BOOK NOTICES.— PUZZLE CORNER. 



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hunting in South Africa;" "Lions again;" 

 " How I shot my rhinoceros;" " Shooting 

 hippopotami on the Limpopo river;" 

 " Once more in the Rockies;" " Giraffe 

 hunting;" " After buffalo and zebra." 



There are several full page illustrations 

 by C. Whymper but they are not so good 

 as several of our American artists would 

 have made. English artists are away be- 

 hind the Americans in the matter of wash 

 drawings. 



Travel and Big Game, by Percy Selous and H. A. 

 Bryden. Longmans, Green & Co., New York. 



" Life and Immortality; or Soul in Plants 

 and Animals," is the name of a new book 

 by Thos. G. Gentry. This is a carefully 

 prepared study of the life and habits of 

 many of the smaller birds and animals, as 

 well as of certain plants. The book con- 

 tains 489 pages and many illustrations. 

 These latter are not, by any means, what 

 they should be, in an artistic sense; yet 

 they are in the main correctly drawn, and 

 the pictures are thus highly instructive. 

 There are many new and interesting facts 

 brought out, in this book, and it will cer- 

 tainly be of great benefit to students of nat- 

 ure. 



Life and Immortality, or Soul in Plants and Animals ; 

 by Thos. G. Gentry, Sc. D. Burk & McFetridge Co., 306 

 Chestnut St., Philadelphia ; $2.50 



Charlie Fee, General Passenger agent of 

 the Great Northern railway, is always doing 

 something handsome for the public, and 

 his " Wonderland " book, for '97, is one 

 of the most beautiful souvenirs he has ever 

 put out. The pictures in it are a perfect 

 panorama of the great Northwest. They 

 portray the wheat fields, the cattle ranges, 

 the hunting and fishing countries, the fruit 

 orchards, the mining camps, the mountains 

 and that greatest of all wonders, the Yel- 

 lowstone National Park. 



You can get this book for 6 cents in 

 stamps, by mentioning Recreation, and 

 it is worth $2. Write Chas. S. Fee, G. P. A. 

 N. P. Ry., St. Paul. 



The Erie Railway Co. has issued 2 beau- 

 tiful books, one entitled " Summer 

 Homes," and the other " Fishing on the 

 Picturesque Erie." Both are beautifully 

 and artistically illustrated, and contain a 

 great deal of valuable information. The 

 reproductions from photographs are 

 among the finest I have ever seen and no 

 one can look at them without longing to 

 be among the hills or on the waters they 

 so charmingly represent. Write D. I. Rob- 

 erts, G. P. A., 21 Cortlandt st., N. Y., for 

 copies of these books, inclosing 6 cents in 

 stamps. Say you saw it in Recreation. 



catalogue I have ever seen. It abounds in 

 half tone reproductions of photographs, of 

 a large number of the famous steam and 

 naphtha yachts of the country. Many of 

 these pictures are works of art, in which all 

 amateur photographers, especially, will de- 

 light. Yachtsmen will examine them with 

 keen interest and every lover of art will 

 appreciate both the pictures and the typo- 

 graphical and press work of the book. 



Altogether this is a catalogue that every 

 reader of Recreation should have. It can 

 be had for the asking, if you mention this 

 magazine. 



PUZZLE CORNER. 



HIDDEN LETTER PUZZLE. 



There are just seven letters in 

 My bi-syllabic name, 

 Three vowels and 4 consonants, 

 With 2 of each the same. 



The first 2 are in Wheeling seen, 

 Two in Lawn Tennis stay, 

 The fifth in Coaching, but the sixth 

 And last are in Croquet. 



In playing golf on Scottish links 

 My whole is often found 

 Its fragrance cannot be excelled 

 Where'r it doth abound. 



ENIGMA. 



I am composed of 20 letters and of ingre- 

 dients which are absolutely pure. 

 My 4, 9, 7, 13 is a part of the face. 

 My 14, 10, 19, 1 is a part of the ear. 

 My 18, 17, 11, 20 is a bivalve. 

 My 8, 2, 16, 6 is a vegetable. 

 My 15, 5, 3, 12 is a house made of cloth. 

 My whole is useful all the year round, but 

 invaluable in warm weather. 



Here are 2 new puzzles. A package of 

 merchandise is offered each person who 

 solves it. This offer is good until Septem- 

 ber 30, '97. 



Always state on what page the ad. is 

 printed, which contains the involved word. 



I received my gold watch and thank you 

 sincerely. I am much pleased with it, as 

 it is better than I expected. I intend work- 

 ing harder than ever for Recreation. 



Eddie Cousins, Toronto, Ont. 



I received the Premo camera you sent 

 me, as premium for 20 subscriptions to 

 Recreation. I am much pleased with it, 

 and recommend your magazine to all. 



O. Vermilye, Sandwich, 111. 



The Gas Engine & Power Co. and Chas. 

 L. Seabury & Co., Morris Heights, N. Y., 

 have lately issued the most beautiful yacht 



Thanks for the Ideal reloading tool, 

 which I received O.K. I have tested it and 

 find it complete. Can hardly tell the shell 

 I loaded from the factory one. 



A. McKay, Seckerton, Ont. 



