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and entertainment in a special aspect aboul what he would like to do nor 

 of nature; they have treated their sub- does he send indefinite eulogies of all 

 jects well, and, we are sure, the read- the glories of nature and of nothing 



in particular. He gets down to busi- 

 ness. Mr sees things. lie ascertains 



er will be gratified and instructed. 

 The Guide to Nature is a magazine 

 of wide range of sympathy for nature 

 in education and recreation. If you 

 have a holiday and spend it in study- 

 ing or only in admiring nature, and 

 really do something worth doing from 

 either point of view, or if you diligent- 

 ly use microtome and microscope for a 

 decade on some one class of objects, 

 then you are included within our cen- 

 tral idea. 



The test is — what did you see or 

 do that will be helpful, entertaining or 

 inspiring to others, or that will tend 

 to influence others to follow in your 

 footsteps? The Guide to Nature 

 seeks your cooperation and welcomes 

 vour observations. 



Faithful and Efficient. 



No letters and contributions come to 

 The Guide to Nature which show 

 more faithful and efficient interest in 

 nature than those from Dr. R. Menger 

 of San Antonio, Texas. Unlike some 

 other correspondents, he does not get 

 provoked if we are obliged to return 

 now and then an account of obser- 

 vations for which we cannot find room. 

 Instead of argument and "Stop my 

 subscription," he sends something next 

 time that is so good that we must 

 find room for it at once. 



Then, too, he says and does some- 

 thing; he does not send mere words 



DR. R. AIEXGER 

 San Antonio, Texas. 



facts. He does not get discouraged- 

 He is just the kind of faithful worker 

 we commend to other workers. See 

 his article, "Peculiar Metamorphosis of 

 the Tobacco Beetle," on page 94 of 

 this number. 



fORRESP(OT5ENCE 

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Examples of Albinism. 



Julietta, Indiana. 

 To the Editor: 



I see in the April number of The 

 Guide to Nature some observations of 

 natural freaks among our feathered 



friends. The accounts of albinos re- 

 mind me of my own experience. 



Until a year ago, our community 

 had only a small number of blackbirds; 

 but last soring a large flock made its 

 summer home in this vicinity. Hereto- 



