From the Article (80 pages) specially contributed by LADY WARWICK.
Africa.—... This dark yet fascinating continent, which extends from the Cape to Cairo and from the Bight of Benin to the Beit of Park Lane, Africa, the home of the gorilla, the ju-ju, the kopje, and the blockhouse, has recently loomed large in the public eye.... To discuss the recent military operations in view of their masterly treatment by Lady Jeune in another place [see The Boer War, its History and Lessons], would savour of supererogation. It is enough to state here that the women were splendid, especially at the Mount Nelson Hotel. The principal exports of Africa at the present moment are Boer Generals, Reservists, and books on the war. The principal import is Joe....
[The New Volume also contains Articles on COLD STORAGE, ORIEL SCHOLARS, CORDITE, &c.]
THE WILD WEST.
From the Special Article (68 pages) by LORD KELVIN, Mr. CHARLES HAWTREY, and Mrs. CARRIE NATION:
America.—... The Fauna of America is extensive and peculiar. Unlike other civilised countries, dangerous wild beasts and birds of prey are commonly encountered in the most populous districts. Nothing can exceed the ferocity of the Trust Fowl, while whole regions of New York are rendered unsafe by the ravages of the Tammany Bos and the Tammany Tiger. Yet alongside these examples of barbarous atavism, one encounters evidences of singular refinement and humanity. Mr. Roosevelt, though originally a cowboy, has set his face like a flint against the tyranny of the Beef Trust, and only a superficial observer would count Mr. Hay as a man of straw. Furthermore, the humanising influence of American culture is signally displayed by its principal exports, which include, amongst other products, J. Pierpont Morgan, canned peaches, Mr. Duke, duchesses, R. G. Knowles, coon songs, Quaker oats, Tabs, Christian Science, Virginia hams, cocktails, Major Pond, Honeysuckles, Bees, and Edna May....
In the matter of liquid refreshment America has always set a high standard of excellence. As George Washington aptly observed, ‘I care not who makes the laws of this nation so long as their drinks are discreetly mixed.’...