The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-03

We're killed In single month near Phil
adelphia, Farmers and fruit-growers
from all over the United States write
to the archaeological journals deploring
the universal destruction of birds and
the injury thus resulting to the crops,
A letter from Michigan contained this
statement; 1.-THE destruction of birds
has been and is carried on here to such
an extent that 1t is hardly possible to
raise any kind of fruit, even the grapes
as we'll as the apples being too wormy
to use"
The figures given above, in the few
instances quoted, give but very little
Idea OF what the destruction really Is.
1t should be remembered that many
are killed In the Matching season, when
the death of the mother bird means
the loss of the whole family. In the
case of the herons who will not leave
their nests when they have young, the
plumes are torn from their backs, the
birds thrown upon the ground to die,
and the distressed nestllngs left to
starve. 1t is said that the pitiful cries
Of the starving little creatures are
enough to give one the heartache.
Does it not give one the heartache even
to think of them?
M. de Parville and M. Picket, French
naturalists, are urging the government
to protect all birds in the nesting sea-
son. "They are mans one auxiliary"
say they, against the insect" They
also ask for the suppression of bird
markets. M. de Parvile counted in one
Paris bird market last May, 200 night
ingales, hundreds OF pinsons, charming
little songsters peculiar to the woods
and fields of France, and 1000 finches
Many species Of birds are becoming rare,
the plover and bird of paradise as well
as the heron
The only country that seems to be
awake to the value OF its birds is Japan.
There every species is protected in the
nesting time, partly from considerations
of present comfort in the ability of birds
to keep insects in check, and partly
since, as believers In transmigration,
they remember the saying Of Buddha.
Thy future birth will be unhappy if
thou doest cruel things"
An eminent French scholar has said
in effect, that without bird-life there
can be no life whatever, his argument
being that all life depends upon vege-
tation, and vegetation upon the free
dom from the ravages of insect pests.
Even hawks, owls, crows and jays, so
long considered to be foes to the far
mer have been proved to be his friends.
They destroy grasshoppers. cutworms,
and all harmful insects, with field-mice
| and other small creatures that are
| many times more destructive to vegeta-
ton than any bird can be.
| Prof Edward u. Fish, of Buffalo, es-
Inmates that the birds OF the United
States, save to agricultural purposes
alone, over sfo0,000,0OO annually. THE
number of flies, mosquitoes, gnats, and
| other small insects, destroyed in one
| day In a small area, by warblers, swal-
lows, and f1y-catchers alone, is beyond
computation. But to these, our friends,
what do we offer In return? Nothing
| but terror and suffering, the shot
| gun and the snare! Possibly the birds
| might be content to die If they could
realize to what decorative millinery eff
fects their dismernbered bodies lend
themselves, but as they cannot shall
we blame them If they prefer life, lib
erty, and the pursuit of caterpillars
Should we not even encourage them
and so save ourselves from even worse
things than the destruction Of oui
trees?
/ HYG1EN1C LEMONADE.
The Journal of Hygiene assures It's
readers that lemonade is without doubt
the most wholesome of drinks, and that
1t should be substituted for tea, coffee
beer and alcoholic beverages. To make
it properly and hygienically observe the
following Instructions:
For a quart take the Juice of three
lemons, using the rind Of one of them
Peel the rind very thin, discarding al
but the yellow outside. This cut into
pieces and put with the Juice and the
sugar, of which use two ounces to the
quart in jug or jar with a cover
Bring quart OF water to the boiline
point, and pour over the lemon and
sugar. Cover the jar at once and allow
the lemonade to cool
CONVERTED.
Prof. Max Muller, the eminent philol
ogist of Oxford University, has recently
given to the world his corrected i'm
pressions" of the higher education o
women Not only did he state his ia
vorable opinion of women's work in
forcibe way, but he drew a contras
that young men will do well to store VI
in their minds for future reference
Said the famous author if THE Scienc
of Language"
Formerly I was bitter opponen
of the higher education of women, bu
I am now converted, and regard 1t a
one Of the greatest achievements of tn
age. 1t Is an actual pleasure to Sc
the young women at their studies
Young men work as little as possible
young women as much as possible; yes
most of them even too much. Besides
their method of studying is more sys
therefore more thorough. I wish tn
young men would reflect upon this an
learn from the young women how t
: learn"
Of women's colleges, such as once h
decried, he now says that "such inst
tutions are of great use to the worl
in their tendency to improve the Who'll
feminine character" Evidently tn
professors conversion Is genuine, sine
he not only confesses his former error
but seems to be heartily rejoicing in tn