THE FUN OF SEEING THINGS 



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IT IS REAL FUN TO EXAMINE A ROSEBUD AND SEE HOW ALL THE MANY PETALS ARE 



PACKED IN SMALL SPACE. 



This photograph and the one on the previous page are kindly contributed by Mr. Nathan R. Graves, 



Rochester, N. Y. 



The Fun of Moth Hunting. 

 In keen enjoyment and true sport 

 sugaring equals either hunting or 

 fishing. One is thrilled with excite- 

 ment at almost every step taken in the 

 darkness amid rustling bushes and 

 trees along the river's bank. The 

 flashes of light and the dense shadows 

 which your lamp awakens in the foli- 

 age, the boulders, the stumps and 

 fallen logs, or in the deep gorge and 

 along the side of the high cliffs are 

 apt to make one timid and fearsome at 

 first. There are bound to be little sur- 

 prises and half-adventures, such as the 

 sudden whir of a bird's wines or the 

 crackling of a dead branch under the 

 foot of some animal, and the gloom 

 and solitude tend to make these harm- 

 less episodes almost tragic. People 



are not generally given to wandering 

 around alone at night with a lamp and 

 cyanide bottle, and the feel of the 

 night air and the lonesomeness give 

 plenty of "color" to your journey. It 

 is barely possible that the gruesome- 

 ness and fancied danger has something 

 to do with keeping people from en- 

 thusing over sugaring, but with a little 

 experience these things add zest and 

 spice to the fun. It is royal fun, and 

 the supreme moment is when you ap- 

 proach a tree that is fairly covered 

 with gloriously beautiful moths. They 

 are ready to disappear at the slightest 

 warning. They do not as a rule light 

 upon the mixture but are found sip- 

 ping at its edges where they can fly 

 away the moment they sense danger. 

 You must approach stealthily, and 



