Welsh Journals

in his last chapter he puts clearly the direct economic result of the present war. War destroys capital during this war we are using capital as income. It is inevitable, therefore, that scarcity will prevail in the future, and that the rate of interest will rise. And since the present war practically involves the whole world, in the economic sense, and the world as a whole is using most of its free capital as income, the scarcity is likely to be so serious as to effect the world rate of interest very materially. And a rise in the rate of interest is likely to press heavily upon the working classes. In short, this is a book which every one interested in the present economic position (and who is not interested ?) should read with care. "Handbook to the Model Map of Wales. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales. 6d. This handbook-the product of the joint efforts of the National Museum of Wales and of the Geo- graphy School at Aberystwyth-is certainly a credit to both. After an account of the genesis of the scheme for the production of a large scale tri-dimensional model of surface features of Wales, a description of the method employed in building it is given. This method-an ingenious one, devised by Mr. J. A. McMichael, late of Chester-involved the use of the one-inch Ordnance map, each sheet producing one block of the complete model. In brief, the method used was (1) a series of vertical sections was drawn across the one-inch map, each separated by three-tenths of an inch from the next; (2) a series of cardboard sections corresponding to these was then cut by means of a specially shaped scissors. The cardboard section when laid along the line of the map to which it refers would thus represent the outlines of the surface features. Since the card- board used for the sections was one-tenth of an inch thick and represented line sections, it is obvious that some interstitial substance had to be used to join the sections together. So the cardboard was laid in a gauge three-tenths of an inch deep, i.e., the distance between the line sections, and plasticine rolled on it. From this it is clear that, when the section cards with their attached plasticine were placed side by side, a correct tri-dimensional model was produced. The rough model was corrected and checked by reference to the ordnance maps. The plasticine curve cardboard block was next oiled and covered with cement, which, after thoroughly setting, gave a cement negative from which, by once more using cement, the model proper was obtained. M.L. A very clear account of the method employed, together with a series of photographs of the various stages is given. After a section on the geological structure of Wales, with a few notes on physical features, some interesting details referring to ten of the blocks follow. These are arranged under the heads of Position, Structure, Relief, Drainage, and, as one would expect from the Aberystwyth School, Human Geography. These are distinctly good and suggestive, and bring together a series of observations not otherwise easily accessible. A final section exemplifies the model as an aid in teaching. To school children the chief use would seem to be to superimpose solid vision upon the flat vision of the map as well as to enable them to follow explanations of (a) river capture, e.g., the relation between the Wye and the Usk; (b) the interconnection between drainage and farm (c) rail- way contraction; (d) nodal towns and (e) the castle-ford towns of the South Wales coastal plains, &c. Since arrangements have been made for the production of replicas, and the advice of perfection-the purchase of the complete model possibly inadmissible-one might suggest to schools the purchase of (1) the block containing the school district (2) the Snowdon block if a lowland school, or the Cardiff block if an upland school, with (2) a Mid Wales block to show the interesting escarp- ments of Brecon with their dip slope streams. A few statistics may be of interest the model measures 12 feet from North to South, and 10 feet 6 inches from East to West, each complete block required 43 cardboard sections and 3,200 points had to be plotted for each map, while 1 12 hours were expended on an average in completing one block. II Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Musician His Life and Letters." By W. C. Berwick Sayers. Cassell & Co., Ltd. Music lovers should extend a hearty welcome to this authoritative account of the life of the late Coleridge-Taylor. No British composer within living memory won a more assured place in the affections of musicians the world over than the composer of The Song of Hiawatha and A Tale of Old Japan," and when he was suddenly cut down, in the prime of life, the world not only deplored the loss of the writer of haunting melodies clothed in rich and strange harmonies, but also a young man of charming and loving personality. Those of us who were privileged to attend the first performance of "Hiawatha" at the Royal College of Music in November, 1898, realized that here was a new voice in British music. The beautiful and captiva-