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Lessons from Country Life. By H. B. M. Buchanan and

R. R. C. Gregory. (Macmillan and Co. 3s. 6d.)—We may praise this book without reserve ; it is a perfect treasury of interesting and valuable knowledge. It is meant, in the first place, for teachers ; and in the hands of a like-minded person should be of the greatest value. When we say this we do not mean that the literary element of education should be diminished in favour of this, or, indeed, of any, study. Of all classes that which most needs the literary element is that taught in the primary schools. The book has also the character of a manual for the practical side of country life. Those who keep cattle, pigs, poultry, and pigeons for profit may learn much from it ; it contains also much information about the wild animals