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pies, or, as lie is under our own care, ob- 

 serving his Habits and bis instincts, and 

 tbe diseases and disabilities to which he is 

 subject, we cannot fail to recognize the 

 fact that in his whole organization and 

 development he is a free, wild, roaming 

 child of the air, without local habitation, 

 gathering his food where it grows, seeking 

 it wherever it may be found, and migrat- 

 ing from place to place, as suits his com- 

 fort and convenience. When we catch 

 him and restrain him of his liberty, for 

 our own use, and teach him to do our bid- 

 ding, we must not restrain him of his right 

 to breathe his native air, and we must also 

 be careful to supplement his lack of the 

 nest-keeping instinct by taking care of his 

 nest for him. 



