, 1879-04-05

these birds had mado thc,r nc.t. r. was tho
FIRST year that they had built In that place a :,
IGrng It}.n. ,s5'1 @ h,a nn thrss e tear = hs
owls entering and flying nut Of fho cavity,
resolved TO cxamine The rest, On Sunday .i,ny =.
llased ladder aRanas The wall, mid inspected u
M Tue family o. owls. They found several yo!,ns
to thcir owl, account, after Examining tuem t,ey
carefully replaced tGfn In the nest. Tic parent
birds did not That evening appeur to bo an0crel
nk Tile proceeding.
rhc t,rxt night. however, between Q md 10
o'clock. as il,r young farmer was returning hona
followed bY his scrr1nt-thari. some slr pr tcven
paccs in tho rear, on passinE by tho wall in
te,lt exclamation at slln same time from tho
kcrvant. The latter. In evident nan and alarm,
held !ils bantis claspttl oyer his right cvr lio
stafcd that the. owl had luwa suddenly down
upun htnl, had driven ,,ur ,alons Into Ills chin,
m'Hs then struck him Upon the right eye with
tor beak. The blow. fortunately, nd not ta1l
Gil tl,t cgc-ba!l. and wnB not followed bv nnv
,nutntiuil. UpDn examination, l,lete were 10 bo
frtn, besides yIulenL brlse befOw the cye. TWO
h1tetl1fig wallrHs IN the chin. s|lc unntsttkabla
imprint uf ,hc ino.,s Of The bird Ut night.
'Ibc next day witnessed new act 10 t!lr little
tsna ts i l 9wl f ~, Ms' s4ss,5 socsy .,'ed l., eG %
entire brood included In tls sentence. Exc
ru,lnn followed IN tlln afternoon. The owls
wcrc absent or had fed at tc rasI,g Of tho lad
ones Killed.. The death Of tic Old BIRDS WIS
slsu uccrectl Rnl fur IN hour or more III: yon.
man nt"l his fTienis made vnin attempts 10
sl'4ot tlr,n' IlrY were provided With ~ ex.
70 rapid That all ihcir Efforts were unava;!us.
Twilight came on, and still ,lc owls pcs.l,acIoua.
x v{ "'Ts'Sa fas.a X So. s rs Ss's'9S:SSd s, bs st
INCREASING darkucss ut length comusl1ed
| ll,r young ttInn to give up hs rurp,sc. Just
then 'hc female owl ticw into the dense follaEo
| Of tree. Into this shc sportsman wus about
to IRE at l'azard when he euddcnls isenrd vio.
lent rusti!ng pf wings a.1 leaves; the bird shot
i!ke an aErow across the thirty or forty feet Of
Interval, ". +. teccfvcd tlcicc blow full Oh tho
the rap'd ap;nrftnM. oi two round l1am'ng eyes
closr Il, Ills lacu. Thu shock AuL The paitl werc
81 r!t'lcut tlmt ". +. fell backward on tl,..
ground. Thc owls flew away. alMl only rcap-
pcartd al 1onE Intervals during the cnsuIng
DAYS. The next morning. after night of suf-
fcrfnE, tlIc two wnundc'l men arrived Mt Luts'
! snnnc, the niaStcr IN car, With a banJage
ssst h's rs sys; an, tf ss5saa'
| ~. r.: on t!e o'''cr hand. was seriously injured,
| A i.Sisa,,cd wound had intl open the cornrs.
through iu ctlEes ut which projected two frnE-
nieuts ot t!a irts, Tug an,es'r chamber waa
tho tissues EenernlIs tn!!'tro,cd from lie hem
orrlInre. Thr ,,asIent could scareetr perceive
the strongest ,ght, nnd hIs sutteriugs were so
| acute u,ni for sums tinya In1ectionA Of murnhll
! HNIE lct{AHEu+ Ats Iusu4{ ID VI 1|1G
0pinlon tnt tue cyrDall will ultimately beeonIo
attophicn.
| EFFECT OF COLD ON MILK,
The Effects Of low temperature On miii
have been carefully examined by n. Eug.
Ttssrrattl. ho recently communicated his OBJ
seryations to The Academic des Sciences. III
found TINT II cows milk II, Immediately Or soon
after being drawn. placed III vessels at various
temperatures between freezing point a,td 9U
degrees Fnhrenhci:. ind the initial tcmneraturs
\ ss maintained for twcnty-four Or tbIrty-siI
hours. II Wilt BE- fund that the nearer ulr tenn
pcrature Of the milk is tu frcezfng point luz
more rapll Ia thr collection Of cream. the
marc considerable is The quantity OF cream. the
1 amount OF butter Ia grclttr. And the SKINNED
milk. ihe butter, alrt fl,e c!leeso arc Of better
| atnlity. Thrsr facts, hs brllcves. mar be ex>
| pln!nrn by fasicur's Observations pn fertncnsa,
1t Is probable sut The rcfrIera.ion arEcsts tho
evolution nf tie living urtsHntslI.s wIcl, set up
fermentation. alld l,in1erA tic chaages which are
due 10 it.clr growth. Tfie tncts stated tnnlcaty
| rUol for great improvement In the fnethuus OF
stbrhre AMI preservation of milk. To Keep mix
ut Its original qulnr, extreme cleanliness ant
| low Temperature. nrt absolutely necessary III
TIL. iIUFth Of Europe, nenniarE, etr., tt,e yaluo
\ Of cut ~ already recognized. amt In warmer
climates tic nced tor lts assistance Is greater.
There Is nothing tmprlt ticaflc iii The suggestion.
| since EuNs!,,. Streams Gail he uscl to AsA Re.
| fEiEerattln. Whure tic qualify OE mill: 1s OF
| ErGat Importance, Ice may lIo eInplo, ca.-Laaeef