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The Red Man (formerly The Indian Craftsman) is an extremely- 

 creditable monthly magazine by Indians issued from the Carlisle Indian 

 Press, U. S. Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. As the publication states, it 

 is "a magazine not only about Indians, but mainly for Indians". 

 Mechanically, it is a most creditable piece of work and will compare 

 favorably with any publication in this country. The mechanical work 

 is executed by apprentice-students under the direction of the Instructor 

 in Printing. The borders, initial letters, headings, cover pages, etc., 

 are the work of the Native Indian Art Department. The subject matter 

 is dignified and interesting. 



School and Home Gardening; is the subject of Bulletin No. 31 

 (1910) of the Bureau of Education, Philippine Islands. (Address 

 Frank R. White, Director of Education, Manila. It prepares the way 

 for the introduction to agricultural nature-study in the Philippine 

 Islands, and gardening as herein outlined is prescribed for all ele- 

 mentary schools in the Islands. Admirably concrete and specific direc- 

 tions are given for the selection of site, fencing, planning the garden,, 

 choosing plants, keeping records, transplanting, disposition of pro- 

 ducts, culture of the common garden vegetables, decorative planting, 

 etc. School and home interests are joined, — even to the extent that 

 teachers should be required to inspect home gardens and report on 

 them. This must be recognized as a part of the regular school work. 



Prevailing conditions are accepted and control the teaching plan. 

 Home made tools are urged. The local tool is the crowbar. In some 

 provinces the gardens are tended wholly with a sharpened stick and 

 watered by use of pieces of hollow bamboo. Individual ownership of 

 garden plots is advocated. The bulletin is appropriately illustrated 

 and will be found useful by all teachers interested in the school 

 garden idea. 



The Public Scliool and the Prevention of Tuberculosis is the title 

 of a paper by J. S. Lankford, M. D., (San Antonio, Texas, printed in 

 the Texas State Journal of Medicine, March, 1910, and reprinted by the 

 author. Dr. Lankford is an earnest advocate of the enlistment of 

 school children in public health movements. In this paper, in addition 

 to practical suggestions for school instruction against tuberculosis, 

 he describes the great educational campaign against the mosquito as 

 a disease carrier, conducted several years ago by the school children 

 of San Antonio under his direction. The finest kind of nature-study 

 is outlined here by Dr. Lankford. 



The Rose Society (Benjamin Hammond, Secretary, Fishkill-on- 

 Hudson, N. Y.) in its fifth annual Bulletin presents an attractive 

 report of its meeting and exhibition, including papers on rose cul- 

 ture, etc. 



The Landscape Beautiful. By Frank A. Waugh. Orange Judd Co.. 

 N. Y. Pp. 336. $2.00 net. 



This is an artistic production on the part of both author and 

 publisher. The "Program of Essays" includes such chapter topics as 

 "On the Relation of Landscape to Life", "On the Ministry of Trees", 

 "On the Weather", "On the Art Which Mends Nature", "On the Owner- 

 ship of Scenery", and others of equal suggestiveness. The author knows 

 landscapes and makes us appreciate them with him from his many 

 points of view. The book is generously illustrated from photographs 



