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Show Orlcln or Illrd Souk. Tho origin of bird song Is described by nn English writer ns follows: "Bird song originated In n cry produced by bodily contortion. This cry was dovolopod dovol-opod by uso In times of danger It then bocamo a warnlng-nolo that was elaborated elabor-ated Into a call-noto. This noto wa3 ro-peatod ro-peatod by males In varlod tono nnd pitch, and several Influences tended to mako it n roproductlon of surrounding porslBtcnt sounds. Tho. call-notoa woro repeated by tbo males to tho females, and in this manner arbitrary phrases woro constructed. Further efforts on tho part of tho males lnducod greator variety, which' took tho form of Imitation Imita-tion of othor sounds." Nntnre A.'JuU Ileneir. Thoso peoplo who aro constantly figuring fig-uring on n tlmo when this old globo will riot bo nblo to supply room nnd food for ltn Inhabitants, will not find much to support tholr theory tu tho ltrglatrur-Oonural's ltrglatrur-Oonural's returns for lust year for England En-gland and Vnlon. Tbeoo tables show that tho excess of Mrths ovor deaths has boon steadily declining for tho last llvo yoar3. In 188a tho oxcess was 307,-22-J, whllo according to tho results of tho last two census yoars tho Incroaso should havo been S8!),4!J3. Tho birth rato was also remarkably low, bolng '15 par thousand below tho avoratto of tbo provloua decude, whllo tho marrlago ratu ban not corresponded to tho Increased In-creased prosporlty of tho country. Na-turo Na-turo has a way of adjusting horsolf to man's roqulreraouts which omytlraos gives asotbark to statisticians and theorists. theo-rists. Philadelphia Ilccord. |