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perhaps the voyage around the room may in effect 

 be a voyage around the world. 



There is some connection between a love of the 

 outdoor air and a love for the early history of this 

 country. You will find a great many well-to-do 

 sportsmen who have fine libraries on early Ameri- 

 cans and very likely fine libraries of natural his- 

 tory as well. There is an enormous literature of 

 the outdoors, covering a wide and interesting world 

 quite unknown to those not embraced in the great 

 guild of the lovers of the open. Many and many 

 an old volume, rare and valuable, we shall find thus 

 tucked away, its owner ashamed to admit his weak- 

 ness for early exploration and adventure, or even 

 for the early history of his own country. So many 

 men pooh-pooh that sort of thing that the culprits 

 feel always on the defensive. Perhaps also they 

 will not care to show you their own collections of 

 pictures, taken here and there all over the world, 

 things certain to be of value at a later day, but 

 classed as junk by contemptuous contemporaries, 

 who do not understand. 



In an earlier day in our country, a gentleman was 

 supposed to know how to ride, shoot, and tell the 

 truth. His familiarity with weapons was a matter 

 of course. Other times, other customs! It is not 

 so necessary today for a gentleman to know about 



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