Geographic Literature 



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place next the wall — a fad which caused 

 continued misunderstanding, because all 

 claimed the wall and it was difficult to 

 pass. For my part, I walked mostly in 

 the streets and left the sidewalks to the 

 natives. 



' ' In Bogota one can see the Sedan 

 chairs in active use, similar to those 

 which are read about in historic ac- 

 counts of periods some two or three 

 centuries gone past. Here ladies, to show 

 their piety and religious 

 sentiment, go about 

 dressed as penitents in 

 rough garment and belt 

 of rope, but the dress is 

 drawn tightly about 

 them, that they may not 

 touch the swarms of 

 filthy people." « 



The volume is hand- 

 somely illustrated from 

 photographs and with 

 maps, and is an exceed- 

 ingly desirable book. 



that "a child's restless observation, 

 instead of being ignored or checked, 

 should be diligently administered to and 

 made as accurate and complete as possi- 

 ble ; ' ' and he has also kept in mind the 

 fact that the power of observation comes 

 to children first and the power of reason- 

 ing later. As a result, his book will 

 stimulate the questioning faculty which 

 all young people have in such marked 

 degree, instead of confusing and check- 



Elementary Geogra- 

 phy. By Charles F. 

 King, Master of the 

 Dearborn School, 

 Boston. Profusely il- 

 lustrated. Pp. vi -f- 

 220. 9 by 10^ 

 inches. Boston: 

 Lothrop Publishing 

 Co. 1903. $0.65. 

 In plan and in treat- 

 ment, and especially in 

 illustrations, this ele- 

 mentary geography is a 

 great advance over pre- 

 vious textbooks. It will 

 create a new era in the 

 teaching of geography to young chil- 

 dren. The numerous graphic illustra- 

 tions must appeal to the quick fancies of 

 young people, while the simple, unpre- 

 tentious language will hold their atten- 

 tion. The author has constant^ re- 

 membered the words of Herbert Spencer 



A Mother Kangaroo, with a Young Kangaroo in her 

 Pocket 



From King's "Elementary Geography." Copyright, 1903, by 

 L,othrop Publishing Co. 



ing their ideas with elaborate explana- 

 tions which they are unable to grasp. 



The book is divided into four parts: 

 Home Geography by Observation, Geog- 

 raphy through Type Forms, The Earth 

 as a Whole, and Journey Journey. All 

 descriptions and explanations are given 



