The National geographic magazine . t Siberian Rail-way, published by the Ministry of Waysof Communication, St. Petersburg, con-tains a vast amount of geographic mat-ter about Siberia. The volume consistsof over 500 large octavo pages, is hand-somely illustrated, and gives for eachsection of the country a bibliography ofofficial, historical, and geographic works. The Bureau of American Republicshas published a bibliography of books,magazine articles, and maps printedduring the nineteenth century relatingto Brazil. The volume was prepared byP. Uee Phillips, and forms a supple-ment to the handboo
The National geographic magazine . t Siberian Rail-way, published by the Ministry of Waysof Communication, St. Petersburg, con-tains a vast amount of geographic mat-ter about Siberia. The volume consistsof over 500 large octavo pages, is hand-somely illustrated, and gives for eachsection of the country a bibliography ofofficial, historical, and geographic works. The Bureau of American Republicshas published a bibliography of books,magazine articles, and maps printedduring the nineteenth century relatingto Brazil. The volume was prepared byP. Uee Phillips, and forms a supple-ment to the handbook of Brazil recentlypublished by the bureau. GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE Through the First Antarctic Frederick A. Cook, M. D. Illus-trated. New York: Doubleday &McClure Co. Dr. Cook has the unique distinctionof having explored the two ends of theearth. He has worked with the Pearyexpeditions in the far north, and wasan important member of the first partyof men ever to winter within the Ant-arctic Circle. The volume which he. Dr. Frederick A. Cook has recently published, giving the re-sults of the two years work of the partyon the Belgica, forms a notable the surgeon and anthropologist ofthe expedition, Dr. Cook was naturallymost interested in the problems of ani-mal life. There is an interesting chapter on the Fuegian giants, who averageat least six feet in stature; on the greatsheep farms of southern Patagonia,where the climate is so mild and pas-turage so easy that one shepherd canguard 2,000 sheep; on the geographicaldiscoveries by the expedition, includingBelgica Strait and the tracing of a con-siderable coastline, and on the longSouth Polar night. The effects of thewinter darkness, Dr. Cook believes, aremuch more severe in the south than atthe opposite end of the world. Theunceasing storms are harsher and moredepressing. Dr. Cook tried the experi-ment of making his men stand daily foran hour half naked before the fire, andfound that the stimulating effect of the
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