208 Etnantu of ttie ti^vttu 



cold meal. Their fear of man is great, 

 but their fear of starvation is greater. 



A piece of pork rind or a bit of suet 

 nailed to a conspicuous post or tree has 

 saved many a chickadee or snow-bird 

 from starvation. A handful of grain 

 thrown upon the snow has sent many a 

 flock of buntings on their way rejoicing, 

 and it did not cost the giver a cent. 



A box of corn at the corner of the 

 barn may keep alive the spark of life un- 

 der the coat of some improvident squirrel 

 whose winter store has run low. 



The crow and the jay will also find 

 your bounty, and the sight of the blue- 

 coated and black-frocked rogues is enough 

 to repay one for his trouble. 



Besides, the corn and the golden grain 

 are the bounty of the God of harvest who 

 fashioned the jay and the squirrel and 

 also the face of man after his own image. 



