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- 

 I ing of, 185, 186; cleanli- 

 ' ness, 187, 188; 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, 188; 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, I37~i67; acci- 

 dents to, 131-13S; 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, 23-26. 

 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, 

 1557158. 



Charlie, the feeble-minded 

 man, 214-217. 



Chickadee, 143, 144. 



Chickens, prairie, 145, 146. 



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