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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



guided by the three distinguished archaeolo- 

 gists of France — Emile Cartailhac, Henri 

 Breuil, and Hugo Obermaier. 



The book is written in that lucid and easy 

 style characteristic of all Professor Os- 

 born's writings. The ancient races of men 



Howard McGregor, of Columbia University, 

 at once an anatomist and an artist, whose 

 models of the Trinal, the Piltdown, the 

 Neanderthal, and the Cro-Magnon men are 

 masterpieces of restoration. 



'L IV The Piltdown man of Sussex, England. Antiquity variously estimated at 

 ioo,ooo to 300,000 years. The ape-like structure of the jaw does not prevent the 

 expression of a considerable degree of intelligence in the face. 

 tion modelled by J. H. McGregor. 



After the restora- 



are made to live again — they cease _ be in^' 

 fossils and become realities. In tliis dif- 

 ficult art of restoration the author has en- 

 joyed the co-operation of Charles R. Knight 

 and other artists, as well as of Professor J. 



Orchids. 



Gay butterflies tangled in meshes of green. 

 While threading the aisles of the forest un- 

 seen. . 



— Emma Peirce. 



