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good star map, and some book giving a short descrip- 

 tion of the principal stars and constellations, the intel- 

 ligent traveller can soon learn to recognise all the 

 principal features of the celestial expanse that may be 

 at the time exhibited. One little bit of information 

 leads on to another, until a very fair acquaintance 

 with the leading stars is obtained. 



We have often noticed that anyone possessing a 

 g'ood knowledge of these things becomes at times quite 

 a centre of attraction on board ship; and certainly to 

 all who travel in wild countries no species of knowledge 

 is more generally useful than a practical acquaintance 

 with astronomy. We had in consequence prepared some 

 data with reference to "The innumerable worlds that 

 night unfolds to view," but the great length to which 

 these volumes have spread out has obliged us to omit 

 any further notice of this great subject from these pages. 

 We shall therefore at once proceed without further 

 comment to the consideration of the Wild Game of the 

 Wilderness. 



