. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED PIPERS AND MINNESINGERS. E are wont to speak of " the silence of the night" or "the silence of the woods and ; We find such silence restful and soothing when we are weary of the din of cities and the noise of crowded thorough- fares. Yet if the listener in the summer meadows or summer darkness be analytic, if his ear be attimed to the harmonies of nature, he will dis- cover that the air is filled with the soft music of a vast orchestra — music so continuous and so monoto- nous that it seems rather to belong to
. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED PIPERS AND MINNESINGERS. E are wont to speak of " the silence of the night" or "the silence of the woods and ; We find such silence restful and soothing when we are weary of the din of cities and the noise of crowded thorough- fares. Yet if the listener in the summer meadows or summer darkness be analytic, if his ear be attimed to the harmonies of nature, he will dis- cover that the air is filled with the soft music of a vast orchestra — music so continuous and so monoto- nous that it seems rather to belong to earth's silences than to earth's sounds. Few of us realize how oppressive would be utter silence; and few of us comprehend the debt of gratitude that we owe to 3. 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Boston, Ginn & Company
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