From Tom Sherman
It’s not just chickens that are immune to a chili’s punch (16 February, p 23). Maybe you Brits don’t have the problem with squirrels that us colonials have had for years. The little mammals like birdseed and are forever in a battle with bird lovers as to who gets the food.
The simple solution is to sprinkle cayenne pepper or something else rich in capsaicin on the seed. The fuzzy guys can’t take it but it doesn’t bother the feathered guys.
Michigan City, Indiana
