Friends and Helpers

Friends and Helpers

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FRIENDS AND HELPERS
COMPILED BY
SARAH J. EDDY
1899

PREFACE.
The object of this book is to teach children to treat all living creatures
with considerate kindness and to appreciate the services of man's
helpers in the animal world.
In many homes this teaching is entirely neglected, and it is left for the
school-teacher to arouse interest in the animals dependent upon us, and
to encourage pity and compassion for their suffering.
Sir Arthur Helps says: "The great advancement of the world,
throughout all ages, is to be measured by the increase of humanity and
the decrease of cruelty."
Cruelty in any form is a species of savagery. Civilization can be
brought about only by education. The savage does not know that he is a
savage. The child does not realize that he is cruel, until he is shown the
ways in which the lower animals suffer and are made miserable.
The thoughtless child makes the selfish man or woman, and selfishness
lies at the root of crime.
"Evil is wrought by want of thought As well as want of heart."
Children have tender hearts and quick sensibilities, but they sometimes
lack imagination and sympathy through their ignorance of actual
conditions. They are easily influenced by one whom they love and
respect, and the teacher's power to make the world better by pointing
out the great duty of humanity should find more scope than it has done
in our educational systems.

"The humane movement is a broad one, reaching from humane
treatment of animals on the one hand to peace with all nations on the
other. It implies a step beyond animal's rights. It implies character
building. Society first said that needless suffering should be prevented;
society now says that children must not be permitted to cause pain
because of the effect on the children themselves."
Mr. Frank M. Chapman has kindly written for the book the chapters on
"Our Friends the Birds," "Feathered Travelers," "When the Birds
Return," "Birds' Homes," and "The Robin."
Through the courtesy of Messrs. Houghton Mifflin Company several
poems by Celia Thaxter and others have been used. The publications of
the English Humanitarian League, especially the pamphlets by Mrs.
Florence H. Suckling and some of the writings of Miss Edith
Carrington, have proved helpful and suggestive. The compiler has had
the assistance of Mrs. Charles A. Lane in editing and preparing
material.

CONTENTS.

PART I.
ROVER AND HIS FRIENDS .. Adapted from an English story
FAMOUS DOGS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF DOGS .. Anna Harris
Smith STORIES OF DOGS FORSAKE NOT AN OLD FRIEND ..
Plutarch CATS AND DOGS FAMOUS CATS KITTY'S CHRISTMAS
TO MY CAT MUFF .. John Owen HOW TO TAKE CARE OF CATS
CAT QUESTIONS .. Lucy Larcom THE CAT FAMILY THINGS TO
REMEMBER STORIES OF CATS A BRAVE GIRL .. Harriet
Beecher Stowe AUNT ESTHER'S RULE .. " " LION STORIES THE
KING OF BEASTS THE SHIP OF THE DESERT A HEAVY LOAD
FAMOUS HORSES HOW TO TREAT HORSES CATCHING THE
COLT .. Marian Douglass A REMARKABLE HORSE-TRAINER
THE ARAB TO HIS HORSE .. Bayard Taylor "WAITING FOR
MASTER"

PART II.
ROBERT'S DREAM .. Anna Harris Smith ROBERT ON A FARM ..
Anna Harris Smith APRIL SONG .. Mary E. Wilkins EARTHWORMS
AND SNAKES. HUMANITY .. T. Gisborne ANTS, BEES, AND
WASPS A LITTLE BLACK SLAVE .. Adapted from an English story
A BUTTERFLY'S WING TO A BUTTERFLY .. Jane Taylor
CUNNING BEE .. Anonymous