is carved to represent _Balder’s brá_. It is a beautiful piece of work and is carved out of a solid piece of the Iceland birch. There are several good photographers in the city and one of them, M. Ólafsson, has made excellent stereoscopic views of the natural wonders of Iceland. He has travelled over most of the country to obtain the negatives and he made his own stereoscopic camera as well as the different cameras in his studio. There are several shops where good photographs may be obtained. The city has an excellent public bath with steam, shower, hot and cold water. There are two hospitals, Chemist’s shops, (drug stores), barbers, in fact every thing required in civilized life. We know so little of Iceland. Its very name suggests all the cold and inhospitable conditions of the north and the stranger unread in Icelandic conditions has many a surprise in store. The worst thing I know about Iceland is its name. It should have been christened _Fireland_. [Illustration: _The Latin School at Reykjavik._ _The Thinghús, Parliament Building, Reykjavik._] The climate of Iceland is exceedingly mild in winter and in the summer it never gets very warm. The annual mean temperature of the extreme north is about 2°C. lower than in the south. The climate changes very little with the latitude but more with the glaciers, the coast and the solfataras. The following table, compiled from the Meteorological Records at _Berufjörðr_, will convey a good idea of the conditions in the country. This table covers _twenty-five_ years for the Max. and Min. temperatures. The station is in Long. 14° 15´ W., Lat. 64° 40´ N. and it is 55 feet above the sea. The temperatures are given in degrees _Centigrade_. Max. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12th Mo. 10.5 12.3 12.1 14.3 20.4 25.4 26.3 20.7 20.5 16.4 11.7 11.5 C. Min. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12th Mo. 23.1 -19.3 -21.9 -18.3 -8.5 -4.2 0.8 -2.9 -5.8 -10.3 -17.4 -20.4 C. Sleet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12th Mo. 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 Days. Snow. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12th Mo. 9. 8. 9. 5. 4. 1. 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 Days. Rain. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12th Mo. 17.0 17.0 16.0 14.0 13.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 Days.