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BY THE WAY BIDE 
BY THE WAYSIDE 
Published oil the tenth of each month ex¬ 
cept July and August. 
The official organ of the Wisconsin Audu¬ 
bon Society. 
Fifty cents per year Single copies 5 cents 
Contributions to By the Wayside are 
invited from all lovers of Nature and 
friends of the birds. All communications 
should be sent to Roland E. Kremers, 1720 
Vilas St., Madison, Wis. 
Roland E. Kremers, Editor, 172 0 
Vilas St., Madison, Wis. 
Dr. Victor Kutchin, Secretary-Treas¬ 
urer, Green Lake, Wis. 
A Name 
In the Audubon literature of the 
day we are meeting ever more fre¬ 
quently with the idea that areas ought 
to he set aside where Nature may 
work her will hindered as little as pos¬ 
sible by the influence of human activ¬ 
ities. Sometimes the idea is a little 
different; some think we ought even 
encourage certain forms and repress 
certain others,—perhaps we ought. 
According to the idea or fancy of the 
writer, these areas are given the 
names preserve, reserve, refuge, or 
sanctuary. For some reason, possibly 
it is only a whim, we prefer the term 
“‘sanctuary.” Somehow, the idea that 
these areas are sacred to the animals 
or plants for which they are set aside 
appeals to us as implying a more gen¬ 
uine and hearty sympathy with the 
true object in view. 
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men of science, have, however, refused 
to allow their names to be used for 
such a purpose. 
Holland. 
Professor Swaen, President of the 
Amsterdam section of the Netherlands 
Bird Protection Society, writes: 
“As regards the importation of 
feathers we are very active, and have 
been preparing the public for a favour¬ 
able reception of a Bill to prohibit im¬ 
portation. I am quite convinced that 
if your Bill is passed we shall have a 
similar Bill introduced, with your ex¬ 
ample to point to; and I can give you 
the assurance that our Society will do 
its utmost to promote action in this 
direction.” 
Dr. Iverbert, Director of the Royal 
Zoological Society of Amsterdam, 
writes to Dr. llornaday (Nov. 14): 
“We have received your letter about 
the destruction of valuable and beau¬ 
tiful wild birds for the millinery trade, 
and take pleasure in informing you 
that we fully agree with you on this 
point. . . . As xve read in the 
foreword of your interesting book on 
‘Our Vanishing Wild Life,’ this great 
battle for preservation and conserva¬ 
tion cannot be won by gentle tones, 
nor by appeals to the aesthetic in¬ 
stincts, but it is necessary to establish 
the law,” 
