The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

IS now IN course of publica-
+ion one OF the most remarkable
works ever undertaken in natural
history. 1t differs from standard
publications Of the kind in the TACT
that its primary interest depends upon
its illustrations, which are reproductions
Of photographs of wild animals made IN
their native haunts-
Hitherto works on natural history, no
matter how elaborate or costly. have in
the main been illustrated by fake" pic
tures-that is. illustrations ot birds and
animals made. not in the forest or jungle,
but in the private laboratory Of the natur-
alist. In even the best-known natural his
tory books the creatures there depicted
are as stiff and artificial as the stuffed
specimens to be seen in museums. Now,
however. the camera has at last invaded
1he Jungle and forests, whose Inhabitants
have been photogrs sphed in their homes.
Many men eminent in natural history
have contributed TO this new work They
include T. c. Selous: R Lydekker, +. R
s. ". +. Kirby, F. l. S; Sir Herbert
Maxwell. F. r. S: F. G. Ahalo, F. T. s.;
Louis Vain; ". Saville- Kent, F. 2. S.. and
J.
editor, the publishers being Hutchinson &
Co., OF Paternoster row, London.
Photographs nave been obtained from
al parts Of the world. including many
from the collections OF the Duchess Of
Bedford, r z S.: Lord Delamere, F. T.
s.; Hon. Walter Rothschild; Major Mott.
F. z. s.: Ottoman Anschutz, DR.. p w.
Shufeldt; Lewis Medland, F. T. s.: Carl
Hagenbeck and Charles Reid.
For years the camera has been working
n inaccessible parts Of the world in prep
aration for this work--in the Indian jun
gle, in the islands Of the South Seas and
IN the forests % New Zealand, the pho
tographer patiently waiting week after
week, and at great risk 10 himself, to Sc
cure photographs Of savage beasts, many
Of them unconscious Of the presence Of
man.
Mr.. Hutchinson. the publisher, says that
the idea came TO him many years ago, but
critics said that it was impossible to pho
tograph wild beasts in their natural
haunts He. however secured the coop
Grafton OF many amateur photographers
and is now about to publish the results
Of their work.
Lord Delamere, for instance. has been
two years in the unbesten tracks Of East
ern Central Africa, accompanied By two
Europeans and about two hundred ma
tives, taking scores Of snapshots. They
had many exciting adventures, one of
them in the Ugunda road The shikarn
who vas in the lead discovered a magnifi-
cent lion looking round a bush, glaring
1nQuiringly at the party.
Lord Delamere fixed his camera one
hundred ard fifty yards away and pro-
cee6cd TO focus the nan-eater. The lion
watched these proceedings with evident
snazement but allowed several photo
graphs to be taken.
Then he stroIied IeisureIy toward the
PHOTOGRAPHER, who promptly decamped.
After satisfying his curiosity about the
Instrument the lion walked leisurely away.
Lord DeIamere TOOK several snapshots of
him as NE walked down the road.
On another occasion when they were
photoCraphing a huge rhinocercs at short
RANGE the animal charged and smashed
the camera u ihatchwood-
Tie two numbers Of TIE new book
already published include remarkable pho
tographs OF tigers. lions, cheetahs. pu-
mas. Isovards. wildcats, some Of them
Photographed as they were leisure'y
walking. others while lying down and
others uhcn hunting their food
T-he literary matter is contributed by
authorities. ~. Selous, for instarcc. is
sa,d 20 kno-r more about the wild game
q Africa 4-sDrc;aiiy lions. fhan anybody
else. and the following article from mis-
pea VII Io read With much interest: