4 MARCH 1899, Page 16

Fro TER EDITOR Or THZ "SPECTATOR."] Sift,—In the Spectator of

February 25th, the writer of an article on "The Fascination of Animals" gives an instance of a hare which was so engrossed in watching an eagle that it allowed itself to be picked up. Among the farmers of York- shire it is a common trick, when the hares have left their forma in the evening, for two men to enter a field at opposite ends. One man, as soon as he enters, stands perfectly still, and the hare is so occupied in watching him, that it allows the second man to get within easy range.—I am, Sir, &c.,

J. E. N.