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Title: Birds and nature
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Birds Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Mumford, Publisher
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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folds of his turbanand sharp and shrill its notes are heardfar across the dusky sands, and theweary camel, encouraged by its notes,moves on again with enlivened motion. It has often been noticed how quicklya cow will distinguish a new bell, andhow great a disturbance is created inthe whole herd, who will often take itupon themselves to chastise the unwarywearer. De Vere is an authority for thefact that the leader of a herd of cowswhen deprived of her beloved bell willweep bitter tears, and says that thereare many instances of cows that havedied when deprived of their harmoniousornament. That mice have a musical ear and tasteis a well known fact, but the lowest typeof animal that is visibly affected by astrain of music is the turtle. Readersof that sensational tale, The Householdof Bouverie, will remember the historyof the small tortoise Merodach whomhis master could summon at will by play-ing a certain air on an old lyre, a talethat was said to be founded on fact.Alberta A. Field. 176
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DOMESTIC CATTLE. In the beautiful Swiss Alps, in theearly springtime, one hears the ringingof a large bell. This is rung in the vil-lages and is the signal for the departureof the herds to the alps above. Thecows, lowing and jumping with delight,collect eager for departure. The finestcow of all has the largest bell hung fromher neck with a bright ribbon, and be-tween her horns is placed a large nose-gay of flowers. She is the leader and has the place ofhonor, and to deprive her of this pleasurewould be cruelty indeed. The herdsmenbegin their songs, the yodling soundsthrough the valley, the milk stools areset between the horns of the cattle, thecheese kettles and provisions are packedupon the beasts of burden, and the proces-sion gaily wends its way up the moun-tainside. Even if poorly protected from stormswhich may be encountered above, we can-not wonder that the cattle thoroughly en-joy this calm, beautiful life in the alps,and we are told that cows left in the val-ley below will oft

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