Why Hitler is Wicked War comes upon many people as a shattering tragedy.
"Charles Graves, in "I See Life," in the "Daily Mail," tells poignantly of the woes of some of those who do not see death, "But for Hitler," he writes, almost tearfully, many of us would be in Switzerland now. As T sit at my desk I can hear the snow hissing under my skis and the air whistling past my ears on the run from Scheidegg to Grindelwald.
"I can hear the tinkle of the ice in the cocktail shakers at the Palace Bar at St. Moritz, the thump-thump of the Negro band at Megeve, the sleigh bells of Chamonix, and the yodels of the guides.
"Today, I imagine, there will be virgin snow on all those lovely runs, and when the war is over probably none of us will be able to afford to go to Switzerland. Gott strafe Hitler." such "sport" tobe the peculiar pursuit of thoughtless youngsters, generally with the idea of emulating the feats of father or uncle who is a great hunter of game. And it is in this connection that a recent perusal of Harry B. Hawes' famous book on "Fish and Game" (American) has given me some inspiration for a possible sermon to youthful owners of air guns who are prone to use them for something more than target practice. Mr. Hawes has made a life study of the preservation of birds and fish and his main argument is that the. hunter is the greatest friend of game and the fisherman the most intelligent friend of fish: all of which is quite logical when it is remembered that no true sportsman ever kills either bird or fish out of season, or which dogs notycome within the rules laid down for sportsmen: in particular he never kills a songbird under any circumstances, So parents, school-teachers and scout-masters might well point out to little Willy that in going round shooting Blackbirds he is far from emulating the father or uncle he much admires. Add to all this, that just at this time almost every bird on our list is pre-save the lives of birds which migrate between the U.S.A, and Canada: Britain has her Wild Birds Protection Acts in plenty....only we in China where there are no protection laws (except for frogs!) are left to help our birds as best we can by precept and example—
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