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one days, has power to reassure them and restore 

 confidence. Hearing it, every baby-chick turns 

 toward the voice, begins to " cheep " happily, and 

 to pick up food. 



The hens in this model hennery are played to 

 violin music on wet and gloomy days to 

 keep up their spirits; and the record of egg-laying 

 proves that it is an effective stimulant. It is well- 

 known that hens are greatly frightened by disturb- 

 ing noises, the barking of dogs, thunder, fire- 

 works, and other explosives. Is not want of care 

 in this respect a fruitful source of the many fail- 

 ures in chicken-raising? 



When told that the color of a tone affects the 

 nerves, hold in mind the fact that color and sound 

 are the visible and audible effects of particular 

 energies. It is the vibration which produces the 

 given effect, whether it be our eyes or our ears 

 which receive it and transmit it over our nerves; 

 and the varied effects produced upon human beings 

 by the same color or music are due to the modifi- 

 cations of individual idiosyncrasies, the peculiar 

 colors active within and hence pulsating through- 

 out every person's aura. Nature's seal, determin- 

 ing the key, modifies the response to external stim- 

 ulants. 



While the ability to distinguish the varied colors 

 in the auras of our fellows is still an exceptional 

 gift, it is at the option of all to test the power of 



