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structure would be more than seven 

 feet high and twenty-five feet long, 

 with ends and front open and without 

 pillars. The lean of the wad toward 

 the south and the exact east and west 

 direction. I would get by all day experi- 

 ments with tin* hi 10k. 



For cold weather the idea is to keep 

 out the north and west winds and let 

 in all the sunshine. Hospitals and 

 sanitariums and others who are inter- 

 ested have here an idea on which more 

 might be said that is worth while. 



Like most of us, I have tried all sorts 

 of places in the sun on cold days but 

 have always found the wind and the 

 cold predominating. It is hard to be- 

 lieve that there is anything new under 

 the sun along these lines, but several 

 trials have convinced me that the sub- 

 ject is worth studying, especially for 

 the sick. T have given it much thought, 

 and am prepared to write another 

 article on building plans along these 

 lines, in considerable detail if desired. 



In these days of trenches and war a 

 step toward peace and sunshine should 

 be acceptable. I believe this idea has 

 great possibilities for the utilizing of 

 cement and iron and other building 

 material, and T can imagine such struc- 

 tures the length of a city block in every 

 burg, like a city park, and well crowd- 

 ed, Avhile other structures of the kind 

 might be built in parallel rows on the 

 ground^ of hospitals and sanitariums. 

 I consider this the best subject upon 

 which I could dw r ell for the coming 

 winter and the future. Army men will 

 find the use of this idea a luxury in 

 camp life. Let them use soil and boards 

 or any other suitable material. Details 

 are available as aforesaid. 



Miscellaneous Contributions. 



Bertolf Brothers, Sound Beach : Two 

 caterpillars of the royal walnut moth 

 (Cithcronia regalis) known as the hick- 

 ory horn devils, caterpillar of the Callo- 

 samia promethea moth and a walking 

 stick insect (Diaplwromcra femorata). 



Mr. A. T. Cook, Hyde Park, New 

 York: Chips made by beavers. 



Master Knapp, Sound Beach : Turtle. 



Miss Bessie L. Putnam, Conneaut 

 Lake, Pennsylvania : Mountain ash ber- 

 ries, mountain ash berry jelly and ever- 

 bearing strawberries. 



.Air. Ernest W. Austin. Stamford,: Cat- 

 erpillar of royal walnut moth. 



Mr. G. Fred Farnham, Sound Beach: 

 Female spider (Argiope riparia) and 

 caterpillar of Sibinc stimulea moth. 



Mr. Nelson Palmer, Sound Beach: 

 Kingfisher injured by striking vvire. 



Lieutenant C. Dana Potter. Sound 

 Beach: Somewhat rare larva that imi- 

 tates twigs. Brought from Llome 

 Guards' camp. 



Mr. Stephen I. Clason, Sound Beach: 

 Collection of minerals for our minera- 

 logical fireplace, from quarry near Wil- 

 limantic. Connecticut. 



Mr. Robert S. Walker, Chattanooga, 

 Tennessee: Seeds of sensitive brier 

 ( Mimosa). 



Captain Allan F. Kitchel, Sound 

 Beach: Quadruple ear of sweet corn. 



Miss M. Van Gaasbeck, Mt. Vernon, 

 New York : Collection of mosses and 

 lichens from New Hampshire, Lake Sun- 

 apee and White Mountains. 



Mrs. Smith, Tower House, Sound 

 Beach : Tarantula found in bananas. 



Miss Jean Herzberg, New York City: 

 Walking stick insect. 



Mrs. Hattie Hull, Williamsport, Penn- 

 sylvania : Hornets' nest similar to the 

 one pictured in the June, 191 7, number 

 of The Guide to Nature. 



Miss Lena Artz, Port Republic, Vir- 

 ginia: Potato seed balls, dodder and 

 willow cone galls. 



Master Roger Reynolds, Riverside, 

 Connecticut : Bat. 



Mr. Isaac Ferris, Riverside, Connec- 

 ticut : Load of wood for fireplace, etc. 



Miss Catherine Palmer, Sound Beach: 

 Sea urchin. 



Mr. George Maurer, New York City : 

 A pair of tweezers made of wood for 

 removing materials from bottom of 

 aquarium. 



Dr. W. V. Nichols, Oceanside, Cali- 

 fornia : Nine specimens of minerals — 

 eight from California and one from Ari- 

 zona. 



An avenue of birches 



Made the roadway a thing of grace, 

 Their slender boles and silver stoles 



Etherealized the place. 



Could only this sylvan beauty 



Extend for miles, not feet, 

 We need not stray from the broad highway, 



To find a cool retreat. 



— Emma Peirce. 



