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myself; but I find it isn't as easy as I 

 thought. I get some words down that 

 do not fit the ideas in my mind ; I 

 cannot string the shining pearls on the 

 charming necklace in the unique de- 

 signs that I saw in my imagination, 

 but, like Mary, Queen of Scots, its 

 beauty and charm are spoiled in the 

 execution. In some way the pitcher 

 gets broken at the fountain, yet, I have 

 at least had a drink and feel satisfied. 

 I am glad, however, that there are a 



omnivorous readers in our country 

 that there are not cranks enough to 

 support such a publication. Undoubt- 

 edly The Guide to Nature will help 

 us in finding the best literature of 

 nature. 



The Book of the Cat. By Frances Simpson. 

 New York City: Cassell and Company, 

 Limited. 



Cats are, generally speaking allies of 

 womankind as dogs are of men. But it is 



1HE PROFESSOR CAT GIVING A LECTURE ON THE CAT FLEA. 

 A most remarkable example of good posing in animal photography. Illustration from "The Book of the Cat." 



Courtesy of Cassell & Company, Limited, New York. 



few things that I can read over and 

 over and over again and they always 

 satisfy. I wish that there were more 

 of them. 



I have often thought if some scheme 

 could be devised so that we might 

 know where to get what we want in 

 the literature of nature it would be a 

 great blessing to us. The current lit- 

 erature is reviewed but in all the pub- 

 lications of the past where shall we 

 find what we want? I hear that 

 "What's in the Magazines" is discon- 

 tinued- Perhaps there are so many 



a fact, as claimed by this magnificent book, 

 that "many celebrities of the sterner sex 

 have shown a sympathetic feeling for the 

 feline race." The cat is gradually creeping 

 into the affections of even business men in 

 this busy world. 



For man or woman with even the slightest 

 love for cats this book is a joy. Some of 

 the illustrations are fascinating examples of 

 animals posing and photography. The book 

 not only appeals to one's aesthetic senti- 

 ments but has much of practical value, 

 showing excellent arrangements of catter- 

 ies, cares of the pets, etc. It is worth 

 while to have a knowledge of cats, to love 

 them, as a phase of nature interests. 



