaster. Lying awake one evening in his berth, ho saw a rat enter, look cautiously around, and retire. He goon' returned, leading a second rut by the ear, and which appeared to be blind. A third rat joined tticm 'shortly afterwards, and assisted the original conductor io picking up fragments of biscuit ami placing them before their infirm parent, as the blind old patriarch was supposed to : be. ~