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boniicis iiiid clolliiii^ willuHil (he aid of a sinj^le fash- 

 ion plaU'; lor biblor.y does not show lliat Adiuu even 

 once applied to Woi'tli, of Paris, or any other oostumer, 

 to get his faithful spouse guides to aid in adorning her 

 person. 



Woincii's vanity and the reqnireiueuts of fashion 

 have, within the post twemty years, brought about the 

 destruction of millions and millions ol bright-coated 

 song and insectivorous birds. These beneficial feath- 

 ered creatui'es — servants and friends of the human 

 race — inhabit chiefly the cultivated possessions of 

 man, where myi-iads of destructive insects and larvae 

 breed so prolifically and do inestimable damage. 

 Since the wearing of insectivorous birds on hats has 

 become popular, it is learned that many crops tliat, 

 prior to this barbarous custom, were grown without 

 much difficulty, cannot now be successfully raised to 

 maturity without the employment of insecticides 

 which, forturately, modern economic entomological 

 scientists liave discovered to aid the husbandman in 

 suppressing insect enemies. 



EXPERT IN ELUDING OBSEUVATION. 



Mammals are shy and wary, which, with Ihe fact 

 that most of them do not move about during the broad 

 daylight, enables these creatures to readily elude ob 

 servation. With the exception of Red Squirrels, Chip- 

 munks, Gray Squirrels, Foxes, some of the Mice, Cot- 

 tontails, the Woodclmck, Muskrat and an occasional 

 Deer, the average .^sportsman, or fisherman, .seldom sees 

 any of our mammals. Tliis is chiefly due to the fact 

 lliat they so often remain hidden during the daylight 

 in secure retreats where only those who are acquainted 

 with their habits and haunts can discover them with 

 any degree of certainty. 



