National Geographic March 1914

Encouraging Birds Around the Home
To attract birds in springtime, it’s important to understand their chief need: a proper place for rearing their young, including a nesting site, food, water, and protection from their enemies – – not least of which is the common house cat.
Village Life in the Holy Land
Right down to hand- pressed olive oil and headgear, the lives, customs, and social relations of the people of Palestine remain largely unchanged since biblical times.
Redeeming the Tropics
Microbiology and preventive medicine are writing a new geography of inhabitable territory and of commercial opportunity in tropical regions.