Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors is individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• First page picture: 'Demonstration of Physical Culture by a Class of Victorian Schoolboys' accompanying poem: 'What Boys are Made of', [1].
• Poetry: 'What Boys are Made of' by Alfred H. Miles with (unattributed) photograph: 'Demonstration of Physical Culture by a Class of Victorian Schoolboys', [1]-2; 'Swat the Fly' (unattributed) from American Papers, 5; 'The Old Roller Towel' extract from Randolph Herald by Georgia White with (unattributed) photograph: 'Separate Towels at Kew Elementary School, Victoria', 8-9; 'Fence or Ambulance' (unattributed) from the Michigan Health Journal, 15-16.
• Prose: 'Taking Care of the Body' extract from Talks with Children about Themselves by Amy Barnard, 2-4; 'Endurance' extract from Scouting by Major General Sir Robert Baden-Powell (q.v.) with (unattributed) photograph: 'On Trek: A Troop of Boy Scouts', 5-6; 'Saved From Drowning: A Story Founded on Fact' by May Cox and Lucy Reader (q.v.) with three photographs by W. J. Middenhall: 'Treatment of the Apparently Drowned: Preparation', 'Forward and Downward' and 'He Released the Pressure', 10-12; 'Some Effects of Alcohol on the Organs of the Body' (unattributed) 12-13; 'Snake Bite: An Extract from a Boy's Letter' by David Cook formerly of the South Melbourne School with five (unattributed) illustrations: 'The Ligature Fastened', 'Screwing Up Ligature', 'The Brunton Outfit: Actual Size', 'Head of a Venomous Snake' and 'Cutting Out the Bitten Part', 13-15.