SCIENCE

A WEEKLY JOURNALDEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: S. NEWCOMB, Mathematics; R. S. WOODWARD, Mechanics; E. C. PICKERING,Astronomy; T. C. MENDENHALL, Physics; R. H. THURSTON, Engineering; IRA RIEMSEN, Chemistry;

J. LE CONTE, Geology; W. M. DAVIS, Physiography; 0. C. MARSH, Paleontology; W. K. BROOKS,C. HART MERRIAM, Zoology; S. H. SCUDDER, Entomology; C. E. BESSEY, N. L. BRITTON

Botany; HENRY F. OSBORN, General Biology C. S. MINOT, Embryology, Histology;H. P. BOWDITCH, Physiology; J. S. BILLINGS, Hygiene; J. MCKEEN CATTELL,

Psychology; DANIEL G. BRINTON, J. W. POWELL, Anthropology.

NEW SERIES. VOLUME VIII.

JULY -DECEMBER, 1898.

NEW YORKTHE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1898

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LANCASTER, PA.

CONTENTS AND INDEX.N. S. VOL. VIII.-JULY TO DECEMBER, 1898.

Thle Nctmes of Contributors are Printed in Small Capitals.

Affiliated Societies, with thle A. A. A. S., 72Agricultural, Production, Variations, J. HYDE) 575

Colleges, Association, A. C. TRuE, 761Agriculture, Secretary of, Report, A. C. TRUE, 847Air. A New Constituent of, W. RAMSAY, 1Alabama Industrial and Scientific Societv, E. A.

SMITHr 720American Association, Meeting, 17, 57, 141, 226;

Presid ent's Address, WOLCOTT GIBBS, 233; Fifti-eth Anniversary, 269; Greeting to the BostonMeeting, J. M. CRAFTS, 274; Report of Commit-tees, H. CARRINGTON BOLTON, 323; H. S. CAR-HART) 326; Zoology, R. T. JACKSON, 395;Geology and Geography, W,ARREN UPHAm, 462,501; Chemistry, C. BASKERVILLE, 521; Physics,N. E. DORSEY, 529; Botany, E. F. SMITH, 651,690

Ames, J. S., Free Expansion of Gases, M., 675Anderson, R. E., Extinct Civilizations of the East, D.

G. BRINTON, 268'Anlage,' its Equivalent, BURT G. WILDER, 793; or

Proton? CHARLES SEDSGWICK MINOT, 906Antarctic Exploration, British Government and, 100Anthony, WV. A., Electrical 'easurements, F. E. N.,

838Anthropological Exhibit, Omaha, AW. H. HOLMES, 37Anthropology, Current Notes, D. G. BRINTON, 167 42,

71, 99, 126, 155, 180, 217, 260, 296, 328, 365,407, 440, 474, 508, 545, 588, 626, 741, 787, 831,8627 901, 948

Appell, P., Mechanique rationelle, R. S. NV., 190Archibald, r)., The Atmosphere, F. WALDO, 304ARTHUR, J. C., Plant Physiology, W. Detmer, 597Astronomical Notes, WINSLOW UPTON, 623Astrophysical Conference, Harvard, M. B. SNYDER,

449Atavism, The Delusion of, F. A. L., 267Atkinson, Geo. F., Botany, C. MAcMILLAN, 796Aurora, An Unusual, SIMON NEWCOMB, 410AYRTON, W. E., and JONES, J. V., An Ampere Bal-

ance, 858

B., H. C., Metallic Carbides, J. A. Mathews, 110Bacteriological Notes, SIMON FLEXNER, 406BA ILEY, VERNON, New Name for Microtus insularis

Bailey, 782 [858Balance, An Ampere, W. E. AYRTON and J. V. JONES,BALDWIN, J. MARK, Language Study, 94BANGS, OITTRAM, New Namie for the Georgia Old

Field Mouse, 214 [386BABNARD, E. E., Photography in Astronomy, 341,Barnes, C. R., Plant-Life, CHARLES E. BESSEY, 372BARUS, CARL, Inertia as a Manifestation of the Ether,

681

BASKERVILLE, C., Chemistry at the American Asso-ciation, 521

BATHER, F. A., Zoological Bibliography and Publi-catioin, 872

Batrachians, Tailless, TFrEo. GILL, 932Baur, George, 0. P. HAY, 68BEAUCHAhMP, W. M., Wampum Belts, 596B3ertrand, A., Au Pays des ha-Rotsi, W. LIBBEY, 163BESSEY, CHARLES E., Science Teachers' Conference,

123; Illustrated Flora of the United States,Canada, etc., N. L. Britton and A. Browin, 195 ;Botanical Notes, 215, 257, 587, 702, 785; Plant-Life, C. R. Parnes, 372

Bibliographical Data for Books, 44Bibliography and Publication, Zoological, F. A.

