New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1916, Page 9

Vi NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916. HE BIRD, HEAVEN'S SPECIAL GIFT TO A BEAUTY-LOVING HUMAN RACE ‘Curatm' Schurr of Museum " Writes Interesting Article on Featherel Choiristers and Tells of Their Useful- ness Aside from Entertain- ing Us (Written for the Herald by Burling- w» har of Natural History New Britain Institute). Schurr, curator of Museum and Art, all more Doubtless there is nothing in the elaborate world which can make a display of colors than the birds. The hues of the rainbow, the "dazzling brilliancy of precious stones —almost every conceivable color—are to be found in their dainty garments. But not only are these beautiful crea- for rich and tures hable unique raiment, they also are prom- distinguis inent as authors of music which defy imitation or description. s With the smaller birds seems to be a real, wholehearted out- pouring it ceedingly wonderful to note the pow- the voice of gladness; and is ex- er sometimes displayed by these tiny fellows. I believe in heart that like the song of the robin or twilight, many birds in their melo- my at dawn us voi: render prayers of praise and thanksgiving unto the Omnipo- tent. Take yo at the break of day and listen to the wondrous and harmonious melody rself into natur domain which pours from the throats of the woodland dwellers. thing deeply of the sweet morning air, feast bespangled Forget every- ave your surroundings; drink your eves upon the dew flora and enrich your soul with the praises of the feathered host. In the wildwood—there can be no strikes; the horrors of war are forgotten; in | ct, all man’s burdens are cast aside, £0r, in truth, nature in her own sweet way is proclaiming: “Glory to Goa in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” If we look into the lives and habits | of birds, we find they were created, not only to be a pleasure to man, hutJ 1 a profit. nall or large, to every | creature having feathers a mission was | § ‘given. That the fulfillment of it might be accomplished, each was en- dewed with certain faculties. To some were given large and prom- inent wings, that they might success- fully battle with the tempests in pur- suit of their food. Others were made almost wingless and to such were | given long and sturdy legs to run | fast or that they could wade in wa- | ter. Stil there are others incapable of | flyjng, which like many fleet-of-wing, have short legs and broad-webbed feet. Upon the water, birds with such feet are indifferent to ripple or wave. Want detailed of space forbids making a description of all the facili- tles the birds have for the perform- ance of their duty. Suffice it to say that with beaks as hard as adamant andes brittle as glass, shaped in every | conceivable form, from a shovel to | a pin; and with feet ds strong as vises and as delicate as their very feathers, they are all well equipped for their particular calling. Whether digging in the soil, swimming upon | water or soaring through space, every | bird does just as chosen by its Creator. In the birds we have a valuable aid. Do ‘ye fully realize this? At the Museum of Natural History and Art on the upper floor of the | New Britain Institute, in the Eugene | W. Schmidt collection of native birds, there are specimens which invite most careful study for they are so mount- | ed and anged as to illustrate the | pag, they play in helping to keep the bafance in nature true. The wood- peckers mounted upon bark, or nut- | hatches, or creepers arranged in like manner show that such birds feed upon insect life which are to be | found upon or beneath the bark of An examination of their feet show that they are formed for | the purpose of climbing about and clinging to the trunks and branches of trees, while their beaks are ranged to dig into or tear away the | ar- | from Washington we are constantly reminded of the fact that the farmer produces several billion dollars of wealth from the soil each year. To be sure this is a very large amount, and the “hay seed,” as he is termed in the cities, must be given due credit for his labor. Kspecially must he be given honor when we come to realize that he is and always has been the ackbone of our nation.”” The pros- perity of the country abides upon the prosperity of agriculture. Without the products of the soll, as raised by the American farmer, the nation would be placed on the verge of fam- ine. Although the farmer has the dis- tinction of providing us with our bread and butter, so to speak, he is not feeding us as well as he could. He could give us much more. In order to fully comprehend this fact, Wwe must learn of some of the draw- backs which the farmer has to con- tend with each year. It has been estimated that the ag- ricultural products suffer tho great of $500,000,000 or more every from insect ravage: ) The department of agriculture at Washington tells us that a loss from $25,000,000 worth of seed cotton is caused by the boll weevil every yea The bollworm, cotton leaf worm and other insects .also do damage to cotton to an extent of mak- ing a total loss to this staple v $50,000,000 annually. G The los: from the depredations of the chinch bug on wheat is about $20,000,000 a year. The Hesslan fly, wheat plant-lice, cutworms, army hoppers, certain sawflies sects which attack wheat, make a total yearly loss to the wheat crop of nearly $100,000,000. . The chinch bug comes into prom- inence again by causing a loss to the corn crop of about $20,000,000. Added to that the depredations of the corn- root worm, ear worm, stalk-borers, wire-worms, cut-worms, army ‘worms, gra shoppers and a number of other insects cause a total annual loss of no less than $80,000,000 to corn. 