ILLUSTRATIONS xi 



FACING 

 PAGE 



PETER RABBIT 346 



THE GUINEA PIGS 348 



FAMILY FRIENDS 350 



JOSIAH 354 



BLEISTEIN JUMPING 356 



*^.*The cuts for Chapter I are from photographs taken by Philip B. 

 Stewart ; those in Chapter II, from photographs taken by Dr. Alexander 

 Lambert and Philip B. Stewart ; those in Chapter III, from photographs 

 taken by Dr. Lambert and Sloan Simpson ; those in Chapter IX were ob- 

 tained through Major Pitcher ; most of the others are from photographs taken 

 by me or by members of my family. 



