Index 



America, early interest in, 

 51-53; emigration to, 53- 



59- 



Anderson, Mr., 216, 217. 



Anemone patens var. Nuttal- 

 liana, 119-121. 



Animals, man's tyranny over, 



/ 83, 84, 109, no, 181; acci- 

 dents to, 133-136; the tam- 

 ing of, 185, 1 86; cleanli- 

 ness, 187, 1 88; endurance 

 of cold, 189, 190. 



Apples, wild, 124. 



Audubon, John James, on the 

 passenger pigeon, 52, 53, 

 , 162-166. 



Aurora borealis, 205, 206. 



Badgers, 183. 



Bathing, 16, 17; of animals, 

 187, i88;of man, 188, 189. 

 See also Swimming. 



Bear, black, 171, 183, 184. 



Bees, 234-239. 



Beetle, whirligig, 114. 



Berries, 122, 123. 



Bible, the, 242-244. 



Birds, removing their eggs, 

 64, 65; met with in Wiscon- 

 sin, 64-75, 137-167; acci- 



. dents to, 131-135; bathing, 

 187, 188. 



Birds'-nesting, 27, 28, 44-48. 

 Blackbird, red-winged, 142, 



143; hunting, 175. 

 Blacksmith, the minister, 108; 



his cruelty to his brother, 



214-217. 



Bluebird, nest, 62, 139; a fa- 

 vorite, 138, 139. 

 Boat, 115. 



Boatmen (insects), 115. 

 Bobolink, 140, 141. 

 Bob-white, or quail, accidents 



to, 133-135; habits, 151, 



152. 



Books, 241-245. 

 Botany, first lessons in, 280- 



283. 



Boys, savagery of, 2326. 

 Brush fires, 76, 77. 

 Bull-bat, or nighthawk, 69- 



71- 



Bullfrogs, 74. 

 Butterfly-weed, 122. 



Cats, a boy's cruel prank, 23- 

 26; a cat with kittens, 77, 

 78; old Tom and the loon, 



I55-I58- 

 Charlie, the feeble-minded 



man, 214-217. 

 Chickadee, 143, 144. 

 Chickens, prairie, 145, 146. 



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