The sun., 1910-06-26

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J For some unknown reaaOa dhs ulegl
mis- year returned from Africa 10 EurOps
, fourteen days behind time. The stOrh
is very pngnaciOus and his first Work oE
his FetuTn 10 bis village, houss and chin.
nsy 10 b drive out The intruder. whether
~oW, taokdAw or other bird. thGt has
eahon advantage Of his absence 30 OCCUPY
TIE nest Then the nest is repaired.
storin are not 10 numerous a. formerly,
Tor states are mOse often used for roofing
and The Old thatohsd rOofs are passing
out a uss. This h a bad thing for the
farmer whose Aslds are overrun with
mice. for a hsld mouse Ia the stork's
tithit.
Tho family instincts Of tho stork are
an example 70 mankind. Turn about
father stork and mother stork watch over
the three Of -four egGs. and when thess
are hatohod both parents are kept busy
bringing mice. worms and frogs 10 push
with thsir beaks iAto the throats of the
hungry stOrkhngA.
Fourteen days later the eduoAtion Of the
young begins. They must learn 10 hy
In view Of the long journey over SEA
thSy win shortly have 70 make. Above
all the dight muscles must be strength
enod BY practice. and when the young
ptnions begin 10 hag the parents insist
that the happing practice shall he oon-
iinued. Short exoursions follow until.
always under the guidance Of tho parents.
the young stOrks begin 10 ssok nouriah-
ulent Tor themselves.
AZ the close Of August all h ready and
the family ny on across the seas at a speed
Of seventy miles an hour
D.. jacques BertiIlOn. writing about
the decline in the Preach birth rate.
points out that in 1909 for the frst time in |
frsach history the births and deaths dur
ing the year we're practically equal The /
figures were: Births. 10000. and deaths. |
7so.soo. He ASSERTS that Il it had not /
been that last summer vas exceptionally |
cool and therefore more healthiul than
usual the death rate would have exceedsd
that of the births
For years the number Of births has besn
steadily decreasing Before the FrAhco-
German var the annual total varied
around a million. Until tses the figure
AlWays bsgAn with = nins. Thsn for
iwOnty years they began with an eight
md nov for three years they have begun
With q seven And Dr.. Bsrtillon adds.
that will continue until tho total extinc-
ION Of the nation
BY . list of comparative statistics he
,uts the case even more strikinGly. In
Rance last year the sxosss Of births over
leaths Was only lS.SO0. For the previous
ear the excess In Germany wAs ~. 600.
b Austria $4,000. In Great Britain and /,
tAly about the same and sven In holland
hs hirths exceeded the deaths by ss.OOo.
he chief remedy which hs proposes % a
nprOvs this state OF ahaira is 10 tighten :
as lOt Of poor people q
Many Americans. men and women. :
~ hs seea nowadays having 'tea on v
,e tsrracs' in London. Tea on the ter
W q Bns % the most popular diversions : :
London society in June and July The =
rraoe Ia the broad green lawn between :.
70 House Of Commons and tho ThAmes y
smbers Of Parliament bored by dull
,sschos ask thsir wives or daughters or y
,th 70 tea at Z or O'Clock. Bachelor =
smbsrs ask ths prsftiest girls they !.
low and ~ Il Ia not unusual n sea : !,
IVY Of American girls with their chap y
ona having tea on the terrace with
.chslor members and having pointed :,
lt 10 them the lions Of tho House % :.
,mnsons and the lionesses " London
ciety. A.
Tea h not always tea. This month =.
uWberries are served and sandwiches :. y.
d ices too with the tea. Members who =,
MT like tea can have tea Of another
NJ served In a Disgusting cup.
Il IL not unusual on a fine sunny June m
y for 100 or 500 teas 70 be served on the =,
race by Mattresses. who are the pref m,
u In London. with their white lace oaps -
d their white linen aprons
No advertisement IA more valuable 10
lritiah tradesWan than the royal warrant
ich allows him 10 place the royal arms -
~ his place Of business and describe
nssh a. -purveyor by appointment 20
IA aisafW the Kina