. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. 242 BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE to the particular sound which produces the effect of rusty nails thrust in among the convolutions of the brain? Physicians are continually discover- ing new forms of nervous maladies, caused by the perpetual hurry and worry and excitement of our modern life; and perhaps there is one form in which natural sounds, which being natural should be agreeable, or at any rate innocent, become more and more abhorrent. This is a question which concerns the medical journals; also, to some extent, those who la
. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. 242 BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE to the particular sound which produces the effect of rusty nails thrust in among the convolutions of the brain? Physicians are continually discover- ing new forms of nervous maladies, caused by the perpetual hurry and worry and excitement of our modern life; and perhaps there is one form in which natural sounds, which being natural should be agreeable, or at any rate innocent, become more and more abhorrent. This is a question which concerns the medical journals; also, to some extent, those who labour to forecast the future. Happily, all our maladies are thrown off, sooner or later, if they do not kill us; and we can cheerfully look forward to a time when the delicate chords in us shall no longer be made to vibrate "like sweet bells jangled out of tunc and harsh" to any sound in nature, and when the peaceful crowing of the cock shall cease to mad- den the early waker. For, whatever may be the fate awaiting our city civilization, brave Chanti- cleer, improved as to his voice or not, will un- doubtedly still be with 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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co
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