Evening star., 1944-07-03
This and That
BY Charles Z. Trdce,peU.
CHANDLER BLDG,

Dear Sir:
We have been very much intr,eued
with the discussion Of cats. rats .o,,ir.
column.
For some years We have agreed with
your correspondent who believes that
the only good squirrel Is very dead one.
we protected our bird feeders and nests
WIN powerful air gun and consider
aole profanity. We also applied the
same metAod to the starlings.
AS to rats. we are still shooting on
sisnt, trapping, poisoning and otherwise
exercising our bloodthirsty procliyitie,
AS TO the others, we have reformed.
occasional chunks of coal small
stones and sticks have convinced cats
tnat our domain is closed to bird hunt
ers: The jays, robins. catbirds and other
ROBUST scrappers have kept the starlines
ana sparrows from becoming monon-
ohstlc and we have solved the SQUIRREL
question by a method We would ike tn
share. ~
our bird feeders are mounted m
~ Inch galvanized pipe driven into tn.
ground about two feet and rising feet
70 screw into flange attached to the
bottom OF the box Up to recentlv ths
PIPE 1olied the squirrels and by keepins
.ne feeders away from trees and
ousnes, We protected the birds
lnls spring the squirrels found thot
oy taxing = run they could climb the
pipe-and once In the feeder thevd
stay indefinitely TO the exclusion ~
our regular guests.
A!ter some experimenting We se-
cured some tree tanslefoot- monlv
useo TO prevent insects. larvae .tc
from climbing trees. we nut . sooT
coat on the pipe starting 4 foot fror,
tne ground and reachins to \ noint .
loot fsom the feeder. ~
Ine stun stays sticky indennt.,v
uoesn run with rain or heat and l.s ~.
'ne squirrels completely bafred
~ seems that every squirrel in tn.
.na. ne.snoo.hood had to learn by expert
ehce. For 4 few days we rot som.
nearly laughs. rs few things are fin
nIer tnan squirrel with verv STICKY fat
NOV only those with poor memories or
sisl.ors from afar make the effort IN.
oiros seem to know the difference Will
tney used to leave the feeder when =
squirrel approached, they have ce.s.d
paying any attention even when an. ~
TWO squirrels are picking up the food
spilled over. e 1o0o
And since we have several oak. and
nickory trees producing for the souir-
rels, everybody is happy.
incidentally. we entertain some *
oIro varieties which We can identifv-
ana several others which are unknovn
to us.
Sincerely, CHEVY CHASER"
Our correspondents self-educat tion Il
leading him by easy steps to the nosi-
tlon already attained by thousands ~
readers. oA
Ihey know. from long experience, that
the squirrel has as much right in their
gardens as the birds.
They also realize that he does MT
except IN unusual cases, really interfere
with the eating by the birds Of ali tho
seed and grain they want.
He only seems to interfere. Actually
ne casts down to the ground enourh
food for al.
In time our correspondent will wash
the tanslefoot Oh his poles.
How would he like to get his feet
all sticky every time he went to the
cafeteria?
Especially If he had to lick it of?
There can be little question that
squirrel with tanglefoot on his paws
would present 4 lively and superacially
amusing spectacle.
1t would partake of the old Eliza
bethan comedy and that WAS often
cruel. We have no doubt We would
laugh, too. but we would worry q bit
about how the victims were going to
get 1t on those wonderful hand like
paws.
we met = man not long ago who
said, "Oh. love the SQUIRRELS. but I
had to shoot four Of them the other
day. They were eatans al my appaes!"
And what did We replyi Notaain1 st all.
What vas the uaef