CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER 



Cover.^Dakota Indian Maiden 



From photograph of model in the Plains Indian hall of the American Museum. Compare the 

 decorated garment with patterns on pages 46G and 467 



Frontispiece, The Art of Old Korea as illustrated by Color and Design in 

 Embroidery 



Photograph of specimen on exhibition in the American Museum 



Design and Color in Ancient Fabrics M. D. C. Crawford 417 



The m^ost important sources of decorative art among ancient peoples, and how these are being 



utilized by designers and manufacturers of today 



Illustrations from photographs of exhibits in the American Museum of Natural History 



Tilefishing in Fifty Fathoms George H. Sherwood 433 



Story of the discovery and distribution of a valuable food fish and the establishment of an important 



nshery 



Illustrations from photographs taken on the fishing grounds 



Colorado a Million Years Ago T. D. A. Cockerell 443 



Fossil plants and animals of the Florissant shales and their significance as indicating conditions of 

 past ages 



The Whale House of the Chilkat George T. Emmons 451 



Account of the Chilkat Indians of Alaska and the most important of their ancient communal houses 

 Illustrations from photographs by the author 



Reproductions in Color of Northwest Indian Carvings 461 



Showing house posts and interior decorations of a Chilkat communal dwelling illustrating the quaint 



hero tales of this people 



From sketches made upon the ground by George T. Emmons 



A Suggested Study of Costumes Clark Wissler 465 



Brief discussion of style origin in Indian garments and comparison with that of other peoples 



The Scourge of the Santa Monica Mountains W. D. Matthew 



Tale of a sabre-tooth tiger of prehistoric California 

 With restoration sketch by Erwin S. Christman 



Why does the Heart Beat? R. W. Tower and C. F. Herm 



Observations on the behavior of isolated heart-muscle cells showing that rhythmical contraction 

 is their inherent property 



Museum notes . 



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Mary Cynthia Dickerson, Editor 



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