. American homes and gardens. sh Commissionlaboratory at Woods Hole, Massachus-etts. These curious wanderers into anothercontinent are doubtless the young ofsome migratory flock. Such a flock isled by an old and experienced bird,which knows the route north and birds which have never beforebeen over the aerial road may get sep-arated from the flock. They become be-wildered, and fly about, quite at a lossuntil they reach land. Now and then birds that are notstrictly migratory gather in enormousflocks, and sweep over several hundredmiles of country. The cause that im-pels them to
. American homes and gardens. sh Commissionlaboratory at Woods Hole, Massachus-etts. These curious wanderers into anothercontinent are doubtless the young ofsome migratory flock. Such a flock isled by an old and experienced bird,which knows the route north and birds which have never beforebeen over the aerial road may get sep-arated from the flock. They become be-wildered, and fly about, quite at a lossuntil they reach land. Now and then birds that are notstrictly migratory gather in enormousflocks, and sweep over several hundredmiles of country. The cause that im-pels them to such action is still a mys-tery. Many years ago Turkey and Bul-garia were invaded by enormous flocksof the rose-colored pastor. These birdsI re ed destructive to vineyards andgrowing crops, and the peasants had toturn out in force and kill them by thehundreds. A flock of these birds wouldstrip a tree of fruit in less time than ittakes to tell of it, and there were pub-lic rejoicings in places after the vastflocks had GUARANTEEDPLUMBINGFIXTURES & If you are going to build a NewHome or remodel the old one—send for a copy of ModernBathrooms —100 pages —illustrated in color. NO room in the house is so important as thebathroom and too great care cannot be givento the selection of fixtures to make it sanitary andbeautiful. That you may be able to select foryourself the equipment best suited to your homeand your means, we have published ModernBathrooms, an elaborately illustrated book,showing many attractive modeHnteriors and givingfloor plans and costs of each fixture in kitchen and laundry interiors are featured— decorative ideas explained and accessoriessuggested. It shows the artistic values of <$tartdar,d Guaran-teed Fixtures — and faithfully demonstrates theirsanitary excellence and the economy of their use. A study of Modern Bathrooms—the most complete andauthoritative work on this important subject, will enable youto plan your own bathroo
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