PREFACE 



that they might please others. Having the chance 

 to shift the responsibihty for the book from my 

 own shoulders, I accepted it joyously. The un- 

 known friends who did me the honour of preserving 

 these articles as they appeared are the real editors. 

 I can further plead in extenuation that the clip- 

 pings I have used were all sent to me by people who 

 are familiar with the domestic animals and their 

 habits. This should protect me from any charge 

 of farm-faking. 



Ekfrid, Ontario, January, 1919. 



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