, 1879-04-19
WAR ON THE SPARRO}YS.

Dr. Elliott conoa Relieves TINT They Arc
Scarcely Loss Dangerous tiinu tho Grasx.
huprcr.
chTvspandtHct T<e lnrk E'rtninp l,,sf
II mol tic smoke anu turmoil, at lcnst so,no
u thc noise of tho great battle that IIas ragcd
"es ue Introduction Of tliu European spar
fo" into America Inns reached The outside
Void. DF. T. n. Brewer, Of Boston, with
Haeil botIy Of faithful nllcrcnts, maintains
as dcfcnsc Of thu usefulness md bcauty Of
10 hpasrowa lie was Instrumental in their
I'LL 'mpo'tatlon, nearly twenty years ngo, nn,l
sol course bound to "sce them through
Tos ehshm, III. Elliott Coucs heads tllo main
~aS anu sentiment OF american naturallsts
Aa aer'eu'turista In fighting tho sparrow US
uaaaeroua enemy. happening to met DR..
loues To-day, ma'lo It point to qucstiou
"m sohcWhas upon Thu subject, mid got
"iae snegestlons which seem worthy Of being
ds"s rusea ~ 20 tie rea'crs ol thu Eeenfng Iost,
nai ,Mni u whom aro soon likely to ba pecuninrlty
h!grestca IN the matter,
,...,h ,'sn III Europe, thu sparroW's natural home,
isGSMalns M ut1spIycl problem whether il!csy
a,,af naa hre 70 be classea among thu beautiful or
a srIa.s aKe,iecs III nature, since they seem to
II, n,,s' 9sal.'' or Young green herbs to cAt.
.eAoFea from tic NATURAL checks unon In.
,sIe ,eI eIe:. Which surround bird In its native
Ens' n aat lsansplantcu lntO new rgrlon where
~ fcJp.e Mste "a tlle midst Of unnatural conditions,
nj NJ. a!1 ttelr strung tyalts beeaue stronger,
trIpi eoc olter 'hfnlgrants, they tIayo ton.
NJ, ~. 10 t!iean license, and fully artcl
E'on thAt theory, "'
moHoycr, tlis letter is not Intended to 70 Into
hsasIai exhibition vi thu BIRDS bellc yolc1ycu or
lit ouL to poillt out two Or thrcg faess
IN u ~ General Interest, since they ti,rcat-
fsl.4-
..ssc y. u she sparruwa ulung liz Atlantic Coast
nil. H." ~ ,fsnaflious nnl ttsetr dispersion very
~; ~ t'c whole East ia full OF them,
Yr.,ea.,ns3 t arc now Overlooking Into thu
l'sLm eli kno,,s states nnd Territories. II Ia
1rto h%IoMa hIs'ssa TINT outside VI city limits
tri",, oi!'s ate inst becoming soilrce OF very
IL, Jas H. a'selief, devastating ,narkrt gardens
III. w. "s1.peas, and swcupnE down upon Grui,-
nma1,.wa way most dtsllrartcnug to tho farmer,
r. rir1.t!n, arc l1sany and emphatic, Ad when
i.r .1Hcil 1tseil %futo from the suburbs Ut Boston
RI. t1eWer ttIat III dissection Ut lhe stun.
us, sas q thIrtg-ntnu spurrowa no tusects ~ wcro
nanY rhi,ts III sase ouly u slng g'e Instance out Of
Thoa. ~ sratn-catinS birds.
pw h.s = h. ~ eSile!,eU tliut the imported spar-
usiue .Ila haa eesy nppreclablo influence IN pro-
Mp1 ll.r y r!sotn ihe shaas trces =! New York md
rMt,,s. t1Ststu cities. There Is evidence, Oh Tie
ulM. tuat tliis riddanco Of tllu pcsts is tluc
atl,r", ,msnsol!y to causes connected With tho
ut tn, uslorf asf VI tho insects themselves, ut,L
III tn tn. v.on r.a tnay be expcctea to rcpcat IT.
10 snar,o,s nurse 0t certan number of years,
s.n'si'Ho~s ssitto~s 10 the contrury uOtwi,hsta,uIin,.
lest a, ne, ING blrtls outside of The crowded..
oea .on5 ttnoloaehlarcs, which tt!cts c|latteF
id 1rrsasti1 to enIycn, a1e dolnt, positive
1t benn'n.Is Il, nafln y. q nnultttuds Ut waYA.
Since II erelI,s ttnprurtitt,n II, ,ct IL,
ali. oof1ous stranger IN tlis Fuatrrn sfrt,nn.