The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-16
STRENGTH OF BIRDS
THE EAGLE CAN CARRY THREE TIMES
ITS OWN WEIGHT.
an uatrirh Can Break Mans ThiEh
or the Leg of n Horse with n Kick.
wonderful speed of the winged
Nn,irntors of the Air.

or the Leg of n Horse with n Kick.
wonderful speed of the winged
NnviEntors of the Air.
We dcsnisc the struggling nuttcring.
quarrcls)mc sparrow as a good for
nothing street arab, yet the sparrow Is
In many respects mans superior Its
blood temperature is considerably high
or than that Of man or any other nam.
mai. it is fir more active. capable Of
much greater cNcrtiJn. II cam DO will
less sleep. can live where imam would
starvc lis plumagc is 50 beautifully
adapted 10 all acquisitions that II acts
as warm blanket iu winter. dust
coat in summer and Ia wet weather,
owing to the oil glands ut the bases OF
The feathers. as a macintosh
The same AMI more Is true Of birds
as class In some ways they arc tie
highest Of all vertebrate creatures
I They have. o. course the iucstimabl"
gift Of flight which not only enables
. them 10 escape most of the dangers to
which earth crawling creatures are
/ subject, but also TO speed ut viii over
| the whole earth.
/ As architects birds far surpass all
other wild creatures \ fcw animals
and number of insects aud fish build
dwellings for themselves and their
young but what can compare with the
dainty. bottle shaped nest or the long
tailed tit. the swinging home OF th'
a q e. H.
tered mud dwelling OF the swallow
Tho Indian tailor bird goes further
stll II does what man cannot do Il
scws without needle or hands Using
its bcak. Ii scws together leaves OF
trees with living nbcrs of other plants.
forming a cone. which II lines with
very soft material
Birds are possessed Of enormous
muscular power. far exceeding In some
eases that ~ any other warm bloodcd
creature. There is au instance on rec
ord Of an eagle weighing no more than
fourteen pounds lifting and carrying
OF young pig which weighed no less
than forty.two pounds How many
men could even staggcr along the
ground carrying three times their own
! weight Ia their haudsy
The Kick of an ostrich Is fcarsomc
, thing II will break mans thigh or
even the leg OF a horse. The ostrich.
too. Is. for short distance, the swift
est runner Of any creature. The top
speed OF horse Is about thlrty-tve
miles an hour. An ostrich. Il Is csti.
, mated. can run for the first half mile
/ at about forty seven miles an hour.
, The speed Of birds In the air Is a
miracle which man rarely takes the
trouble 10 consider \ swallow which
bad nest In the gable OF the railway
station at Antwerp was taken thence
. and sent 10 Compicgnc In France. q
- distance Of iiOis miles. and then re-
E lrnscd II was home again within one
. hour and eight minutes. It's speed wac
q therefore. l2Sia miles nm hour.
More than equally marvellous Is the
way In which migrating birds Of al
D kinds find their way IN sunshine and
e darkness through untountcd miles oi
y the high atmosphere. arriving year by
q year with most absolute accuracy at
their distant destinations. YOUNG
o cucboos leave England after their par
cnts ana find their way unnldcd TO AZ
rlca. How do they do ~
Birds are wcathcrwisc beyond al
creatures. Swans aud other water
o birds seem 10 have some sixth sens,
;. which tells them when wet season Il
coming Before such u time they built
4 their nests higher than usual abov,
:. water line, so that II Hood comes IN,
nest and eggs Will not be WASHED
. away The peacock knows overnight
$ what the weather viii he. His hnrsl
= scream before he goes 10 roost Is Ger
|. tain sign Of rain before morning
h Some migrating birds have the'curl
Gus faculty OF avoiding places infectc,
: by pestllence. Swallows. for instance
will never build where plague, choleri
, or yellow fever Is raging. st. Au
@ gustlne long ago noticed this and eX
{ horted his followers TO "shun wicked
l. ness as swallows shun pestilen
K places"
We speak of dainty persons hayinl
mo more appetite than "A bird" NJ
less appropriate phrase could be used
The bird tribe have, one and all. enor
II nous appetitcs. A heron weighin.
four pounds has when shot disgOrgct
L two trOut-One OF two pounds, one o
@ one and half pounds.-Londoa An
, swers,
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