XXIX 
HOW TO ATTRACT HIM ABOUT OUR HOMES 
BrEcAvse birds are so useful to us, as well as 
because they are so interesting and so beautiful, 
it is delightful to have them come about our 
homes. And it is not at all difficult, for they 
are easily taught to like us. 
In countries where people are gentle, and try 
to make birds happy, instead of shooting them 
or throwing stones at them, they become very 
tame. Mr. Hearn, who has written about Japan, 
says that the fearlessness of wild creatures is one 
of the most charming things about the remote 
parts of Japan, ‘“‘ where tourists with shotguns 
have not yet come.” 
Travelers who visit Norway tell us that birds 
are never disturbed there, and they come freely 
about the houses. When it is very cold they 
even come into the houses for food and warmth, 
and no one thinks of frightening them or trying 
to catch them. 
Even in our own country, Dr. Ridgway told 
