. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. On Mules, 89. CHAPTER XIIL ON MULES. OR some people anything that is incongruous or grotesque, or that in any way is a departure from the ordinary laws of nature, appears to possess a peculiar charm. This is more especially observable in the less educated classes of society, who delight in the monsters usually exhibited at country fairs, and for whom what may be termed a freak of nature has a hundred times more attraction than the most perfect form, or the greatest combination of excel- lence and quality. Nor is this so much to be
. The canary, its varieties, management and breeding. Canaries. On Mules, 89. CHAPTER XIIL ON MULES. OR some people anything that is incongruous or grotesque, or that in any way is a departure from the ordinary laws of nature, appears to possess a peculiar charm. This is more especially observable in the less educated classes of society, who delight in the monsters usually exhibited at country fairs, and for whom what may be termed a freak of nature has a hundred times more attraction than the most perfect form, or the greatest combination of excel- lence and quality. Nor is this so much to be wondered at, for to appreciate the latter qualities implies a mind educated to admire, and able to compare and weigh whatever is superior to the common standard, whereas to admire the former requires only the stupid gaze of astonishment and wonder. Hence the rage among such people for everything that is out of the ordinary track of nature, and their frequent attempts to mar her handiwork by mating birds of different species with each other. A mule or hybrid for them has a charm and value far beyond the most perfect specimen of a true bred bird, though neither in colour, shape, or song can it possibly have the .least claim to be compared. With such tastes and feelings it is needless to say we have little sympathy; still, as some of my readers, by. 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 Smith, F. London, Warne
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