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tried it, and have taken no end of 

 comfort with it since. It has been in 

 almost constant use for nearly four 

 years, in sunshine and shade, heat and 

 cold, full and empty, and has never 

 developed the slightest crack. It is 

 seventeen inches in diameter and ten 

 inches high, and only cost $3.25, which 

 is much less than a square tank of 

 equal capacity, and as it is so large and 

 is only curved in one direction, the 

 contents are not distorted, as with the 

 compound curve of the fish globes, and 

 the open top allows free circulation oi 

 air. 



Of course there is the glass knob 

 which seiwed as a handle, which must 

 be allowed for, but it is easy to set the 

 tank on an earthen jar or something 

 which allows the knob to project into 

 its interior, out of sight. Quite prob- 

 ably there are degrees of excellence in 

 cheese covers, but mine is fine clear 

 glass, with the edge reinforced by a 

 thick rim. 



A small cover, of similar shape but 

 only about ten inches in diameter, with 

 a small jardiniere for a base, has served 

 intermittently for several years as an 

 ornament for the center of the dining 

 table, in lieu of fern or flowers. Have 

 white sand and a few white quartz 

 pebbles in it, and when perfectly clean 

 and clear, with bright green plants and 

 a few tiny fish (small enough not to 

 look crowded even in the small aquar- 

 ium) it is indeed a thing of beauty, and 

 has been much admired. 



It is a pity that more people, who 

 cannot afford, or have not room for, 

 a large tank or globe, do not appreci- 

 ate the advantage of using several tiny 

 fish, whose small size makes the globe 

 appear large and roomy by contrast, 

 and which really have room enough to 

 be both comfortable and happy; 

 whereas a pair of three or four-inch 

 fish can hardlv move without bumping 

 their noses against the glass, and look- 

 land are) crowded and unhappy. 

 Yours truly, 



Nellie P>. Pendergast. 



Interesting Experiences with Song 

 Sparrows. 



Nirvana, Stamford, Conn., 

 I )ecember, 1939. 

 To the Editor: — ■ 



Perhaps yon will be interested to 

 know that for the past four days 1 have 

 had a song sparrow feeding at my sit- 



You are doing a good work, and I 

 hope to see it prosper. — Otis W. Cold- 

 zvell, North Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



THE SONG SPARROW AT THE WINDOW. 



ting room window, both morning and 

 afternoon. 



There are broad shelves outside of 

 the window's, and beyond these are the 

 long boxes, now bare of flowers, but in 

 which I have kept the soil and on 

 which I toss seed and other food for 

 whatever hungry bird 1 might be lucky 

 enough to coax there. 



The enclosed photographs will ex- 

 plain and also show the bird. 



For the past four or five years I have 

 in spring and summer, s ing sparrows, 

 chipping sparrows, robins and an occa- 

 sional cat bird or oriole; but T have 

 not had any luck in the winter months 

 until now. 



