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THE YOUNG TAXIDERMIST.—See page 298.
THE BOY’S OWN BOOK
OF
INDOOR GAMES AND RECREATIONS
A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys
BY
Edited by G. A. HUTCHISON
WITH OVER SEVEN HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS
PHILADELPHIA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
1890.
PREFATORY NOTE.
In presenting to American youth thiscarefully-edited volume of homeamusements, the publishers arehappy in their belief that in theselection and treatment of the subjectschosen the Editor and theaccomplished experts who havecontributed to its pages have successfullycombined, to a degree notcommonly found in books preparedfor the young, much sound scientificinstruction and a large amountof that recreative amusement thatseldom fails to awaken an interestboth in the youthful mind and inthe minds of “children of a largergrowth.” In the language of theaccomplished Editor, as expressedin his prefatory note to the English edition, the volume is “a veritable[6]recreative text-book, prepared by experts in their several subjects, andtreated with sufficient amplitude of detail and thoroughness of expositionto render their respective contributions of very real and permanent educationalvalue. Mere ‘rule of thumb’ is scrupulously avoided, and underlyingprinciples are clearly and intelligently explained. The tyro is led onpleasantly step by step, and almost unconsciously learns many lessonsthat should stand him in good stead in the battle of life. The wealthof graphic illustrations—of clever pictures that really illustrate—is anotherand not, we think, the least noteworthy feature of the book.
“In the numerous and greatly diversified sections, it will be seen, thework is carefully graduated in the natural order—from the simpler tothe more complex and difficult tasks. We have also endeavoured whereverpracticable—as in the model-making chapters—to afford, b