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<br />be added that the above beautiful picture has a secondary value
<br />in that it gives the young reader a tiny glimpse of nature's laws
<br />of balance which the matured scientist analyzes and carries
<br />through biology and astronomy per-adventure he desires to cor-
<br />relate theology and modern science,
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<br />Scientists estimate that at about the last of the thirteenth
<br />century the area had a forty year drought. This probably ac-
<br />counts for the disappearance of the Mound Builders at about
<br />that time, This ancient culture was eviqently peaceful, thrifty
<br />and well advanced in civilization, The people that followed
<br />this terrible drought were necessarily badly beaten by the diver-
<br />sities of success and failure, feast and famine, They cannot be
<br />blamed if they fell into the slip and slide mode of life of the
<br />wolf and coyote, with little provided for the morrow, living but
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<br />The second time this area faced catastrophe the men in this
<br />basin had learned the lesson from the successful bison. They
<br />have gradually learned to face and to meet their adverse cir-
<br />cumstances more than half way rather than drifting with the
<br />storm. Thus it is found that the Missouri Valley area has de-
<br />veloped a one generation evolution second to none in the nation,
<br />outstanding in their endeavors and accomplishments,
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<br />I bought her a wren. house, shiny and new,
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<br />I offered it rent - free, with protection,
<br />But she by - passed it, sans inspection;
<br />To choose instead for her twiggy nest,
<br />(Was ever a bird so self - possessed?)
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<br />A castlette for a garden - queen.
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