Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-11

Most breed and haunt, L have observed, the air
Is delicate.
The swallow of this kind, however, is not always
a temple-haunting or church-going swallow. Dc.
casionally, he contents himself with the abode of
the priest and some years ago, when staying at
the rectory Of Stanbourne, a retired village in
Essex, | was greatly interested in a siege which
he and some of his neighbors CALAMITY sustained
in dwellings they had built under the caves Of the
house.
In the latter part of spring, there birds make
their appearance With us in England, if the wealth
err is fine but whence they come, it would be more
difficult 10 tell. Many years ago, an anonymous
" Person of Learning and Piety" propounded the
theory, that they spent their hybernation either in
the moon or in some intermediate planet, too small
to be visible from the earth, lying in the gulf of
space. just as rocky islands are found in the middle
Of the sea, of no other Obvious use than for fowls
to rest and breed upon. This idea, however, after
being thoroughly sifted by the naturalist Ray, and
his correspondents, was dismissed as untenablc
even the nearest planet being to far off for such q
purpose. CLAUS Magnus was the first who pro-
posed the submarine theory-or, rather, who stated
as q simple fact. What was received as such by the
descending line of philosophers, including Linna.
us and his rival Klein, down to Baron Cuvier, that
the swallow, like the little old man Of German
tradition, tucked himself under the water for his
winters sleep. The most authentic narratives
were given-one Of them read to our Royal Soci-
ety-oi the punches of swallows that were dragged
up from the bottom by fisherman and it was
stated that, although the swallows were insensible,
their hearts were. still pulsating! At length, it
occurred to some person in Germany to bring the
question to a practical test, and lie at once offered
an equal weight of silver for Il haul of the subma-
rine swallows. No reply was received, and the
authentic stories ceased.
Let US get to the building, however. Whether
he comes from the moon or the bottom of the wa
ter, the swallow is here, and sets to work at his
I paet in tho faSbinn tina aen,,loI H. Witt. ttVI.
crust or shell OF the nest seems to be formed of
such dirt or loan as comes most readily to hand,
and is tempered and wrought together with little
bits of broken straws, to render it tough and te-
nacious. As this bird often builds against a per-
pendicularw wall, without any projecting ledge I'M
der, it requires it's utmost efforts 70 get the first
foundation firmly fixed, SO that it may safely carry
the superstructure. On this occasion, the bird not
only clings with its claws but partly supports il
self by strongly lnclining its tail against the wall.
making that a fulcrum and thus steadied, it works
and plasters the materials into the face of the
brick or stone. In this method in about ten or
twelve days, is formed q hemisphere nest, with A
small aperture towards the top, strong, compact
and warm, and perfectly fitted for all the PURPOSES
for which it was intended. The she'll OIL crust of
the nest is a sort of rustic work, full Of knobs and
protuberances on the outside nor is the inside of
those that / have examined smoothed with anv
exactness at all, but is rendered soft and warm.
and fit for incubation, by q lining of small straws,
grasses and feathers, and sometimes bv a bedding
of moss, interviewer with wool. They are eanrf.
cious in king on a westinghouse, beginning MANY
I~edifces, and leaving them unfinished but when
once a nest is completed in 3 sheltered place. il
generally serves for several seasons. Those which
breed in a ready-6nished house get the start in
Matching of those that build new by ten DAYS or a
fortnight. These Industrious ~artifcers are at tbei,
llabors in the long days before four in the morning
when they tx their materials they plaster them or
with their chins, moving their heads with a quick
y~ibrstory motion"
, The locality chosen by the swallows We HAYS
now our eye upon, was in the year in question. A,
in various former years, under the caves of III.
Ireetory al Sanbourne. The house is sn old fash
Toned latheG and p~lastered parsonage; it's project
ing gables united by a Transverse body. and hi,
protected from the midday sun by a pretty yersn
ds, covered with roses, ciematis and woodbipe. M,
, progress of the architecture of their summer is;to,
had been watched with interest, year after yeo,
by the worthy rector and his wife--by the io,ta
more especially, q close observer of the bsbits -
animals and the operation usually amused tbor
for ten days or q fortnight. The swallow in Zoe.
is necessarily q slow builder; for each LAYER n
mud he places requires some considerable time y
dry, before anything can he superadded with saf.
ty. Notwithstanding ali his caution. however ~
difheult JED frequently fails and occasionsljv n,
has to begin several nests anew, before getting ON.
to hold. Some folks think him an die wortnon
Ibecaasa he Is seen so much upon the wing. Aash;n,
Ihither and thither, with no other apparent oh;ee
than amusement; bat all this time his neat IL Srv
D ing, and he Knows he must not yet venture 10 touc3i