40 BEACH GRASS 



The greater part of the grove of trees has dis- 

 appeared — their dead tops may still be seen in 

 places nearly a hundred yards off in the sterile 

 dune. Already the sand is creeping close to the 

 house, and it is doomed. 



But it is better so. There are all too few sea- 

 shore regions that are unspoiled by the hand of 

 man and those few are rapidly disappearing. 

 The electric car and the automobile bring people 

 in crowds to the seashore. A region of sand 

 dunes is covered with summer houses, tin cans 

 and Sunday newspapers, detestable to birds and 

 bird-lovers alike. Fortunate indeed are the birds 

 and bird-lovers who can wander in a region un- 

 marred and "unimproved," and grateful are they 

 to any one who can order such a state of affairs. 

 May it always remain sol 



