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tract from her interest in her apiary. I 
know of several women who have made 
comfortable incomes and supported their 
families by bee-keeping; but, as yet, I 
think such instances are few. However, 
I believe there are a large number of 
women who have added a goodly sum 
yearly to their amount of spending 
money, and have found the work a joy 
instead of a drudgery. 
Personally I have had very little ex- 
perience with the commercial side of 
bee-keeping. Once, when our madden- 
ingly successful apiary grew to 40 hives 
when we did not want more than a 
dozen at most, and the neighborhood was 
surfeited with our bounty, we were “just 
naturally’ obliged to sell honey. We en- 
joyed greatly getting the product ready 
for market, and were somehow surprised 
that so much fun could be turned into 
ready cash. 
As a matter of fact, both my husband 
and myself have absorbing vocations and 
avocations in plenty, so that our sole 
reason for keeping bees is because we 
love the little creatures, and find them 
so interesting that we would not feel that 
home was really home without them. 
The sight of our busy little co-workers 
adds daily to our psychic income. 
We are so very busy that we have very 
little time to spend with them, and have 
finally formulated our ideal for our own 
bee-keeping, and that is to keep bees for 
honey and for “fun”. We shall have 
plenty of honey for our own table, and 
just enough to bestow on the neighbors 
so they will not get tired of it; and fun 
enough to season life with an out-of- 
door interest and the feeling that no 
summer day is likely to pass without a 
surprise. 
REVIEW OF GOOD BOOKS 
“Roman Cities in Italy and Dalmatia.” By 
A. L. Frothingham, Ph.D. Pp. 343; 8% 
x6 inches. 100 illustrations and map. 
New York: Sturgis & Walton. 
Professor Frothingham, who holds the chair 
of Ancient History and Archeology at Prince- 
ton University, has produced in this a most 
valuable work. The picture of Ancient Italy 
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
and pre-Augustan Rome, drawn from her 
rivals, is of absorbing interest, and the author 
presents his observations in what might be 
termed popular form. 
After a trip through Italy and Dalmatia, 
where the evolution of these centuries can be 
studied without foreign admixture, this book 
brings us back to Rome with a far more com- 
plete idea of its ancient art and culture. 
“Lassoing Wild Animals in Africa.” 
H. Scull. Pp. 135; 
photographic illustrations. 
The Frederick A. Stokes Co. 
net. 
By Guy 
544 x8 inches. 32 
New York: 
Price, $1.25 
We have had a number of valuable books on 
big game hunting in Africa with guns, but the 
account of this expedition into the. heart of the . 
big game country to lasso the lion, rhinoceros, 
cheetah, giraffe, hartebeest, etce., and making 
photographs of the operation is truly remark- 
able and of absorbing interest. Colonel Roose- 
velt has written an introduction, in which he 
says in part: “No hunting trip which took 
place in Africa was more worthy of com- 
memoration, and the feats of roping these 
animals showed a cool gallantry and prowess 
which would rejoice the hearts of all men.” 
The photographs of the actual operation, taken 
by the well-known English bird photographer, 
Kearton, are splendid. 
“A Guide to Great Cities—Western Europe.” 
By Esther Singleton. Pp. 350. 12 illus- 
trations. New York: The Baker & Taylor 
Company. Price, $3.00 net. 
This book, for the younger generation of 
travelers and readers, describes the great cities 
of France and Spain and Portugal. The value 
of holding the interest of youth has been well 
considered, and the volume will most certainly 
stimulate a geographical interest in the youth- 
ful breast. 
“The Toll of the Arctic Seas.” By Deltus M. 
Edwards. Pp. 440. 6%4x8¥% inches. I1- 
lustrations with half-tones and 4 maps, in- 
cluding a map of the Arctic regions by 
Gilbert H. Grosvenor. New York: Henry 
Holt & Co. Price, $2.50 net. 
This is an account of the principal exploring 
expeditions to the far north, commencing with 
Barents in 1594, and ending with Peary’s con- 
quest of the North Pole in 1909. The work of 
seventeen explorers is thus summarized. ; 
Tt is a most useful book, for between its 
covers are told the main features of the ex- 
ploration of the north and the search for the 
Pole. It is rather surprising to find such a 
work, which, of course, can hit only the high 
places—a series of very readable stories. 
