St Nicholas [serial] . on the trunkof the tree, sent him scurrying to the shelter ofthe branches below. By patient advances, how-ever, I was able to touch the little fellow with SKELETON OF A WHALE NEAR POINTLOBOS, CALIFORNIA In the early and middle parts of the last century,the Bay of Monterey, California, was much fre-quented by whales, and whale-hunting was theimportant industry of the little city of Monterey,which was the capital of Alta (or Upper) Cali-fornia while it belonged to Mexico, as Baja (orLower) California still does. In those days thefoot-paths on the main street of Monterey we
St Nicholas [serial] . on the trunkof the tree, sent him scurrying to the shelter ofthe branches below. By patient advances, how-ever, I was able to touch the little fellow with SKELETON OF A WHALE NEAR POINTLOBOS, CALIFORNIA In the early and middle parts of the last century,the Bay of Monterey, California, was much fre-quented by whales, and whale-hunting was theimportant industry of the little city of Monterey,which was the capital of Alta (or Upper) Cali-fornia while it belonged to Mexico, as Baja (orLower) California still does. In those days thefoot-paths on the main street of Monterey werepaved with the vertebrae of whales, and to thisday a strip of this pavement survives in front ofthe old Mission Church of San Carlos de Borro-meo, Monterey. Another reminder of whaling days is the com-plete skeleton of a large whale set up near PointLobos, a bold, rocky promontory about six milesdistant from Monterey. The skeleton is shownin the photograph which is sent by Mr. ArthurInkerslev of Oakland, the tips oflater I wasa kittens. PLOWING A RICE-FIELD WITH WATER-BUFFALOES The almost universal beast of burden in the Phil-ippine Islands is the water-buffalo. While he isstrong and a good worker, he has some peculiar-ities of which notice must be taken. The chief ofthese is his fondness for water. He absolutelyinsists on being allowed to disport himself in apool at noon on a warm day, no persuasion orabuse serving to change his determination. Afterhe has wallowed around to his hearts content, hewill patiently resume his work. In the photo-graph on the opposite page carabaos, or water-buffaloes, are shown drawing the plow in a rice-field, which is partly submerged in water,my extended fingers, and five minutes The common native vehicles of transportation,stroking his back as you might stroke both of goods and passengers, are nearly alwaysEdmund J. Sawyer. drawn by carabaos. THE MOUSE NIBBLING THE SHOE. I9°9-1 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 171 A FRIENDSHIP
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