BATHER, 872; WM. HI. DALL, 709, 955Binet, A. et Henri, V., La fatigue intellectuelle, J.

JASTROW, 132Biological, Survey of Lake Erie, H. M. SMITH, 13;

Laboratory of the United States Fish Commission,Woods Holl, H. C. BUMPUS, 96; Station of theInidiana University, 298; Society of Washington,F. A. LUCAS, 678, 717, 799, 918

Bipolarity, of Polar Faunas, A. E. ORTMANN, 516;Hypothesis, W. A. HERDMAN. 707

Blackall, R. H., Air-brake Catechism, R. H. T., 637BLISS, C. B., N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Psychology and

Anthropology, 919BOLTON, H. CARRINGTON, An A.merican Blue Grotto,

266; Commnnittee on Indexing Chemical, Litera-ture, Report, 323

Boston Society of Natural History, S. HENSHAW,799, 960

Botanical, Club, Torrey, E S. BURGESS, 56, 83, 112,719; Engelmann, J. B. S. NORTON, 84, 196; H.VON SCHIRENK, 639 ; Notes, CHARLES E. BESsE,Y215, 257, 587, 702, 785 ; Society of Am1erica, 471;Senminar of the Univ. of Nebraska, 720

BoUTWELL, J. M., Harvard Geological Conference,560, 680; Harvard Geological Club, 760, 799,919

BoWDITCH, H. P., Medical Education, 921BRANNER, J. C., Earth Sculpture, J. Geikie, 957Breeding of Animals at Woods Holl, May, 1898, H.

C. BUmPUS, 58; Junie, .July, August, 1898, H.C. BUMPUS, 850

BniNTON, D. G., Current Notes on Anthropology, 16,42, 71, 99, 126, 155, 180, 217, 260, 2962 328, 365,407, 440, 474, 508, 545, 588. 626, 741, 787, 831,862, 901, 948 ; The Study of Man, A. C. Haddon,82; Brown Men and Women, E. Reeves, 111;Extinct Civilizations of the East, R. E. Ander-son, 268; International Catalogue of ScienttificLiterature, 375

SCIENCE LCONTENTS ANDI INDEX.

British Association, 436; President's Address, SIRW. CROOKEs, 561, 601

BRITTON, E. G., Phytogeography of Nebraska, R.Pound and F. E. Clements, 53

Britton, N. L., and Brown, A., Illustraited Flora ofthe U. S., Canada, etc., C. E. BESSEY, 195

BROOKS, W. K., Zoology and the Philosophy of Evo-lution, 881

BROOMALL, C. M., Stress-Strain Relations of Rubber,673

BROWN, E. W., Progress in Hydrodynamics, 641BRuSH, CHARLES F., A New Gas, 485BuMPUS, H. C., Breeding of Animals at Woods

Holl, May, 1898, 58; JuDne, Juily, August, 1898,850; Biological Laboratory of the U. S. FishCommission at Woods:loll 96; Reappearanceof the Tile-fish, 576; James Ingrahamn Peck,783 [719

BURGESS, E. S., Torrey Botanical Clubi, 56, 83, 112,Burkhardt, H., and Meyer, W. F., Mathematiselie

Wissenschaften, GEORGE BRUCE HALSTED, 907

CALKINS, G. N., Biological Section of N. Y. Academyof Sciences, 679, 879

Canker, An Apple, W. PADDOCK, 595, 836CARHART, H. S., Report of Committee on Standards

of Measurenent, 326Catalogue of Scientific Literature, D. G. BRINTON,

375; 589; A. TUCKERMANN, 752CATTELL, J. McKEEN, Memory, F. W. Edridge-

Green, 111; Advance of Psychology, 533; Phys-iologische Optik, H. von Helmholtz, 794

