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.’... But the supreme boon conferred on the western world by this great Republic has yet to be revealed. All that is best in the present great Thesaurus of Universal Knowledge, the _Insidecompletuar Britanniaware_; all the electrifying ragtime methods of our scheme of advertisement; all the ‘sideshows’ in this superb and brainy bazaar; are the product of the volcanic and voluptuous Transatlantic imagination.... [_The New Volumes also contain articles on LESSER COLUMBUS, MRS. EDDY, and LOOPING THE LOOP._] THE MORAL INFLUENCE OF THE MOTOR-CAR. _From the Special Article (2 pages) by ALFRED HARMSWORTH, O.M._: =Automobilism.=--... No self-respecting editor should possess fewer than six motor-cars, if he has any consideration for the well-being of his staff. Personally I have fifteen--called after my brothers--with a set of costumes and a perfume to match each. _Peau de Suède_ and Parma violets go best with a Panhard; _Crêpe de Chine_ and Patchouli with a Napier; Accordion-pleated nun’s veiling and Sanitas with a Daimler; crocodile skin and Lavender Water with a Serpollet. Great care should also be taken in the choice of a _chauffeur_. Thus for my new 75 h.p. ‘Mors’ omnibus I have been careful to secure a driver with a veritable death’s head. Much depends also on the timbre and pitch of the horn, and the employment of a short musical phrase or _motif_ as a danger signal to unwary pedestrians has been found to exercise a singularly seductive influence. I may note in conclusion that the exhilaration produced by a quick run is most stimulating to the imagination of the intelligent journalist. In fact it may be laid down as a canon, that the faster one travels the more explosively one writes, and good journalism should be a series of explosions. Automobility is incompatible with senility, and I attribute the perennial youth of my staff to the constant inhalation of the antiseptic fumes of my mechanical stud. Those whom the ‘gods’ applaud must stay or die young.... [_See also extract on page 55 from the Article on the TIMES._] Superb Plate from the Article =Agriculture= in the New Volumes of the INSIDECOMPLETUAR BRITANNIAWARE. [Illustration: SHEPHERD AT WORK. RAM WITH CURLY HORNS. BLOOD HORSE. HARVESTING, OLD STYLE. SERVICEABLE BED FOR FARMER.] Superb Plate from the Article =Architecture= in the New Volumes of the INSIDECOMPLETUAR BRITANNIAWARE. [Illustration: DORMER WINDOW AND SIERRA-NEVADA ROOF. BUILDING THE NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AT WESTMINSTER.] INFANT MORTALITY IN MUSIC.