ON THE MANUSCRIPTS OF GOD 



Burroughs. Hundreds of other leaves, like 

 the croton's and cucko-pint's, also flaunt the 

 order of the polka dot, while the petals of 

 thousands of flowers owe the last touch of 

 their charm to the deft addition of spots and 

 splashes of contrasting or harmonizing color. 

 Without the accent of its tiger spots, what 

 would the tiger lily be save a peroxide sub- 

 stitute for the buxom country belle of the 

 garden? And what, indeed, the leopard it- 

 self, if, with the assistance of Burbank, it 

 should accept the challenge of Scripture and 

 change its spots? 



Not only does the polka dot beautify the 

 furs of many animals, but used singly, in 

 its star form, it lights up the forehead of a 

 dark horse, or gives a chic air of distinction 

 at the throat of black Miss Tabby. The 

 collector of eggshells likewise knows that his 

 treasures owe half their beauty to polka dots, 

 cunningly diversified in size and color. 



Hardly second to the beauty effected by 

 spots on the petals of flowers, is the beauti- 

 ful finish which they give to the feathers of 



birds and fowls, of all sizes. Something like 



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