A Sporting Paradise. By P. St. Michael-Podmore, M.A. (Hutchinson and
Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—It is very good of those who know of "paradises," sporting or other, to share their knowledge with others. Selfish people would keep it to themselves. But here we have the name, the place, the route,—in fact, every kind of information of which the sportsman could stand in need. The truth is that there is no particular secret in the'matter,--how can there ho when "during the autumn and summer half-a,million rich Americans spend their holiday here" ? The place, then, is Muskoka, and the sport is furnished by the moose, who is, of course, not so common as he was ; the Virginian deer, the black bear, and the wolf, and last, not least, the fish.' When the
quadrupeds have disappeared—not, it may be, a very distant contingency—the fish will remain, protected by circumstances which do not exist in the case of the forest creatures. Among the fish the maskinonge takes the first place; other kinds worth catching are the bass and the brook-trout. The best time for fishing is the early summer; -but then the mosquitoes are a trouble; in autumn they disappear. We gather that "paradise" is not at all inexpensive. A good guide—and all the guides are not good—is said to cost ten shillings a day. This is a pleasantly written book, which it amuses one to read, even though one's interest in its subject is not likely to become of practical importance.
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