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Glimpses of Korea and China
Color plates illustrate life in Korea, now under the administration of powerful Japan, and in China , a land 43 times larger than Korea.
Among the Cannibals of Belgian Kongo
Two generations after taking up agriculture, a tribe of Pygmies in the Bushongo country have grown larger in stature, suggesting to neighboring tribes that they might not be the half ghosts they were once believed to be.
Our Color Pictures
The first series of color illustrations for the magazine are from photos by William W. Chapin of Rochester, New York. They were colored under Chapin’s direction by a Japanese artist.
The Man Without the Hoe
The farmers who live along the banks of the lower Colorado River in California have it easy. When the silt and mud beneath their feet dry and crack in the heat, all they need do is broadcast their seed and no further cultivation is necessary.
The Pest of English Sparrows
Among birds, the English sparrow is comparable to the rat among mammals, the author writes: cunning, destructive, and filthy. Eliminating it can be accomplished by destroying nests during the breeding season, providing decoy birdhouses that are really t;
The Mistletoe
Photographs of one of the most destructive tree parasites known – – a plant that is a problem particularly in Texas – – show the destruction it may cause.
A New Source of Power: Billions of Tons of Lignite, Previously Thought Too Poor Coal for Commercial Use, Are Made Easily Available
Just a step removed from peat and wood, lignite exists in abundance in the U. S. – – perhaps 740 billion tons, excluding Alaska, are available.
Mr. Roosevelt’s African Game Trails
A selection from a memoir by Theodore Roosevelt is accompanied by photographs by Kermit Roosevelt.
Kboo, a Liberian Game
Although unknown to Europeans, a game played in Africa, Southern Asia, and the West Indies is, along with chess and draughts, a game of pure skill.

The Great Rainbow Natural Bridge of Southern Utah
A natural rock formation in a remote part of the Navajo Reservation, the Great Rainbow Natural Bridge – – largest of its kind – – awes and inspires the author.
The Kingdom of Flowers: An Account of the Wealth of Trees and Shrubs of China and of What the Arnold Arboretum, with China’s Help, Is Doing to Enrich America
In a land where the word flowers can also mean children, China possesses unrivaled botanic beauty, including an enormous tea- plant industry.
The Mysteries of the Desert
An abstract from Across the Sahara, describes singing mountains and the town of Murzuk ( Marzug) deep in the Sahara.
Tripoli: A Land of Little Promise
A severe lack of arable land, a decline in trans- Sahara trade, and few significant mineral deposits to exploit leave Tripoli facing an uncertain future in a harsh desert climate.
Glimpses of Japan
The exquisite culture of Japan with its lively outdoor festivals, striking architecture, beautiful gardens and landscape designs is much admired by a Western visitor.

Populous and Beautiful Szechuan: A Visit to the Restless Province of China, in which the Present Revolution Began
Innovations old and new characterize China’s Szechuan ( sichuan) region, where a 2, 400- year- old irrigation system helps feed a burgeoning population and a new university in Chengtu ( Chengdu) educates the young.
Making the Fur Seal Abundant
In an effort to prevent the commercial extinction of the North Pacific fur seal, an international treaty was signed on July 7, 1911, outlawing pelagic sealing and placing the sale of fur under governmental jursdiction.
The Arbitration Treaties
President Taft’s speech to the American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Disputes, revised for the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, calls for the ratification of certain international peace treaties with Europe.
Present Conditions in China
In an address to the National Geographic Society the author explains how China’s civil strife and antiforeign sentiments are laying the groundwork for a revolution.
The Sacred City of the Sands: With an Account of the Extraordinary Tortures Welcomed and Endured by Devotees at Kairowan
For devout Muslims, seven pilgrimages are made to the desert city of Kairwan where, in rites of purification, they subject themselves to various forms of torture.