. How to attract the birds : and other talks about bird neighbors . too late to overtake it, must remainperforce at the north. If the food it requires fail,die it must, for by no possibility could it find its wayalone to a land of plenty. The soaring lark, which^at heavens gate sings, has been imported to thiscountry from Europe, only to die, in most cases,because, at the approach of winter, it couldnt mi-grate over unknown territory, and couldnt findfood enough in our snow-covered northern fields,where, however, it was perfectly content in all probability the journeys undertaken byb
. How to attract the birds : and other talks about bird neighbors . too late to overtake it, must remainperforce at the north. If the food it requires fail,die it must, for by no possibility could it find its wayalone to a land of plenty. The soaring lark, which^at heavens gate sings, has been imported to thiscountry from Europe, only to die, in most cases,because, at the approach of winter, it couldnt mi-grate over unknown territory, and couldnt findfood enough in our snow-covered northern fields,where, however, it was perfectly content in all probability the journeys undertaken bybirds at first were short, roving excursions fromhome ; gradually the routes traversed were length-ened of necessity, until, in generation after genera-tion, the habit of traveling became hereditary; thehoming instinct led little by little to fixed migra- i6o Why Birds Come and Go tory habits. The entire subject stirs our imagination as no other phase of bird Hfe does; for, afterall has been said about migration by the scientists,the wonder and the mystery A clear liiglnvay for the migrants between fog and clouds i6i WHAT BIRDS DO FOR US CHAPTER VIIIWHAT BIRDS DO FOR US Mans attitude toward nature reveals a longstep in his evolution. Shocked now and again intosudden recognition of her power by some mighty,destructive phenomenon—an earthquake, volcaniceruption, cyclone or flood—undeveloped man of allnations, trembling with terror, purchased ease ofmind only by offering sacrificial gifts to appeasethe wrath of imaginary gods, and then straightwayrelapsed into indifference. Her gentle, kindlyministrations every hour of his life, her marvelousbeauties, impressed him not at all. Wheneverhe thought of nature it was of something mystic,beyond his comprehension, evil, terrible. Even the matchless art of the Greeks revealsno appreciation of natural beauty beyond the glori-fied human physique. For all the great mastersamong early Christian painters, for Raphael, MichaelAngelo
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