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Y.” 000,000 a year. The potato beetle takes about $10,000,000 from the val- ue of the potato crop. The losses due to the codling moth on apple alone, is in the neighborhood of $20,- 000,000 annually. Mention might also be made of the San Jose scale and other scale insects, different tree and plant borers, tent caterpillars, melon lice and many other insects which do damage to various products amounting to millions of dollars. Nearly every city in the country has some form of an insect which is at- tacking its street and park trees. And the various cities are spending much money in trying to stop the pests from defoliating and killing the trees. The gypsy moth, brown-tail moth, tussock moth, elm-leaf beetle, elm and other tree borers, certain scales and other insects are enemies of trees to be dreaded. Trees are the main factor in beauti- fying a city. A city without trees would appear exceedingly barren and o0dd, and cause discontentment on the part of everyody. Beautiful parks ap- peal not only to a stranger, but to citizens as well as the most e manding and acclaiming att and in the warm weather they pear even more inviting and con- spicuous. Streets too, with over- arching shade-giving elms and maples, add much charm and grace. But the trees not only give pleasure and com- fort to all, they also help to diminish the death rate. The air we breathe contains oxy- gen, carbonic acid gas, and ozone. The xygen is produced by plant Carbonic acid gas, which is harmful to animal life and helpful to vegetation, is absorbed by the plants, nd thus the proper atmospheric bal- ance is maintained. City children are sent to the coun- try, so.they may get refreshing, whole- some air. People in general leave the cities in order that they may fill their lugs with the ozone in forest air which is due chiefly to trees. The dearth of this recuperative element and tonic of the air in cities, is due to treeless streets and lack of parks. These few facts regarding the value of trees in cities are sufficient to il- lustrate that everything possible should be done to maintain, protect, and increase the trees in strects, parks or other open plac It is an easy matter to plant trees, but it takes vears for them to grow to lofty beau- teousness. Naturally city trees labor under many disadvantages. Although tho growth of a tree is generally hin- dered to a more or less degree by pavements, and through &as, sewer, water and electric wire mains and other causes, there is nothing so de- trimental to its welfare than the dif- ferent insects which attack it. Up to a few years ago millions of the most beautiful song birds were killed to supply the millinery market. Owing to the fact that the majority of birds which were slaughtered lived chiefly upon insects which were de- structive to shade treces and agricul- ture, man has in recent years been d to employ ail manner of ar- al means to keep down the in- sect pests. In years past the subject of birds and nature was not thought of as a study in schools and naturally our ap- { fathers and mothers grew up ignorant regarding such matters. Not until the great slaughter of birds took place to supply the fashion craze did the people awaken to the fact that birds and insects play a most important part in relation to agriculture. It was then discovered that owing to the de- struction of bird more and more numerous about the country and becoming pests. Then, and not until then, began the teaching of the American people on bird and nature subjec The birds, big game animals, forests, minerals and all our natural resources have been slaught- ered, wasted and left uncared for because schools in the past failed to give instruction on such subjects. The future welfare of our nation will rest in the hands of the man and woman of tomorrow, and if they do not know more about nature than the average man and woman of today, be the consequence? s were getting One of the great missions of a mu- seum of natural history is to inspire in young and old a greater love for nature, and to teach them to realize that all things are created for some purpose, and that man should not by wantonly destroying birds and other life defeat that purpose. The more often one vislts a museum of natural history, the more will he and the better will he know the world in which he lives. Further- more, frequent visits to a museum in- spire one to go into the wildwood, and as a noted naturalist has said: “Whoever roams in field and wood shall be showered with blessings—the body, mind and soul will receive strength.” . FILM DEVOTEES KEEN FOR LILLIAN WALKER Interest in the program at Keeney's for the balance of the week centers largely in the bill for tomorrow and Saturday, the management having ar- ranged a combination of photoplay attractions in addition to the vaude- ville offerings, that are of exception- jal merit. Probably the strongest screen drama presented here in many weeks is the Vitagraph blue ribboner, “The Man Behind the Curtain,” which Wwill be the leader on the last two days of the week. Lillian Walker and a company of capable people will inter- pret the piece. It is in five parts and is intensely dramatic, although re- lieved by some brilliant comedy in which Miss Walker is a specialist. Evart Overton plays opposite the dimpled comedienne in this attrac- tion. The humorous feature of the bill what will | learn about these important questions, | Tonight besides a new chapter the “Beatrice serial the will be other good screen features i cluding “Triumph of Truth” in ty reels and “Love’s Boomerang.” The management announces for 8 next week Charles Chaplin in his I est comedy suc 5, “The Count.” The vaudeville show now on tH boards is winning great praise frof the patrons of the playhouse. will be Frank Daniels in a new Kernel Nut comedy. Friday the added numbers will be the Knickerbocker film, “The Pin- nacle’” and the Imp dram: “The Deluded Wife.” The offerings above mentioned will be augmented Satur- day by the Bison drama, “The Prince- ly Bandit” and a patriotic educational film, “Making a United States, Soldier.” MY EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS vith CERONIC and SPECIAL AILMENTS OF MEN AND WOMEN should lead you, it afflicted, to hasten a visit here and secure the best advice possible re- garding your condition before it is too late. 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