EDITORIAL 



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Original Colonial Stock. 



The Division of Physical Anthro- 

 pology of the United States National 

 Museum is now collecting series of 

 measurements and other data concern- 

 ing "the old white American" stock. 

 This race, which made American civili- 

 zation as we know it, has been vir- 

 tually ignored by all students of an- 

 thropology and sociology, who have 

 all with one accord devoted their en- 

 tire attention to the older Indian tribes, 

 to Negroes, or to recent immigrants. 



It is hoped, before this splendid old 

 race becomes finally extinct, to make 

 a record of three or four hundred typi- 

 cal individuals between twenty-toiu 

 and sixty years of age, as to stature, 

 head and face dimensions, chest meas- 

 urements, the size of ear, hand and 

 foot, together with muscular strength, 

 body temperature, pulse rate, and 

 breathing rhythm, and the color of 



eyes, hair and skin. By this means, 

 when the original colonial American 

 stock is no mure, future ages will still 

 have an idea what it was like. 



The Ideal Quail Shelter. 



Herewith is an illustration of a most 

 practical quail shelter. There are hun- 

 dreds of just such locations in your vi- 

 cinity where these can be placed, the 

 opening to the South. Be very sure 

 that the gravel as well as the feed is 

 continually kept under these covers. 

 Quail may be easily enticed into these 

 coverings by small feed leaders of grain. 

 Quantities of chaff are found to be very 

 attractive, but the main feed is buck- 

 wheat, cracked corn, rye and oats. 



The shelters may be made of old 

 boards, with quantities of cedar brush 

 on top. The size of the opening is 

 about 6 feet high and 8 feet wide, the 

 roof running to the ground in the back. 



State Board of Fisheries and Game. 

 John M. Crampton, Superintendent. 



AN EASILY MADE AND PRACTICAL OUA1L SHELTER. 



