. A conspicuous national service. Birds -- Conservation. the pastor of their home church, busy as a politi- cian, was making speeches and passing small slips of paper among the men and women, explaining to them the value of birds as the natural enemies of food-destrovino- insects. " I want you," said Brother Wright, " to sign these pledges for Bird Sanctuaries, not because I am interested in the work ol the Green Meadow- Club but because it is a good ; And before Jones and his friends had time to close their surprised mouths, or explain that thev didn't just " ge
. A conspicuous national service. Birds -- Conservation. the pastor of their home church, busy as a politi- cian, was making speeches and passing small slips of paper among the men and women, explaining to them the value of birds as the natural enemies of food-destrovino- insects. " I want you," said Brother Wright, " to sign these pledges for Bird Sanctuaries, not because I am interested in the work ol the Green Meadow- Club but because it is a good ; And before Jones and his friends had time to close their surprised mouths, or explain that thev didn't just " get " that there what-do-vou-call-it bird sane-something, Brother Wright began to shoot a fusillade of facts which proved him to be almost as well-informed a naturalist as he was a student of the Bible. He talked straight economy, not sentimentalism. He explained that if the farmers' land were kept as a sanctuary—place of safety, of refuge—for wild birds, and all farm shotguns used for bonfires, the chances of loss through insect pests would be reduced one- third. The farmhands miirht have to eat hshballs or corned-beef hash for breakfast instead of little birds, but the wheat and corn would be sturdier. *5. 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 Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931, printer. New York : People's Home Journal
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