Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 233
ngs andtail, are worth $200 a pound. Are the feathers ready to use as soon asthey are plucked ? asked Harriet. Oh, no, answered the man. Some aredyed, bleached, curled, and treated in otherways before being sold. The man in charge now had the birds fed- 220 HOW WE ARE CLOTHED In some of the yards… … Fig. 54. — Feeding the Ostriches. birds would raise their wings and, with openbeaks, come toward her hissing. They are not really angry, said the man,but they seem to take pleasure in showingoff. Harriet learned that ostriches will pick up AN OSTRICH FARM 221 any bright objects which are small…
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