The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-28
[For the Rutland Globe.l
Do the English Sparrows Drive
Away other Birdsl

1t hiss been asserted that English spar
rows drive off other kinds of birds. |
have taken much pains to watch the Eng
lsh sparrows for four years, and have
seen no such manifestations, but on the
contrary, 1 have seen them appear to be
very friendly to the robins, chipping-spar-
rows and other birds.
DR.. j. n. Northrop has martin house
in which the martins and sparrows occu
by seperate appointments, and lie has boxes
for his sparrows. When the doctor put up
his martins house there was aome conten-
ton between the martin, and aud srarrows
but after two or three Gays content II and
quarrelling tue sparrows and martins came
to sn amicable understanding and have
lived in the same house, in different apart
ments, harmoplously, ever since.
If people will xii three millions Of sur
plus cats, restrain their sportemt n and cru
el boys, who kill young birds and de,troy
or take away birds eggs, birds will become
more plenty, ard the poor sparrows will
be IT ievod rom suspicion; but good pcJ-
pie ST. nj idly y, aad let toe small birds be
Destroyed by countless millions Of cats,
nav 49, iIi'n anu o'SVs w NuSH NOuuCi
why the birds are becom ns scaTcer every
year Is it not Il greater wonder Il at our
birds and crows included are not all de-
stroyed?
Foil grown men without any knowledge
on l, G subj ct discover that the English
epar ow, which is an extremely active and
cautious bird having greater sagacity than
most any other bird, multlplies While It Ier
birds deere sc and reason that the sparrow
j. revrnlefu pestilent bird, ald ought to
be killed a. S ght.
well remember many years ago VIII n
the grabs nm bpiers Infested the appl
trees iha the wood peckec commt need 10
feed IN these pess and i2noral people
rally thought tue wood pecker was the
cause Of all This mischief, and tle bird va
hunted aim st to annlhilation! And mtuN
people yet aye not Owe conc this ancient
error and cruelty.
People oughc TO be educated in this mat
ter, any man who Can reason from cause
to effect, ought TO stir up ''the ma 's,s P"
Most people Know thlt Judea now bar
rem waste was once land flowing with
milk ard honey The tees a I'd birds are
pre- t. much all gCns in that country. Re-
habinlae that un'ry with trees, fill its
groves with the fta.hered sOngsters as OF
Olden time aid the country will return 10
its pristine truiifulness.
Oar own cauntry is fast becoming bar
rem waste and subject TO excessive draughls
our birds are becoming scarce and unless
we preserve our trees and birds, our land
will hecome des)lation. "a word to the
WISE" etc.
r tland people complain that birds in
fest their houses, tnis is because the birds
have but few houses or boxes wherein to
live; the poor creature must live some
where or lay down and die which is not his
habit
one of our most intelligent ladies' in
Castl,t m had head that English tparrows
would drive away the robin, and enc day
sparrow came INTO tree IN which robin
was sitting On her nest, and fcniug the
sparrow would harm the rotin she went
out to defend her pet bird, but the sparrow
ignored the presence of the robin, but de-
molisheo two wo'ms nests and then left
doing no harm to the robin. This lady
now thinks the sparrow has been lbeled
and slandered.
Seine of our Rutland people say that the
sparrow s fighting bird and ought to b(
killed. Well Rutland people fight anC
sometimes kill each other, but this is NJ
reason why peaceable people IN Rullant
should be Slain. Please speak kindly Of
the birds. A mans goodness, Intelligence
and am ability Can be justly measured BY
his conduct towards the brute and feather
ed creation. NJ. II. @.
Castleton, Vt, Aug. 90, 1876.