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plain, the extremes of heat and cold, wind and weather, the color of its sun- 

 rises and sunsets, and the interest in its customs and Indian life, in contrast 

 to its modern cities — an awakening and broadening sense of what life holds for 

 one who has eyes to see. 



It is with something of this vision that the author attempts to inspire the 

 reader and to lure him from the commonplace happenings and surroundings of 

 his daily life to this land of constant surprises. 



He goes rather broadly into New Mexico's historical beginnings, religion and 

 superstitions, its art, architecture, music, flora, bird life, etc., and closes the 

 volume with a chapter on "Albuquerque, the Commercial Metropolis" and 

 some statistics on population. The descriptions are prolific in adjectives and 

 the book is written in George Wharton James' usual digressive style. 



Daisymay Campbell Huber 



The annuals of Mazazma and The Mountaineer maintain their usual high 

 standard. Mazama includes articles on Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Mount 

 Shasta, Assiniboine, and the Sierra Club outing. The Mountaineer is devoted 

 chiefly to Mount Olympus and Mount Anderson. M. R. P. 



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Publications received too late for review: 



Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers. By Bertha M. Rice and 

 Roland Rice. Illustrated from photographs. Upton Bros. & Delzelle, San 

 Francisco. 



Cross-Country Skiing. By Arnold Lunn. With diagrams and illustrations. 

 E. P, Button Co., New York. 