Celluloid Films, H. S. DAVIS, 163Cephalic Index, Curves, W. Z. RIPLEY, 578Cetaceans, Papier Mach6 Casts, F. W. TRuE, 108CHANDLER, S. C., Name for the New Planet, 672Chemical, Society, Washington, W. H. KRUG, 26, 759;

Anmerican, N. Y. Section, DURAND WOODMAN,639, 759, 918 ; Journal, American, J. E. GILPIN,168, 9559; Formulas, Abuse of, F. P. VENABLE,732

Chemistry, Inorganic, Notes, J. L. H., 181, 297, 328,366, 439, 473, 506, 544, 585, 701, 740, 783, 899,945; Applied, Third International Congress, FER-DINAND G.WIECHMANN, 360(; Physical, Progressin, T. W. RICHARDS, 721; Inorganic, InereasingImportance, H. C. JONES, 927

Chicago Academy of Sciences, 182Christmas Island, 299Civil Service Examinations in Science, 19Classen, A., Quantitative Analysis, H. C. J., 598Cochineal, Lower Sonoran, T. D. A. COCKERELL, 675COCKERELL, T. D. A., Basil Valentine, 335; Life

Zones in New Mexico, 635 ; Lower Sonoran Coch-ineal, 675; Instincts and Habits of SolitaryWasps, G. W. and E. G. Peckham, 876; and GAR-CIA, FABIAN, Growth of Plants in Gypsum, 119

'Coherer, ' A Self-Readjusting, A. E. LAWRENCE, 836COLE, F. N., American Mathematical Society, 362,

717Color-Vision, C. LADD FRANKLIN, 23; FRANK P.

WHITMAN, 305; C. L. F., 329COMSTOCK, G. C., The Day of the Week, 710Conant, F. S., The Cubomedusal, H. V. WILSON, 481CONKLIN, E. G., Problems of Biology, G Sandemnann,

85Consumption, Prevention of, 330COOK, 0. F., Stability in Nomenclature, 186 ; Method

of Types, 513

COOPER, H. C., The Nernst Light, 710Cope, Edward D., Memento of, C. S. MINOT, 113Coral-Boring Expedition to Funafuti, 73COULTER, JOHN M. Gymnosperms, 377CRAFTS, J. M., Greeting to the Boston Meeting of

the American Association, 274CROOKES, SIR W., Address of President before British

Association, 561 601

DALL, WM. H., Advances in Malacology, 612;Zoological Bibliography, 709, 955

Dana, E. S., Mineralogy, A. J. M., 878Darwin, G. H., Tides, R. S. W., 911DAVENPORT, CHTAS. B., Biomechanik, E. Meynert,

559; Fauna and Flora about Cold SpringHarbor, L. I., 685

Davie, 0., Nests and Eggs of North American Birds,F. A. L., 268

DAVIS, H. S.. Celluloid Films, 163DAVIS, W. M., Current Notes on Physiography, 40Day of the Week, E. L. STABLER, 594; G. C. COM-

STOCK, 710Deep-sea Expedition, The German, 742Degrees, Honorary, Conferred by the University of

Edinburgh, 261Delage, V., Protoplasma,(C. S. MINOT, 753Detmer, W., Plant Physiology, J. C. ARTHuR, 597DEWAR, JAMES, Liquid Hydrogen, 3DEWEY, JOHN, Sense of Solidity, 675Dietary Studies, 73Discussion and Correspondence, 22,108,132, 161, 186,

223, 266, 302, 335, 371) 410, 479, 513, 551, 594,634, 671, 707, 749, 793, 836, 872, 906, 953

Distribution of Mammals, G. S. MILLER, JR., 615Doctorates Conferred by American Universities for

Scientific Research, 197DORSEY, N. E , Physics at the American Association,

529Du Bois, A. J., Principles of Mechanics, R. S. W.,

190Duss, R. P., Flore phanerogamique, 224

Earthquakes, EDWARD S. HOLDEN, 294Edentates, Miocene, S. W. WILLISTON, 132Education, Report of Commissioner of, 1896-7, 78;

Medical, H. P. BowDITCii, 921Edridge-Green, F. W., Memory, J. MCKEEN CAT-

TELL,1Electric Current in Organic Chemistry, EDGAR F.

