ENEMIES OF BIRDS 67 
The cut end of the wires pointing downward form an 
effective barrier against adventurous tabbies. 
Various plans are suggested, because not every 
one is equally well adapted to all surroundings. 
A mother who tries hard to keep a little girl’s frocks 
moderately clean, might reasonably object to the 
tarred net fence. 
oO AS 
Seng Care 
<4 , 
= fads 
Fic. 10.— A CAT-PROOF FENCE. SEEN FROM THE INSIDE. 
Dogs hunting without their master also destroy 
the nests and young of ground birds. In cities and 
towns a rigid enforcement of the license law will 
prevent most of such nuisances. In the country 
every bird lover must look after his own dogs, and 
against his neighbors’ dogs he must employ such 
means as neighborly feeling, law, and discretion allow 
him to use. 
