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Vol. 7, No. 8 



WHOLE No. 59 



CONTENTS 



November, 1911 



CHILDREN'S PETS 



American Nature Study Society 195 



A Sketch of the Life of Fred L. Charles President John W. Cook 19G 



Fred L. Charles, An Appreciation Chas. A. McMurry 198 



Strange Pets Cyrus B. DeVry 201 



The Breeding of Canaries ; Chas. B. Davenport 203 



Something About Guinea-Pigs W. E. Castle 201 



The Child's Need of Pets F^: M. Lane 210 



Some Farm Animals Chas. D. Hall 212 



Children's Pets— A Class Outline Elliot R. Downing 221 



A Boy's Interesting "Zoo" W. H. Ducker, Jr. 236 



Editorial 239 



Book Reviews 241 



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