FOR THE SCHOOL AND HOME 



PET BOOK, The. Anna Botsford Comstock 



Assistant Professor Nature-Study, Cornell University 



Historical facts, stories, housing and care of all common and uncommon pets. 

 Authentic and down-to-date. 117 half-tones, frontispiece (painted by Louis 

 Agassiz Fuertes), illustrated initials. A valuable, usable book for all lovers of 

 pets. Seventy subjects. Handsomely printed on special paper. Library bind- 

 ing. 310 pages. Price $2.50 Net. 



"A very practical book for the home and affords much desirable information 

 for the school. The care and food for the various pets are carefully described in 

 each case." — The Normal Instructor. 



"It commends itself to children." — Our Dumb Animals. 



"It will be of great help in schools." — The Independent. 



"It will fill a long-felt want." — The Mothers Magazine. 



"Here is the book that has been needed." — Guide to Nature. 



For sale by all Bookstores or shipped direct by 



THE COMSTOCK PUBLISHING CO . Ithaca, N. Y. 



WHOJIIfANTS MTIVE BIRDS ^SSrr^J 



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How would you like to have a colony 

 of sociable purple martins, or a family 

 or two of wrens or Bluebirds or Flickers 

 living on your grounds this year? 

 Now is the time to invite them by sett- 

 ing out Dodson bird houses — because 

 birds favor houses which are a bit 

 weather-worn. 



thousands of bird tenants for myself and my friends. 



Dodson Purple 

 Martin House 



— 26 rooms and 

 attic. Price 

 $12.00, or with 

 all-copper roof, 

 S I 5 f . o . b . 

 Chicago. 



Dodson Wren 

 House — Solid 

 oak.cypress roof. 

 Price, ls-00 

 f.o.b. Chicago. 



I'll heljj you win birds — wherever you live. Write for my free Book about 

 Birds — based upon my 19 years' work for our native birds. 



Among the 24 bird houses, shelters, baths, etc., described and illustrated 

 in my free book are: 



Bluebird House, $5.00. Swallow House, $3.00 and $4.00. Chickadee or' 

 Nut-hatch House, $2.50 and $3.50. Flicker or Woodpecker House, $2.50 to 

 $5.00. Flycatcher House, $3.00 and $4.00. Observation House, $4.00 and $5.00. 



The famous Dodson Sparrow Trap automatically catches these quarrel- 

 some pests — catches as many as 75 a day. Price $6.00. 



AH prices are f.o.b. Chicago 



JOSEPH H. DODSON 



723 Security Building, Chicago, 111. 



Note — Mr. Dodson, a Director of the 

 Illinois Audubon Society, will gladly 

 answer any questions on the subject 

 of attracting and protecting our 

 The Dodson Sparrow Trap. native birds. 





