Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 5, November 1898

<h2><SPAN name="NATURE_STUDY_AND_NATURES_RIGHT" id="NATURE_STUDY_AND_NATURES_RIGHT"></SPAN> NATURE STUDY AND NATURE'S RIGHT.</h2> <p>There is another study which should go hand in hand with nature-work&mdash;nature's rights, people's rights. Too many little feet are learning to trespass; too many little hands are learning to steal, for that is what it really is. Children are young and thoughtless and love flowers. But does loving and wishing for things which are not ours make it right to take them? If the teacher can develop the love of nature, can she not develop the sense of honor also? Cannot the moral growth and the mental growth of the child develop together?</p> <p>To love nature is not to ruthlessly rob her of her treasures. Therefore in collecting for the school-room teach the children to use thought and care in breaking the tender branches. They should remember that each flower on the fruit-tree will in time become fruit. Mother Nature has taken time and loving care to bring forth the leaves and flowers. The different parts of the flowers may be studied without sacrificing many blossoms.</p> <p>And the birds, why rob them of nests or eggs? Many ways can be found for studying nests, eggs, and birds, without causing suffering. Nature and science study, taught by the thoughtless teacher, can do much harm.&mdash;<i>A. G. Bullock in School Journal.</i></p> <hr class="chap" /> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_178" id="Page_178">[Pg 178]</SPAN></span></p> <table class="sp2 mc w50" title="AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER." summary="AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER."> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="ac w100 figcenter"> <SPAN name="i_039.jpg" id="i_039.jpg"> <ANTIMG style="width:100%" src="images/i_039.jpg" width="600" height="435" alt="" /></SPAN></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xx-smaller ac w30">From col. Chi. Acad. Sciences.</td> <td class="x-smaller ac w40">AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER.<br/> &#8531; Life-size.</td> <td class="xx-smaller ac w30">Copyright by<br/> Nature Study Pub. Co., 1898, Chicago.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_179" id="Page_179">[Pg 179]</SPAN></span></p> </div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />