[Gutenberg 48949] • The Bird Hospital

Excerpt from The Bird Hospital

The study of birds (and a most de lightful study too) is steadily on the in crease, and a great deal of good is being done. A great deal more might be done if older people would take more pains in impressing upon all children never to harm in any way our feathered friends.

I have prepared this little book of sim ple true tales, not for the literary critic to pull to pieces, but simply to give pleas ure to all lovers of pets, hoping it may be of some help to those who Wish to tame and train their birds or cats.

I especially want it to teach children to love and be kind to all living creatures God has put upon the earth. He has never put anything here that has notsome use, no matter how some may fear and hate the lower animals.

Never hurt anything, and only kill when it is necessary, and then do it in the quickest and most humane way.

I shall be glad to hear from any chil dren who have pets, and will aid them all I can in taming and trainn them.

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