80 



strip and upper edge of food-table, 4 feet 7 inches ; width of upper 

 food-table, 2 feet ; the space between the food-table and the glass 

 strip, 14 inches. 



Anyone can easily make a similar " food- house " for himself, with 

 the help of this description and Fig. 5. 



Fig. 6 represents a complete house, which can be obtained from 

 Scheid. The front glass has been omitted in the illustration, so that 



FIG. 6. " FOOD-HOUSE " AS MADE BY H. SCHEID OF BUREN 



the interior may be more clearly seen. These houses are very durable ; 

 they should stand on five slabs of concrete to protect them from decay, 

 and can easily be erected according to the directions given with each 

 house. 



A fir tree is placed against three of the corner-posts, as is shown 

 in Figure 7, in order to make the " food-house " look more natural, 

 and thus prevent the birds from feeling afraid of it A few branches 



