Studies in Galilee. By Ernest W. Gurney Masterman, M.D. (University
of Chicago Press. es. net.)—The author of this book has practised as a medical man in Galileo : to any one with the gift of intelligent observation this occupation is a groat oppor- tunity, and Dr. Mastorman has used it well. Ho discusses various disputed sites, as of Capernaum ; has a chapter , o.n .the ruins of Ancient Synagogues ; gives an interesting comparison of Galilee as it was in the time of Christ and as it is now ; and generally•helps us to understand the country and its people. We would note especially the account of the ," Inland Fisheries of Galilee." Considering how prominent the Galilean lake and its fishing industry are in the Gospels the subject has been some- what neglected. There are forty-three kinds of fish in the lake. (The number in the British Isles is hardly a half.) The Chroniidae, the wrasse, a fish with spines, not known in British fresh waters, the Siinridae (catfish), and Cyprinidae (carp) are the chief kinds of commercial importance. Not many boats are employed in fishing, and the revenue (a fifth of the value of fish caught) raised, which is a private. property, partly of the Sultan and partly of a paella in Damascus, is botw000n £400 and ..£500.. Betheaiela is still a good fishing ground.
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