El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-08

signs OF houses meeting the require
ments OF bird tenants These are in
colonial, mission and various other
styles, so that IN building the bird
houses the students are also acquiring
some ideas of practical architecture
The practical value Of the Band OF
Mercy work lies in the fact that chill
dren trained to know an animals re-
quirements and needs will be better
able to care for them in the future.
All animals which are well kept and
properly cared for have a, higher COM
mercial value than those which are
neglected and allowed to suffer. The
men in charge of the cattle cars will
take more care to see that the stock
does not suffer from thirst or bad ven
tilation in the long journey across the
continent if they have had Band Of
Mercy training
It has been proved that the docking
Of horses and dogs tails tends to
lower physical condition of the animal
as well as TO detract from its natural
appearance The fashionable belle who
has belonged to a Band of Mercy will
neither require nor permit her animals
to be so MANNED. The Band of Mercy
works also with the Audubon society
for the protection Of birds and active
Iy opposes the use Of millinery that
causes the slaughter of birds for plum
age
A Striking Example.
A striking example Of the influence
Of the Band Of Mercy upon little
newsboy was given in Chicago recent
~ Far out on the ledge of a roof Of
a high building chung a trembling lit
tie kitten with an injured paw. How
it had got there no one knew. but it
seemed unable to make its way down
and chung to the edge Of the roof cry
ing piteously. A crowd began to
gather, when suddenly a newsboy gave
his papers to little girl nearby and
began to climb up an old disused fire
escape of the adjoining house. It was
q dangerous climb, and as the crowd
increased a policeman called to him
to come back. But the boy kept on
several times he was in i'm
minent danger of a fall that would
probably have cost his life. Finally he
was able to reach out his arm and
grasp the frightened little animal
A shout Of applause went up from
the crowd as he began the still more
perilous descent AS he reached the
ground in safety the policeman stepped
towards him as though to arrest him
for disobedience, but a. tumult of ap-
plauSe fOr the BOY n6rOlSm stopped
the officer The boy opened a ragged
coat and displayed the star OF the
Band Of Mercy. you see, sir, had TO
get her" he explained. "She was too
little to help herself. and her paws
broke, so I have to take her right up
to the S. P. c. A" The officer nodded
and the boy sped away to
complete his work Of mercy.
Strongest in England.
While the Band of Mercy movement
Is strongest in England and the United
States, it is rapidly spreading. over
Europe. Tt was started in Switzer-
and during the past year largely
through the interest of American tour
sts. Donations from the bands in
America VIII be forwarded to estab-
ish the work among the public schools
4 Switzerland Literature used by the
American band will be translated into
he Swiss language for the benefit Of /
he children Of the Alps. Americans !
organized Bands Of Mercy in Havana, |
Cuba, shortly after the Spanish war,
which have been continuously increas-
d. Many of the public schools of |
Cuba are using the same program as
he Americans and at least three of |
hem viii hold special exercises on |
" ednesday.
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