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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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OUT FOR A BATH . — FROM A PAINTING BY F. S. CHURCH. — Drmcn and Engraved for the American AaricuWrriat. 
lurist and Hearth and Home as long as he lives." Long 
life to him ! 
Edwin C. P.— Use only fair English words in " squar- 
ing." 
Mekrt Thought has squared the -word "care" 193 
times, changing one word every time ; it took 1,963 letters 
to write the squares with, and is certainly the most care- 
fully written document I ever received. 
H. II. M.— You can always tell if your answers are 
"right," by comparing them with the list of answers 
when they are published. 
J. M. S. — Sorry not to ohlige you, hut it is contrary to 
our rules to advertise for correspondents. 
Plowbot. — Thanks for y >nr rebus, so beautifully 
drawn ; I am only sorry you did not select tome other 
subject. 
Minnie T. IS.-- 1 ilo enjoy " a hearty laugh," but it is 
generally with folks, not at them. 
Glad to hear from Richie B. A., M. L. L., Austin XT. 
S., Claude, C. II. J., A. M. R., Johnnie, Ben S. S., Robt. 
W. M., and Ndlie Bache. 
Thanks for puzzles, etc. (though some may be looking 
for thanks in Hearth and Home) to J. S. Van O., Ja-cc- 
pe-es, Claude, Annie, Alice H. P., Fred. A. S., Minnie, 
Hattie K., E. M. Brown, Orren P. A., Jacob N. R., and 
Mary Jacobs. 
Out for a lSu*n. 
When we saw Mr. Church's painting called " Out for a 
Bath," it seemed so funny, that we wished all the hoys and 
girls could have a laugh at it, so we hart an engraving of it 
niade, and here it is. Some pictures that we give you 
are intended to he instructive, and others are put in 
merely as pictures, to interest and amuse. The artist baa 
represented three young snipe making their first acquaint- 
ance with water. Young birds are not. as a general 
thing, very handsome, but young snipe in their unfledged 
state, with their ridiculously long legs, are comical 
enough. Many artists can paint birds and give a correct 
representation of their forms and colors, but few succeed 
in giving them much expression. In this group we havo 
a great amount of expression. A hath is evidently quite 
anew thing to these snipelete, and they hesitate before 
venturing in. The one on the left, more courageous than 
the others, is testing the water with the tips of his toes, 
while the rest await the verdict with most, comical inter- 
est. See, too, how finely the sedges and other plants rra 
represented. We think this a very clever and amusing 
picture, and hope that all our young readers do too. 
