StNicholas [serial] . from their own stores of plant ones shown in the picture were found in thecellar under a bin, where they had been overlooked until late in the season kite fe&* . S£, J$ 9~*y{ S£i & ifCS rip K,.-. PC?B * ^r ?? i. . :: j- E*_, ?..._. ... .. ....... _:_^ . _. _ NEW POTATOES GROWING ON THE by Verne Morton, Groton, New York. The larger of these little potatoes look much likethe small ones found when digging unripe newpotatoes early in the season.—Neil Morton. OSTRICH EGGS AND CHICKS Here is an illustration of three ostrich chicksand two ostrich eggs; th
StNicholas [serial] . from their own stores of plant ones shown in the picture were found in thecellar under a bin, where they had been overlooked until late in the season kite fe&* . S£, J$ 9~*y{ S£i & ifCS rip K,.-. PC?B * ^r ?? i. . :: j- E*_, ?..._. ... .. ....... _:_^ . _. _ NEW POTATOES GROWING ON THE by Verne Morton, Groton, New York. The larger of these little potatoes look much likethe small ones found when digging unripe newpotatoes early in the season.—Neil Morton. OSTRICH EGGS AND CHICKS Here is an illustration of three ostrich chicksand two ostrich eggs; the one at the left is en-tire, and the one at the right is broken. Just atthe right of the unbroken ostrich egg is a hensegg to show the comparative sizes of the chicks are very attractive creatures, coveredwith a soft down and having brown spots ontheir necks. They soon lose this pretty appear-ance and become ungraceful, for they grow veryrapidly for the first six months. A single ostrich. OSTRICH EGGS AND a hens egg for comparison of size. egg will make an excellent omelet for severalSome of these people, but it is, of course, too costly to use forminiature potatoes are upon sprouts from the merely culinary purposes. 942 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Aug., ^BECAUSE- WE[WANT TO KNOW 91. cKuJK*toA_ THE LENGTH OF LIFE OF CATS Washington, D. St. Nicholas: I would like to know how old theaverage cat lives to be. Yours truly, Ruth W. Weeks. The ordinary length of a cats life is from eightto ten years, although many well-cared-for speci-mens reach the age of fourteen or sixteen a rule, it is kinder to have them destroyedbefore they reach such a great age, as they usuallybecome partially deaf, blind, or otherwise out ofcondition. ... A cat is in its prime at three yearsof age, and commences to show signs of age atabout seven, when the teeth should be watched,as, should any become loose, your pet is liable tostarve to death from sheernervou
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