SMITH, 413Electricity and Magnetism, Mathematical Theory of,

A. G. WEBSTER, 803Elemuents, Chemical, inilRelation to Heat, W. A. TIL-

DEN, 114ELIOT, CHAS. WV., Destructive and Constructive En-

ergies of Our Governnment compared, 277Energies of Our Government, Destructive and Con-

structive, CGAS. W. ELIOT, 277Engler, A., Planzenfamilien, L. M. UNDERWOOD,

136Entomological Society of Washington, L. 0. HOWARD,

638, 718, 917Entomologists, Econonic, Association, C. L. MAR-

ILATT, 584Erdmann, H., Anorganische Chemie, E. R., 837Esearpments, Vettern, J. E. WOODMAN, 735Ether, Inertia as Manifestation of the, C. BARUS, 681Evolution, A Half Century of, A. S. PACKARD, 243,

285, 316

iv

NEw SRExsu.VOL}. VIII. I SCIENCE.

F.) C. L.7 Color Vision, 329F., W. S., Notes on Physics, 403, 472, 859FARLOW, W. G., Conception of Species, 423Fauna and Flora about Coldspring Harbor, L. I.,

CHAS. B. DAVENPORT, 685'Feeling of being Stared at,' E. B. TITCHENER, 895Fermentation without Living Cells and Synthetic

Protein, H. W. WILEY, 893FERNOW, B. E., The N. Y. State College of Forestry,

494Fishes of S. New England, H. M. SMITH, 543Flachat, Eug8ne, R. H. T., 14FLEXNER, SIMON, Special Pathological Anatomy, D-

MacAlister and H. W. Cattell, 139 ; Bacteriolog-ical Notes, 406

Flower, W. H., Essays on Museums, F. A. L., 411Forestry, N. Y. State College, B. E. FERNtow, 494;

Association, American, Meeting, 471Fossils, VTertebrate, for National Museum, 43FRANKLIN, C. LADD, Color-Vision, 23Franklin Institute, The, 547.FREER, PAUL C., Science Education, 210Futertes, J. H., Water and Public Health, W. P. MA-

SON, 166

G., J. E., Quantitative Chemical Analysis, E. F.Ladd, 81; Organic Chemistry, J. Wade, 715

Gage, A. P., Physics, W. LE CONTE STEVENS, 912GARDINER, J., Science in Bureau of Education, 161Gas, A New, CHARLES F. BRUSH, 485Gases in the Atmosphere, New, 18Geikie, J., Eartlh Sculpture, J. C. BRANNER, 957Geodetic Association, Initernational Conference, E. D.

PRESTON, 841Geographical, Society, National, W J M, 363 ; Con-

gress, International, 864Geological, Conference, Harvard, J. M. BOUTWELL,

560, 680 ; Survey, Bulletin, W. F. M., 742 ; Club,Harvard, J. M. BOUTWELL, 760, 799, 919

Geology of Janaica, 0. H. HERSHEY, 154GIBBS, WOLCOTT, President's Address before the

American Association, 233GILL, THEO., Tailless Batrachians, 932GILPIN, J. E., Amer. Chemical Journal, 168, 959.Glaciers, Northern Rocky MNTountain, G. B. GRIN-

NELL, 711Goebel, K., Organographie der Pfianzen, C. MAc-

MILLAN, 23GORDON, R., N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Physics, 960GRATACAP L. P., Natural History Museums, 29, 61Gray, A., Magnetism and Electricity, J. TRow-

BRIDGE, 109GRINNELL, G. B., Rocky Mountain Glaciers, 711Grotto, An American Blue, H. CARRINGTON BOLTON,

266Growth of Plants in Gypsum, T. D. A. COOKERELL

and FABIAN GARCIA, 119Gymnosperms and the Seed Habit, JOHN M. COULTER,

377

H.,J. L., Notes on Inorganic Chemistry, 181, 297,328, 366, 439, 473, 506, 544, 585, 701, 740, 783,899, 945 [82

Haddon, A. C., The Study of Mani, D. G. BRINTON,Halevy, E., Theorie des sciences, P. SHOREY, 302HALLOCK, W., Hydraulic Illustration of the Wheat-

stone Bridge, 206HALSTED, GEORdE BRUCE, Mathematische Wissen-

shaften, H. Burkhardt and W. F. Meyer, 907

H AIIRINGTON, N. R., SenfP Zoological Expedition,541

HAY, 0. P., George Baur, 68HAYFORD, J. F., Tidal Problem, 810Heat of Metals, Specific, C. C. TROWBRIDGE, 6Helmholtz, H. von Physiologische Optik, J. Mc-

