the human figures shown on these tiles are also of great interest. Most Jof them are clad in long gowns and include guards with halberds, scholars with what appear to be books, the imboo books" of the period, beard-Jed sages and what not—all wearing shoes with pronouncedly upturned {oes such as are still worn in Central Asia. There is also a type wearing no skirts, short trousers and top-bnots, these either being archers in hunting scenes or rooms. handling horses. The mounted figures also are sunil dressed. It is evident, then, that oth the civil and military population of China of that period are shown in the tiles, deer, hares, leaps extremely well "drawn and full action. Large hunting dogs are also thawn, very much like some of our modern hewting dogs and hounds, in the act of pointing with one fore foot sed exactly as a. present day point stands when indicating the presence of game. Some of the fixers and Jeopards depicted are shown with collars, clearly indicating that they were used in the chase, as was the custom of the of Kublai Others were evidently themselves the quarry being hunted, Parthian Shot" ing. seenes archers, both All this and much more is explain-fed in the text of the book under review, which is profusely illustrated with excellent reproductions of photo-'Hraphs of the ties and ink-squeezes made from them. Some photographs Jof present day Honan are also reproduced, as well as drawings show-Ing: reconstructions of the tombs for which the tiles were made. The book fs extremely well got up and printed. Tt is the first of 4 series of similar publications that the Royal Ontario Museum of Archology proposes to issue on the objects in' the Museum, resenting In popular form the his: tory, eullire and processes of develop-mani that lie behind those objects. It is certainly a good beginning and its ubthor Is 10 be congratulated Sail gallop was a characteristic of the Scythians, and later of the tors who sven si belo them in their congwest of Asia. Tt most interesting' to note, as evi-
Goethe recommends 10 people health that they should every day Feud a good poem, hear a good piece of music, and if it be possible—mark the considerateness of that suggestion speak few sensible words. 'THosss Wexrwounn Hiccixsox.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.