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THE MUSEUM. 



only one in this country. The collection 

 also contains a large number of skulls. 

 The specimens are displayed in cases in 

 the hallway on the fourth floor of the 

 museum building. They are exhibited 

 against a black background and are 

 neatly labeled. 



The Jan. -Feb. 1903 Condor, con- 

 tains matter and illustrations of par- 

 ticular interest to ye editor. While 

 we very much disliked to apply the 

 editorial sheers, still the temptation 

 was too great, and accordingly page 8, 

 containing excellent half-tones of Mr. 

 W. Otto Emerson, Theodore J. Hoover, 

 Chester Barlow and Donald A. Cohen, 

 and page 9, containing Mr. A. I. Mc- 

 Cormick, Frank S. Daggett, Howard 

 Robertson and H. S. Swarth, are duly 

 framed and occupy a suitable corner 

 of our "Den." We hope the next 

 time the Cooper Club give us such an 

 interesting lot of pictures, they will be 

 on a separate sheet, so we won't be 

 tempted to spoil a single number of 

 their valuable magazine. Nufsed. 



The Bird-Stone Ceremonial 



. Above is the title of a sort of mono- 

 graph of the "Bird Stone Ornaments," 

 occasionally taken from Indian graves 

 and mounds. It is written by Warren 

 King Moorehead, printed quarto size 

 on fine enameled book paper, contains 

 31 pages and 53 illustrations. We be- 

 lieve every collector at all interested in 

 ancient Indian implements will want 

 this first installment of a line of mono- 

 graphs, which Mr. Moorehead promises 

 us if enough encouragement is received. 

 We will send some prepaid for 50 

 cents in stamps. 



W. F. Webb, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



Nature Study. 



Schools in all parts of the United 

 States are now taking active interest 

 in the study of Nature in all its varied 

 forms. Not only schools, but maga- 

 zines are taking it up. St. Nicholas, 



known the country over as the best 

 magazine for young folks, has opened 

 up a new department for Natural His- 

 tory Study and devotes six pages in 

 each issue to the same. 



It is under the competent manage- 

 ment of Mr. Edward F. Bigelow, for 

 many years editor and publisher of 

 The Observer and now editor of Popu- 

 lar Science, one of the best magazines 

 of the kind in existence. We cordially 

 wish Mr. Bigelow success with the 

 work. 



That Uncle Sam does not demand 

 all work and no play from his sailor 

 boys is developed in an entertaining 

 account of the "Social Life in the 

 Navy," written for the March Woman s 

 Home Companion by the popular au- 

 thor, Mrs; Anna A. Rogers, who knows 

 very intimately the life she describes, 

 being the wife of a naval officer 

 stationed at Manila. 



Among other unusually interesting 

 articles in February Outing is "A 

 Northern Girl's Hunting of a Gaitah," 

 from the pen and pencil of the gifted 

 daughter of Senator Quay of Pennsyl- 



vania. 



The Russian Ice-hill. 



A variation from the ordinary form 

 of toboggan-run is to be found in the 

 Russian "ice-hills." The rigours of 

 winter in Northern Europe practically 

 compel the inhabitants of that region 

 to find some form of amusement with 

 which to while away the dreary hours 

 of those ice-bound months. Hence 

 "ice-hill parties" are now a national 

 institution throughout the Czar's do- 

 minions, and very cheery functions 

 they are too. The "ice-hill" itself is 

 prepared as follows: A very high 

 wooden scaffolding is erected, having a 

 rather steep slope from the top to the 

 ground, and is then covered with huge 

 symmetrically shaped blocks of ice 

 placed side by side and constantly 