KEEN CATTELL, 794HENSHAW, S., Boston Society of Natural History,

799, 960HE,RDMAN, W. A., The Bipolarity Hypothesis, 707HIERRICK, C. L., Nervous Connection. 108HERSHEY, 0. H, Geology of Jamiaica, 154 ; Raised

Shore-lines, 179IIertwxig, O., Die Zelle und die Gewebe, F. R. LILIE,

517HOLDEN, EDWARD S., Earthquakes, 294HOLMES, W. H., Omaha Anthropological Exhibit, 37HoWxARD, L. O., Enitomological Society of Wash-

ington, 638, 718, 917'Huimane' Society, The, 863; Men of Science anid

H. C. MAERCER, 873HussEy, W. J., Minor Planet DQ, 673HYDE, J., Variations in Rate of Agricultural Pro-

dtlction, 570hydrodynanmics, Progress in, E. WV. BROWN, 641Hydrogen, Liquid, JAMES DEWAR, 3HYSLOP, J. 1., La certitude logique, G. Milhaud ; Le

rational, G. Milbaud, 224

illusion, An Optical, F. C. KENYON, 371 ; Wind-niIll, A. I. PIERCE, 479; JOSEPH LE CONTE, 480

Illusions, Geometrical Optical, A. H. PIERcE, 814Inoculation against Plague, Prevenitive, 127Insects, Ordinarily Common, Occurrence in Great

Abundance, F. C. KENYON, 551

J., H. C., Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Elec-trolysis, A Classen, 598; Electro-chemistry, F.Oettel, 598; Elektrochemie, F. Peters, 637

JACKNIAN, WILBUR S., Nature Studfly, L. L. Wilson,446

JACKSON, R. T., Zoological Sectioin of the AmericanAssociatioD, 395

JAMES, WILLIAM, Telepathic Problem, 956JASTROW, .., La fatigue intellectuelle, A Binet et

V. Henri, 132Jays, Blue, Observations on, H. MI. STANLEY, 223JENNINGS, H. S., Trochosphera, 551JONEs, H. C., Chimiiie physique, J. 1H. Van't Hoff,

914 ; Importance of Inorganic Chemistrv, 927Jordan, D. S., Footnotes to Evolution, A. S. PACK-

AlRD, 956Juirassic Formation on the Atlantic Coast, 0. C.

MARSH, 145

KENYON, F. C., An Optical Illusion, 371; Occur-rence in Great Abundance of Insects OrdinarilyMerely Common, 551; Eggs of the Sea-Urchini,829

Kinetic Theory of Gases, WILLIAM RAMSAY, 768Kingsley, J. S., Comparative Zoology, F. E. LLOYD,

53Kites at Blue Hill Observatory, 330Klein, F., und Sommerfeld, A., Theorie des Kreisels,

R. S. W., 190KRUG, W. H., Chemical Society of Washington, 26,

759

L., E., Phiotography, A. T. Story, 959

V

vi SCIENCE

L., F. A., Zoological Notes, 96, 296, 474, 625, 860;Taxidermy, J. Rowley, 165; DeluLsion of Ata-vism, 267 ; Nests and Eggs of North AinericanBirds, 0. Dav7ie, 268; Essays on MIuseumns, W. H.Flower, 411

Ladd, E. F., Quantitative Analysis, J. E. G., 81Lafar, F., Technical Mycology, 11. L. RuSSELL, 267.Laisant, C. A., La mathenmatique, A. MACFA-RLANE,

51Language Study, J. TMARr BALDWIN, 94Lassar-Cohn, Chemie in Tdiglichen Leben,FERDINAND

G. WIECHMANN, 715LAWRENCE, A.. E., A Self-readjtusting 'Coherer,' 836LE CONTE, JosEPH, The Windmiill Illusion, 480LIBBEY, WILLIAM, Au Pays des ba-Rotsi, A. Ber-

trand, 163 ; The Philippinies, D. C. Worcester, 755Life-Zones in New Mexico, T. D. A. COCKERELL, 635;

