PRESS NOTICES. 



"Mr. Mc'CooK has literall.v lived 

 among his pets, has studied thenii by day 

 and by night in ttieir natural state, has 

 not scrupled to subject himself to their 

 formidable stings, and lias deemed no 

 pains too great to make the world ac- 

 quainted with insects upon which he 

 loolvs with a species of rcs|icctfal vener- 

 ation. He is. in tnitli. a veiitabU' enthu- 

 siast, and it would indeeii seem as though 

 ants, bees and wasjis, all lieldiiging to the 

 same order of insects, iiossessid a fasci- 

 nation for the true natural. st far greater 

 than that excited by larger animals."— 

 The Westminster Rex-iew (British). 



"(;'est M. Mc'OooK qui, le premier, 

 a fait connaitre le genre de vie de ces in- 

 sectes dune maniere veridique et suftis- 

 amment complete." — Prof . Hejtki de 

 Sat-sstre ((ieneva) in his abstract of 

 Dr. .\If < ooK's books (Les Fourmis Amer- 

 icaines) in Ai-rln'ces des sciences phij- 

 siqiies ct ndtunilcs, t. X. 



Deligh tfnUi/ Ilea ddhle. 



" A cliarining account of a series of 

 excursions over woodlawn and meadow, 

 and is full of a great variety of informa- 

 tion about all sorts and conditions of in- 

 sects, written by a naturalist of acknowl- 

 edged authority."— Boston Post. 



"A cliarming book." — Detroit Free 

 Press. 



"Never read such a fascinating work 

 of natural Iiistory."— ilfessta/i's Herald, 

 Boston. 



" Is set fortli witli a clearness, a sim- 

 plicity, and often with a quaint humor 

 that make it thoroughly fascinating in 

 the reading.— iiostoH Saturdau Evening 

 Gazette. 



" An example of how a sul)ject tliat 

 is not in itself especially attractive can be 

 made altogether interesting by one wlio 

 understands it thoroughly."— i'/uVfuJe/- 

 jj/tio. Times. 



" There are such resources of high 

 enjoyment in nature, especially in its an- 

 imal and vegetable life, that if children 

 could get a few earlv lessons, a lifi'-long 

 interest would be excited, yielding peren- 

 nial enjovment. . . . It' sueli a man as 

 Dr. Mo(;6oK,nf I'liiladeiphi;!, well known 

 in the scientihe world as the author of 

 one of our most interesting books upon 

 ants, were the guide on sueli an occasion 

 La ramble in the woods), what a world of 

 delight he might open up!" I'rof. W. (J. 

 Blaikie, D.l)., 1.1..1)., F.K.S.I<;., in The 

 Catholic I'reshi/terian of Edinburgh. 



"The common insects take on an 

 aspect of genuine interest in Dr. Henry 

 McCook's Tenants of .\n Old Farm. 

 He describes the life and haliitsol'spiders, 

 ants, hornets and our dreaded moths, 

 potato-bugs, and canker-worms, in an 

 easy conversational style."- Swi-ijia/ic/rf 

 ( Vo.<f«.i ne,,„bliran. 



"Even the little brown liole in the 

 side of a rosy winter apple, leads up to the 

 captivating 'Once upon a time,' when a 

 codling moth caterpillar ate its way out." 

 — Public Ledger, Phitadeijihia. 



" Contains the results of a series of 

 carefully condtu'ted observations on diff- 

 erent species of insects, tlieir disi)ositions 

 and haoits, all of which are detailed in 

 such a familiar and winning style that uo 

 one can fail to be fascinated with the 

 study."— AV»' I'orA; Observer. 



" The atitlior contrives moreover to 

 convey not only information, but some 

 measure of his own enthusiasm, and who- 

 ever reads his book is likely to be thence- 

 forth morealm-t to the marvels and mir- 

 acles of msect life." — Boston Journal. 



"Delightful talks on the character- 

 istics and habits of insects, the pait they 

 play in the economy of the animal and 

 vegetable world, the superstitions con- 

 nected with them, and other points fitted 

 to arrest and hold the attention."— iJo,s^o/i. 

 Ailveitiscr. 



"T'eloiigs to a class which might 

 with great profit take the place of much 

 of the literature, sentimental and other- 

 wise, which finds its way into the hands 

 of our children through Sunday School 

 and other libra ties. It is pleasantly writ- 

 ten, and beautifully illustrated with orig- 

 inal drawings from nature." — N. Y. E.r- 

 aininer. 



" Wlieu one possesses the power of 

 vitalizing the bones of science as Dr. Mc 

 Cook does, there are few who will not 

 yield to the charm."— i'a/c Literaru Mag- 

 azine. 



"A wonderful amount of amusing 

 conversation, odd sufierstitions about in- 

 sects, life-like drawings from nature, 

 humorous and fantastic drawings."— .Vn- 

 tional Baiitist. 



" A volume of rare interest, which 

 combines pleasure and instruction to a 

 remarkable degree."— iJos^^/t Home Jour- 

 nal. 



"We will venture to say that the 

 Colorado beetle, the apple-worm, moths, 

 bumble-bees, caterpillars, ants, and spi- 

 ders, were never before made so pictnr- 

 isiiue, never so idealized. The author 

 likes tliein, hinnauizes the:ii. lives among 

 them, finds an inner meaning in their lit- 

 tle lives, makes in every way the most of 

 them . . Housekeepers will surely be 

 amused and probably stn-prised by learn- 

 ing j>ist how motl s "go to work, and the 

 chapters on crickets ami katy-dids are 

 very fresh and animated; the samei.- true 

 of the lunnble-bees and spiders ; and what 

 is not reallv lu'w is put in new shape."— 

 B,jsto,i Litiianj Worlil. 



•■The text of Jtr. McCook's work is 

 quite free of all technicalities, and it is 

 so attractive that it is dittlcult to stop at 

 the end of a chapter."— From the London 

 Times review of Dr. McCooK's work on 

 " The Agricultural Ants." 



