THE ROBIN AS AN INSECT DESTROYER 
“Each morning, when my waking eyes first see, 
Through the wreathed lattice, golden day appear, 
There sits a robin on an old elm-tree, 
And with such stirring music fills my ear, 
I might forget that life had pain or fear, 
And feel again as I was wont to do, 
When hope was young, and life itself were new.” 
Anna Maria lKeih. _ 
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00 much cannot be done by the bird lover to encourage 
the robin about his premises. It is a known fact that 
the robin is one of our most persistent birds in keepi 
back the insect life that thrives on our trees and in our gardens. 
One of our most abundant and yet most useful bird neigh¬ 
bors is the robin. To encourage this pert, democratic bird about 
our premises, means ample protection against the insects and 
injurious beetles that infest all gardens and trees. 
^accused iustly of stealing cherries, the robin more than pays. 
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for this depredation by his persistent efforts in ridding our 
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premises of the larvae of insects. His good qualities more than 
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compensate us for the loss of a few cherries. 
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