Creator
Mary J. Arnold
Recipient
John Muir
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2walks I find them with broken wings, broken legs and blood-stained breasts. I have asked boys why they did this, the reply is "Oh! for fun" One boy said he killed birds to feed his cat, Think of it! feeding songbirds to cats, I have also asked boys of church worship [illegible] (not God worshippers) if their mothers allowed them to take innocent lives, The answer always is "Oh! they dont care." In nesting time mother birds are killed and the little ones cry for food until they starve, I cannot tell you how these things grieve me. What do you think of doing these same things and calling it science? Six months ago they began a High School here, with a corps of teachers from Stanford University, Well, a woman (God pity her) told a class of reckless boys that they02961
Location
Lakeport, Calif.
Date Original
1902 Mar 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0249-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0249
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
