. Nature study and life. Nature study. DOMESTICATION OF OUR WILD BIRDS Even the Indians used to hang gourds to their \vi^ warn poles for the martins. The Greeks eelebrated th swallows in poetry and song as earh" as the dawn of authentie history. \\'e cannot afford to lot these deep lines of sentiment and human good fail from our li\-es. I have heaid complaints that our barn swallows are becoming scarce, as though it were due to some inevitable change in natural condi- tions. Look at our barns, and the whole matter is explained. Provide //i'//u-s, where\-er this has been neglected, and swa
. Nature study and life. Nature study. DOMESTICATION OF OUR WILD BIRDS Even the Indians used to hang gourds to their \vi^ warn poles for the martins. The Greeks eelebrated th swallows in poetry and song as earh" as the dawn of authentie history. \\'e cannot afford to lot these deep lines of sentiment and human good fail from our li\-es. I have heaid complaints that our barn swallows are becoming scarce, as though it were due to some inevitable change in natural condi- tions. Look at our barns, and the whole matter is explained. Provide //i'//u-s, where\-er this has been neglected, and swallows will soon be numerous again. It was indeed a pathetic thing to see, as I did recenth', a fine colon\' of barn swal- lows fl\ing round and round a large barn, examining e\'er\- knot, clinging about the too well glazed windows, rmable to find an entrance. Farmers should realize the hot Lla\'s of suffer- ing and anno\'ance from flies, gnats, and mosquitoes which a beautiful col- on\' of swallows would sa\'e. The purple martin has been prac- ticalh' driven from our towns and cities b\' the English sparrows. It should be considered no mean public ser\'ice to keep a suitable house clear of sparrows for these beautiful. Fi BlRl' Hl'LSE Krected in the schoL>l ^â ard ( Streetl. It was by a pair of tree .-^wallows before it iiad been up an hour. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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