C. HART MERR1IAMA, 636LILLIE, F. R., Die Zelle und die Gewebe, 0. Hert-

wig, 517LINDENKOHL, A., Salinity and Tem-iperature of the

Pacific Ocean, 941 [53LLOYD, F. E., Conmparative Zoology, J. S. Kingsley,LOPER, S. W., Tertiary Fornmations of Wyoming and

Colorado, 751Loubat Prizes. Award of, 11. T. PECK, D. G. BRIN-

TON, W J MCGEE, 18LuCAS, F. A., Biological Society of Washington, 678,

717, 799, 918

M., Free Expansion of Gases, J. S. Amues, 675M., A. J., Mineralogy, E. S. Dana, 878M., M., Prismoidal Foru--li, T. U. Taylor, 677M., W. F., Geological Survey, Bulletin, 742M7, WV J, Nationial Geographic Society, 363; Wind

Deposits, J. A. Udden, 838MacAlister, D., and H. NW. Cattell. Special Patlholog-

ical Anatomy, SImON FLEXNER, 139MACFARLANE, A., La matheniiatique, C. A. Laisant,

51MACMILLAN, C., Organograplhie der Pflanzen, K.

Goehel, 23; Botany, G. F. Atkinson1, 796Magn)etisnm, Terrestrial, International CoQnferenc¢e,

C. A. SCeIOTT, 582Malacology, Advances in, WmYr. H. DALL, 612Mamnals, Origin of, 0. C. MARsI, 953MANN, C. R., The Echelon Spectroscope, 208MNIK E. L., Studies frnom the Harvardl Zoological

Laboratory, 176MARLATT, C. L., Association of Economic Entomolo-

gists, 584MARSH, 0. C., Jurassic Formation on the Atlantic

Coast, 145; Origin of Manmmnlals, 953MASON, 0. T., Pre-Colulnhian MuIsic, 374MASON, W. P., Water and Public Health, J. H.

Fuertes, 166Mathematical Society, American, Bulletin, 225 ; F. N.

COLE, 360, 717Mathews, J. A., Metallic Carbides, H. C. B., 110MEAD, A. D., Peridiniuilm and tlhe 'Red Water I in

Narragansett Bay, 707Measurements of Precision, X, 631 ; A. G. WLEBSTER,

719Medicine, History of, Exhibit, 128MERCER, H. C., Men of Science and the Humane So-

ciety, 873MERRIAMT, C. HART, Life Zones in New Mexico, 636;

New Name for Spermophilus hrevicaudus, Caniispallidus, Sorex caudatus, Merriam, 782

ECONTENTS ANDI INDEX.

Metargon, Spectrum of, 100Meteorology, Current Notes on, R. DEC. WARD, 15,

42, 97, 259, 405, 507, 665, 785, 947Meynert, E., Bionechanik, C. B. DAVENPORT, 559Milhaud, G., La certitude logique; Le rational, J. H.

HYSLOP, 224MILLER, JR., G. S., Local Temperature Control of

Distribution of Maiimals, 615Mills, W., Animal Intelligence, E. L. THORNDIKE,

520Minet, Ad., L'electro-chbiie, E. F. SMIITH, 80)

Electro-Metallurgie, E. F. SMITH, 81MINOT, CHARLES SEDGWICK, Memento of Professor

Edward D. Cope, 113; La structure du proto-plasima, Y. Delage, 753; Anlage or Proton ? 906;Storing of Pamphlets, 944

Moore, V. A., Bacteriology, W. H. PARK, 915Mouise, Georgia old field, New Namne, OUTRAM BANGS,

214MuIRDOCH, J., Is the Beach Pea Food or Poison?

907Museunms, Natural History, L. P. GRATACAP, 29, 61;

of British Coluimbia, H. I. SMITH, 619Music, Pre-Columbian, 0. T. MASON, 371

N., F. E., Electrical Mcasurement, W. A. Anthony,838

Nam es, New for Spermophilus brevicaudus, Canis pal-lidus, Sorex caudatus, MIerriam, C. HART MER-IRIAm, 782; for Microtus insularis, Bailey, VER-NON BAILEY, 782 ; for Sciurus albipes quercinus,Nelson, B. W. NELSON, 783

National Academy of Sciences, 758National Museum, Lacoe Collection in, 213Naturalists and Affiliated Societies, 627' Naturforscher und Aertzte, I The Germnan, 628Navy, Applied Science in the, R. H. TIJERSTON, 801NELSON, E. WN., New Name for Sciurus albipes quer-

cinus, Nelson, 783 ; What is Sciurus variegatusErxleben ? 897.

