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containing an account of the proceedings of the Staten Island 

 Association of Arts and Sciences will be found very interesting 

 reading. They will prove a valuable and important addition 

 to the library of any scholar who is interested, as all American 

 scholars should be, in the remarkable history and unique char- 

 acteristics of this exceptional borough in the City of New York." 



A. H. 



Old Roads from the Heart of New York^ 

 This charmingly written and beautifully illustrated volume 

 deserves far more extended mention than is possible here; but the 

 chapters that have to do with Staten Island may at least be 

 briefly reviewed. The first one. Chapter VII, describes what 

 may be seen of historic interest in the region between St. George 

 and South Beach, with incidental references to any existing fea- 

 tures that will serve to guide the visitor on the way. In con- 

 nection with St. George it is pleasing to note that the author 

 says: "Near here ... is a large, old-fashioned house marked 

 ' Public Museum.' The collections include many old documents, 

 books, relics, coins, and so on relating to the colonial period on the 

 island. . . . The museum is under the auspices of the Staten 

 Island Association of Arts and Sciences. ... It possesses one 

 of the most complete collections in existence of Staten Island 

 Indian relics, etc.;" and one of the plates includes a picture of 

 the exterior of the museum, with the legend " The Public Museum 

 of St. George, where many Valuable Historic Relics are Shown." 

 The author spent some time in our library, gathering data in 

 regard to the island, in connection with which it is gratifying to 

 note her acknowledgment of especial indebtedness to our museum 

 staff for assistance in collecting material and locating landmarks. 

 The route above mentioned canies the reader through Tomp- 

 kinsville, past the Planter's Hotel and the Vanderbilt houses, 

 Stapleton, Arrochar, the supposed site of Oude Dorp, and thence 



^ Old Roads from the | Heart of New York | Journeys Today by | Ways of 

 Yesterday | Within Thirty Miles Around the Battery | by | Sarah Comstock 

 1 G. P. Putnam's Sons | New York and London | 1915. 8vo, cloth, 401 p. 

 69 pi. and map. , 



