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AN AA MEMBER'S STUDY OF A HOCAX. 



fume. It is really necessary to get into 

 the fresh air. 



A corral encloses the sheep at night, 

 and there are several fierce dogs near- 

 by to protect them from bobcats, coy- 

 otes and mountain lions. 



Indians are fond of pets. They usu- 

 ally have several cats. 



That keg is full of water from the 

 river. Leaning against it is a doll, but 

 it is only a stick with a piece of rag 

 wrapped around it for a dress. 



It is getting late. We must hurry 

 to a home that is not a hogan, but in 

 which the dwellers are probably no 

 happier than the hogan dwellers. 

 Adios ! 



Two Interesting Observations. 



BY HARRIET E. WILSON (c. M. XO. 2101), 

 STORMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. 



Raspberries in September. 



September 22. while working around 

 a raspberry bush I found a cluster of 

 large red raspberries that were covered 

 with clay, making them unfit to eat. 

 Probably it was the clay that had pre- 

 served them. 



Kats and Cream. 



Before the cream separator was in 

 general use, the milk was kept in tin pans 

 set in water in the stone spring house. 



The rats had been drinking Aunt 

 Mary's cream. One day on her visit to 

 the spring house, she heard a noise and 

 determined to investigate. She stood 

 and watched the rats prancing about on 

 the lids that covered the milk pans. 

 They had them practically removed, and 

 down went each tail into the cream. 

 Then the rat would eat the cream from 

 its own tail. This was repeated again 

 and again. 



Persons have observed rats carrying 

 hens' eggs by wrapping the tail around 

 the egg. 



How it Collapsed. 



One of our esteemed, old-time mem- 

 bers, quiescent for several years, has 

 just written to us in great surprise. 

 He says he supposed that the AA died 

 years ago, that he didn't know what 

 we are doing, didn't know that the AA 

 had changed its location, didn't know 

 we had an official magazine — in fact, 

 didn't seem to know much of anything. 



Curious, isn't it. that when one lies 

 down in the shadow of the tree and 

 goes comfortably to sleep, all the world 

 seems dead ? 



From ever being a "has been." may 

 the Good Lord deliver us — until He 

 takes us. 



