A Table Tip A lover of birds, to the exclusion
of the stare or starling, has suc- cessfully practised the following device, which " has for years defeated the Hun." He has made a balance tray, which is attached to a hinge, that is " spring-loaded." As soon as a starling settles on it, down it goes with a flop. It is so nicely adjusted that small birds are light enough not to disturb it, ?nd so are freed from their worst rivals. The same ingenious caterer (who incidentally has attracted a wry-neck to a nesting-box) uses a large glass tumbler for his tit- attracting nuts, which allows a full view of the feasters. As to the provision of food in general, the Ministries of Agriculture and Food have been consultation ; but free leave chiefly extends to crumbs and rind. It is tempting to help oneself to more porridge than one wants ; but the birds prefer this food before it is cooked. Frost soon makes brick of the cooked variety.
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