Adventures among the Red Indians. By H. W. G. Hyrst.
(Seeley and Co. 5s.)—So much interesting material becomes buried by contemporary literature that we should be grateful to Mr. Hyrst for collecting these stirring stories and adventures of travellers in the Americas. They are exciting—none more so—and they are authentic history, and what more can a boy want? Their moral is excellent, and we would prescribe a course of "adventures" for every boy, so much can be learnt from studying how men extricate themselves from difficulties and dangers. These entertaining pages are by no means of an entirely adventurous character ; some are illustrative of the best side of the red man. Herr Kohl's account of his visit to a Mohawk village is a pleasing interlude among stories of fighting and bloodshed, and is a charming picture of the civilised Indian. The book is full of striking incidents and anecdotes characteristic of frontier life. Perhaps one of the most remarkable of all is the account of how a Naval Lieutenant handled an exceedingly awkward situation in the days of the Frazer gold rush, some fifty years ago. Mr. Hyrst certainly knows the right sort of literary food to put before boys, and we can think of no higher praise.
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