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one who is planning a trip to Glacier National Park. The preface 

 quotes John Muir's advice, "Give a month at least to this precious re- 

 serve. The time will not be taken from your life. Instead of shorten- 

 ing, it will indefinitely lengthen it and make truly immortal." 



W.F.B. 



"Canoeing This is a book for boys written by Warren H. Miller, 

 AND Sailing"* editor of Field and Stream. It contains excellent di- 

 rections for the building of boats, for the sailing of the 

 batteau, sail dory, duckboat and skiff, and for the handling of catboats 

 and knockabouts. Part II is devoted to canoeing and cruising, with a 

 full discussion of canoe fittings. Part III discusses motor boat manage- 

 ment and construction in the following chapters: Choosing Your Mo- 

 tor Boat, Motor Boat Fittings, Cabin and Interior Furnishings, Yacht 

 Plumbing, All About Your Engine, The Galley of the Power Cruiser, 

 Going Into Commission, Hauling Out for the Winter, and Building a 

 Power Cruiser from Knockdown Frames. There is a long list of illus- 

 trations which helps out admirably the directions contained in the text. 

 It is an excellent book to place in the hands of boys with a love of the 

 water and a mechanical turn of mind. The construction does not call 

 for expensive materials. W F R 



"Camping and The second volume of this manual of outdoors has for 

 WooDCRAFT'^'t its aim instruction in the craft that enables one to be 

 independent of equipment and to gain self reliance. 

 We quote a few of the chapter headings to give some idea of the scope 

 and usefulness of the book. "Getting Lost," "Pathfinding," "Nature's 

 Guide Posts," "Trips Afoot," "Packs for Pedestrians," "Concentrated 

 Foods," "Living Off the Country," "Accidents and Emergencies." 



. . M.R.P. 



"In Canada's In Canada's Wonderful Northland, by W. Tees Curran 

 Wonderful and H. A. Calkins, is a book with a purpose which is 

 NoRTHLAND^'$ bcst expressed in the last paragraph of the introduction 

 by Mr. Curran himself, "It is hoped that some of the 

 readers of the following chapters may catch the spirit of conquest that 

 actuated their ancestors in raising the American continent to its position 

 in the world today, and assist in opening up this great treasure house, 



*The Boys' Book of Canoeing and Sailing. By Warren H. Miller. George H. 

 Doran Company, New York, 191 7. Illustrated. Price, $1.25 net. 



t Camping and Woodcraft. A Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travel- 

 ers in the Wilderness. By Horace Kephart. Vol. II, Woodcraft. Outing Publish- 

 ing Company, New York. 1917. Price, $1.50 net. 



t In Canada's Wonderful Northland. By W. Tees Curran and H. A. Calkins. 

 Price, $2.50. 



