Christian Cynosure, Vol. 18

Excerpt from Christian Cynosure, Vol. 18: September 24, 1885 One of the greatest curiosities of the present day, found among the pines of Central Wisconsin,' was discovered near Knowlton, a few weeks ago. It was in the form of a petrified squirrel, and about the size of a common squirrel, and was taken from the heart of a tree by. Some woodmen. It was of a brownish color, as hard as a rock, and was as natural as life, even to the kink in its long, bushy tail. The curiosity was careful packed and sent by William Mulhollen, the own er, to President Cleveland, from whom a personal letter of thanks was received by the sender, saying fully preserved and placed in. The public museum at Washington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.