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that in this short canipaiuu his loss in animals — cavalry, artillery, and 

 trans{)ort — was not less than 10,000. His recent ajjparent inaction at 

 Bloeinfontein has been due to the necessity of making this lossgood-^ 

 remounting his cavalry and artiller}' and reorganizing liis transpor- 

 tation. At present writing it looks as if his preparations were com- 

 pleted, and that important movements may be soon expected. 



In addition to the difficulties the British have to contend with in 

 .South Africa, there are the cost and delay in sending trooi)s and sup- 

 plies a long distance by sea. In the matter of horses and mules the 

 home market cannot supply' tlie demand, and large numbers have 

 been purchased in this countrj' for shii)ment to South Africa. 



Another advantage that the Boers have to a remarkable degree, due 

 to geographical conditions and the S3'stems of transportation, is the 

 abihty to move on interior lines. Controlling the Natal railroad west 

 and north of r>adysmith, they can move troops from Natal entireh' 

 b}'^ rail r/V( Pretoria to the vicinit}' of Bloemfontein, or can move them 

 v{a Van Reenan's Pass into the Orange Free State. The}' can thus 

 with little difficulty concentrate their forces in any part of the theater 

 of operations. In moving troops Irom the eastern theater of opera- 

 tions to the western, the British, on the other hand, have to take a 

 circuitous route. After the relief of Ladysmitli troops were detached 

 from Buller's army and sent to join Roberts. This involved a journey 

 by rail to Durban, loading on transports at Durban, a voyage down 

 the coast. diseml)arkation at a ('ai)e Colony port, and transfer l)y rail 

 to the Orange River and bevond. 



APPERCEPTION IN GEOGRAPHY 



By M. K. K ELTON 



The application of the inductive method to the various subjects of 

 the school curriculum is encouraging many teachers to undertake a 

 more systematic treatment of geography. In order to help the cliild 

 to understand what distant lands are, we must store his mind with 

 concepts based upon frequent observations of his own home and its 

 surroundings. For this reason instruction in geograi)hy should be 

 l)ased upon the law of apperception. The relation of man to the 

 earth gives wide scope for the study of the causes and effects of their 



