Creator
Mary J. Arnold
Recipient
John Muir
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4they must be slain by hundreds? Is not their work as insect destroyers some equivalent? I have a table sprinkled with crumbs where many birds have fed this winter I love to hear the soft flitting of their wings and to take hope from their notes of joy. I only wish I owned a forest where all unwelcome ones could come to my domain. In their behalf I hope your immortal pen will bequeath something to a reckless red-handed humanity. And the birds egg fad was instituted by teachers, Sunday school teachers and christmas(?) I know many boys here who have from dozens, to hundreds, of bird's eggs. if they must be exterminated, taking the eggs is more merciful than crippling and starving them to death. We were taught that a bird's nest was a sacred thing, to be guarded by our love and care and02961
Location
Lakeport, Calif.
Date Original
1902 Mar 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0253-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0253
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
