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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Interesting Dog and Kittens. 



Willimantic, Connecticut. 

 To the Editor :— 



Herewith I send a picture, taken by 

 my self, of myself, of my white collie 

 dog, and my two white kittens eating 

 their breakfast together. When the 

 kittens were smaller, Duke, my dog. 



Credit to Professor Matheson. 



Through an oversight, credit to Pro- 

 fessor Robert Matheson, Ithaca, New 

 York, was omitted from the article, 

 "Insects that Swim under Water," in 

 our September number. Professor 

 Matheson was author with Professor 

 Crosby in the original publication. 



KATING THEIR r.RE 



used to carry them around like the 

 mother cat. Duke likes to play with 

 the kittens and is always careful not 

 to hurt them. The kittens were four 

 weeks old when we got them. They 

 slept in a basket and while they were 

 sleeping Duke would lie down beside 

 the basket. If he thought they were 

 sleeping too long, he would put his 

 nose in the basket and take the kittens 

 out very gently with his mouth and 

 then they would play together. I have 

 lots of fun playing with my dog and 



kittens. 



Helen Zipfel. 



AKFAST TOGETHER. 



Bluebells at Grand Manan. 



All over the cliffs tiny l)luebells 



Were nodding with exquisite grace, 



The solid rock softening and brightening, 

 As smiles will illume a stern face. 



— Emma Peirce. 



Couleur de Rose. 



Bright maple leaves a carpet made, 



A roof above our heads; 

 Their wondrous tints were all about,, 



Beyond the garden beds. 



As though sunrise and sunset clouds 



Encompassed us around, 

 And were jiot melting in the air. 



But falling on the ground. 



— Emma Peirce. 



God speed the good work of making 

 God's creatures love the works of God 

 and through these grow to know the 

 Truth in spiritual fields. — 



POULTNEY BiGEEOW. 



(Personal letter.) 



Mr. Charles T. Wills, of Greenwich, 

 Connecticut, a Member of The Agassiz 

 Association, died in the Greenwich 

 Hospital on Tuesday morning, August 

 31st. The deceased, one of the oldest 

 and most prominent residents in Green- 

 wich, held many prominent positions 

 in civic and business matters. He was 

 a member of several other scientific 

 organizations, including The Metro- 

 politan Museum of Natural History. 

 The American Geological Society, The 

 New York Botanical Society and The 

 New York Academy of Science. The 

 Agassiz Association extends to mem- 

 bers of the family sincere sympathy in 

 their great loss. and_to the community 

 for the loss of an ef^cient business man 

 who devoted a large part of his time 

 and means to scientific interests. 



