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THE ATLANTIC SLOPE NATURALIST. 



the 



Atlantic Slope Naturalist. 



EDITED AND PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY 

 BY 



W. E. ROTZELL, M. D., Narberth, Pa. 



Articles of interest to the observer of Nature 

 solicited from all. 



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DR. W. E. ROTZELL, 



Montgomery County. NARBERTH, PA. 



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SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1903. 



"We are very grateful to the large 

 number of well known naturalists who 

 have favored us with so many valuable 

 literary contributions. A number of 

 authors, whose manuscripts we have 

 received, will observe that their ar- 

 ticles have not as yet been published. 

 The reason is apparent, i. e., lack of 

 space, but give us time and we will 

 endeavor to publish nearly all that 

 we have received. In the meanwhile 

 it will be our endeavor to select as 

 judiciously as possible, just such man- 

 uscripts as we consider are of especial 

 interest to our readers. 



Several of our correspondents have 

 sent us poetical contributions. A poor 

 poem we would not take and a good 

 one can be published to greater advan- 

 tage elsewhere. We do not desire 

 poetry; it is out of place in a journal 

 such as ours, and we will not pub- 

 lish it. 



For two reasons we are thinking 

 of issuing two separate numoers of 

 The Atlantic Slope Naturalist 

 in November and December. One rea- 

 son being that by so doing it will 



permit us to complete our volume at 

 the end of each year and the other 

 reason is that it will aid us in catch- 

 ing up in the publication of a number 

 of interesting articles. If we do de- 

 cide to do this it is probable that 

 the November issue will be some- 

 what smaller as to the number 

 of pages than we have published 

 recently ; the December number, how- 

 ever, will be of the usual size. 



It is too early as yet to formulate 

 our plans for next year. We will 

 otate, however, that we would like 

 very much to # decidedly increase the 

 size of our journal and we will do so 

 if our subscription list will permit. 

 Subscriptions are absolutely necessary 

 for success, whether the journal en- 

 larges or remains its present size. 

 We have received numerous letters of 

 appreciation and commendation rela- 

 tive to this journal and we are very 

 grateful for them all, but unless our 

 subscription list increases we cannot 

 hope to succeed. If each reader of 

 this editorial will sena in one subscri- 

 ber our success for next year will be 

 assured, and it will be our endeavor 

 to give our readers a journal com- 

 mensurate with their most sanguine 

 desires. 



Mr. Edward P. Valentine, of Rich- 

 mond, Va., has very kindly favored us 

 with his "Report of the Exploration 

 of the Hayes Creek Mound, Rock- 

 bridge Co., Va.," which he very 

 thoroughly examined two years ago, 

 and which lie now has very carefully 

 written up. The report is all that could 

 be desired and the accompanying plates 

 are very fine. 



All field naturalists should read the 

 journal Recreation. Each issue s is 

 filled with matter of interest to the 

 student of nature, and the August 

 number seems especially fine. Among 

 the many interesting articles in this 

 number there is one on "The Giant 

 Brown Bears of Alaska, ' ' by Mr. J. 

 A. Loring, whose letter on the red- 



