THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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An Inquisitive Squirrel. 



HV l-l i:i) HIGH, CHICAGU, II.I.IXOIS. 



Tho ])icture of the squirrel facing the 

 kodak tells a story in itself, but it would 

 take a movie outfit to transfer the scene 

 to the picture world. 'I'here were about 

 five squirrels which had actually learn- 

 ed to read character stif^cientl}- well 

 to pick ottt those who are their friends 



in a Tln-ift Campaign amcjng the banks. 

 Its purpose is to indtice the children to 

 appreciate the lessons that our feath- 

 ered friends may teach us, l)oth by 

 what they do and what they fail to do, 

 and how each may mean to them either 

 life or death. Any one interested can 

 obtain a free copy of "Lessons Learned 

 from the Birds. "a thirty-two page book- 



EFFICIENT NATURALISTS STUDYING A SQUIRREL. 



from those who are indift'erent to them. 

 At least a dozen others kept darting 

 about but never venturing near enough 

 to get the prize that w'e ottered. 



A few peanuts enticed these little 

 park dwellers into the open path, in 

 spite of the fact that the thermometer 

 was creeping toward zero. One of the 

 squirrels jumped on my back, climbed 

 over my shoulder, crawled cautiously 

 down my arm, leaned over my hand and 

 inspected the camera. He even looked 

 into it as though he understood its 

 workings. It was this inspection of the 

 camera that attracted the attention of 

 the squirrel that was caught by Mr. 

 Flude who had been trying to photo- 

 graph one as it faced the lens. 



This photograph was taken for the 

 purpose of getting a sqtiirrel picture 

 with which to illustrate a little com- 

 mercial booklet that we were then pre- 

 paring entitled, "Lessons Learned from 

 the Birds," which in conjunction with 

 Miss Sara V. Preuser's splendid boook, 

 "Our Doorvard Friends," is l^eing ttsed 



let, by addressing "The Platform," 64 

 East \'an Buren Street, Chicago, Illi- 

 nois. 



This is a serious attempt to demon- 

 strate the pecuniary value of our birds 

 in their efforts to protect us from the 

 depredations of noxious insects and 

 their allies. We try to show the com- 

 mercial world that the study of animal 

 life pays dividends in cash. 



The first meteorite ever reported from 

 the state of Florida has just been ac- 

 quired by the National IMusetim. The 

 specimen is a fragment, a little over two 

 pounds in weight. The finder was a fish- 

 erman who brought up the stone in his 

 net from the bottom of Lake Okechobee. 



Trees. 



Stately and tall, with their leafy crowns 



Ashimmer in every breeze, 

 With their grateful shade, and their blos- 

 soming time 

 What more enchanting than trees? 



— Emma Peirce. 



