. Science-gossip . r William Flower states that these peopleare in some instances members of the Society forthe Protection of Birds, and in most cases areladies who w-ould shrink from any act of are, however, states Sir Wilham, persuadedby fashionable milliners that these egret plumesare artificial, but all he has examined are the realfeathers. It is possible that in a very few instances thepowerful protest entered by a gentleman of SirWilliams position may stop the use of thesefeathers in millinery, but no protest short of anAct of Parliament making the of wild-birds fea
. Science-gossip . r William Flower states that these peopleare in some instances members of the Society forthe Protection of Birds, and in most cases areladies who w-ould shrink from any act of are, however, states Sir Wilham, persuadedby fashionable milliners that these egret plumesare artificial, but all he has examined are the realfeathers. It is possible that in a very few instances thepowerful protest entered by a gentleman of SirWilliams position may stop the use of thesefeathers in millinery, but no protest short of anAct of Parliament making the of wild-birds feathers penal will stay their fact is the milliners are helplessly in thehands of the wholesale trade, who dictate in thefirst instance what their customers shall has not yet overcome the imitative facultjwhich it chooses to call fashion, nor thebarbarity of ornament, while people deck them-selves with metal and animal products obtained atthe cost of enormous suffering. SCIENCE-GOSSW 79. CONDUCTED BY FRANK C. DENNETT. August, Moon lo Rises, a a m. .Sets, 7.:!0 Position at ° 21 K. ... 12^ 8° 44 ... ... Venus Mars 30 Jupiter ... 20Saturn ... 20Uranus ... 20 20 Souths, 5-51 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 / 6 Position at ... ... ... 9 59 - .. ... 3-38 •• ... ... .. 14-47 •• 15-13 - .. °33N. 6^ 13 0° 58 ° 49 N. 2t 19 28 2 N. 27 3614° ° 48 ° 41 14 N. Moons Phases. Last Aug. I M 9 >. 15 Full ... Aug. 23 ... ,, 31 ... The Sun still shows small disturb
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