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or by water-pipe. Better have it at least partly in the 

 shade. If there is no flow of water, it is well to scoop or 

 sweep it out frequently and fill afresh, which will prevent 

 the breeding of mosquitoes. If a water-pipe can be used, to 

 provide a constantly changing supply, a hole several feet 

 deep should be dug close by, filled up with loose rocks, a 

 small drain -pipe run into this, and earth and turf put back 

 to cover it. Such a cesspool will keep the surroundings 

 dry and show no signs of its presence. 



The Hodge Fountain. A more ambitious bird font, sug- 

 gested first by Dr. C. F. Hodge, works very well. I made 

 one on this plan for the Connecticut Agricultural College, 

 which proves attractive both to birds and to visitors. The 

 location is at the side of an orchard, facing a botanical 

 garden. A trough of cement was made by masons, and 

 irregular rocks were carted to the spot. These were piled 

 up in a rustic design, and cement was used to hold them 

 firm. The structure was made some 4 feet high. A 

 water-pipe was run to the top, and by the cement a series 

 of shallow pools was formed, arranged so that the water 

 would trickle down from one to the other. At the base 

 there was a cement pool made, about a yard long. Proper 

 soil and water-plants were brought in, making a nice Httle 

 aquarium in which small fish could have been kept. A 

 vault made as just described kept the surroundings dry. 



A Successful Bird Pool. What can be done in this line 

 is suggested by the experience of Mrs. George H. Mellen 

 at her home in Newton, Massachusetts. I quote the fol- 

 lowing from her, nearly word for word: The garden is on 

 the corner of two residential streets in the city, and is about 

 100 feet square, with trees and shrubbery. The first season 

 large earthen receptacles were set on the lawn, but only 

 three kinds of birds came to bathe. Next year a pool was 



