Country Sights and Sounds. By G. T. Rope. (Constable
and Co. 3s. not.)—This is a reprint of some pleasant essays which have appeared in the Selborne Magazine, &e. Mr. Rope does not pretend to say anything new on the subjects dealt with, but his observations on the sights and sounds of the countryside wilt maim an appeal to Nature lovers. We are interested to note his plea for a better opinion of what he :calls "the merry porker." He claims that "a plump, healthy, 'well-bred' pig, Of from three to ten weeks or so of age, with clean pink skin, short chubby face and rounded figure, is as pretty a little creature as one could wish to see." We have nitich sympathy with Mr. Rope's chapter on "The Iron Age," in which he strongly deprecates the increasing use of corru- gated-iron sheeting, not only for roofs, but for fencing, which is leading to the disfiguring and deterioration of our country highways and byways. He also protests against the excessive clipping of hedges and the lopping of roadside trees till their natural beauty is lost.
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