Nernist Lanmp, The, H. MI. SMIITH. 689; HI. C.COOPER, 710

Nervous Connection, C. L. HERRICiK, 108New Books, 28, 84, 112, 1407 196, 268, 304, 340, 376,

412, 448, 484, 560, 600, 640, 680, 720, 760, 800,840, 920, 960

NEWCOMI3, SIMON, An Unusual Aurora, 410New York Acad. of Sciences, Biology, G. N. CALKINS,

679, 879; Geology and Mineralogy, 839; Psy-chology and Anthropology, C. B. BLISS, 919;PhySiCS, R. GORDON, 960

NOLAN, E. J., Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, 27,56, 111, 196

NORTON, J. B. S., Engelmann Botanical Club, 84,196

Nomenelatuire, Generic, Stability in, 0. F. COOK,186

Noyes, A. A., and S. P. Mulliken, Class Reactionsand Identification of Organic Substances, W. A.N,oYEs, 167

NOYES, W. A., Atoms in Space, J. H. Van't Hoff,167 Class Reactions and Identification of OrganioSubstances, A. A. Noyes and S. P. Mulliken,167

0., 1I. F., Seuff Zoological Expedition, 541Oettel, F., Electro-chemistry, H. C. J., 598Oppeaheim, Development of the Child, M. V. O'SHEA

556

NEW SERIES.1VOL. VIII. J SCIENCE.

Ova, Fish, for Educational Purposes, H. M. SMIrH,671

Orinithologists' Union, American, J. F. SAGE, 830ORTMANN, A. E., Supposed Bipolarity of Polar

Faunas, 516OSGOoD, W. H., Four-footed Americans, M. 0.

Wright, 877O'SHEA, M. V., Recent Literature on Child-study, *552Ouramweba, Leidy's Genus, W. L. POTEAT, 778Oyster, Life Conditions of the, 736

PACKARD, A. S., A Half Century of Evolution, 243'285, 316; Charles Darwini and the Theory ofNatural Selection, E. B. Poulton, 752; Footnotesto Evolution, D. S. Jordan, 956

PADDOCK, W., An Apple Canker, 595, 836Pamphlets, Storing, CHARLES S. MIINOT, 944PARK, W. H., Bacteriology, V. A. Moore, 915Pea, Beach, Food or Poison? J. MunDOCH, 907Peabody, C. H., Thermodynamics of the Steam En-

gine, R. H. THURSTON, 676PECK, H. T., BRINTON, D. G., McGEE, J,

Award of Loubat Prizes, 18Peck, James Ingraham, H. C. IBuMrus, 783Peckham, G. W., and E. G., Instincts and Habits of

Solitary Wasps, T. D. A. COCKERELL, 876Peridinium and the 'Red Water' in Narragansett

Bay, A. D. MIEAD, 707Perry, J., Applied Mechanics, R. S. W., 190Personal Equations, Century of, J.t H. SAFFORD, 727Peters, F., Elektrochemie, H. C. J., 637Philadelphia, Academy of Sciences, E. J. NOLAN, 27,

56, 111, 196Philosophical Society of Washington, E. D. PRESTON\,

880, 959Photography in Astronomy, E. E. BARNARD, 341,

386Photometer, The Flicker, FRANK P. WHITM1AN, 11Physical Laboratory, National, for Great Britain, 546Physics, Notes on, W. S. F., 403, 472, 859Physiography, Current Notes on, WV. M. DAVIs, 40Physiological Effects of Lack of Oxygen, Higrh Tem-

perature and Certain Poisons, WV. ZOETHoUT, 776PIERCE, A. H., The Windmill Illusion, 479; Geo-

metrical Optical Illusions, 814PIERCE,C. S., Age of Basil Valentine, 169Plague, Professor Koeh on the, 101Planet, Name for New, S. C. CHANDLER, 672; Minor,

DQ, W. J. HussEy, 673POTEAT, WV. L., Leidy's Genus Ouramceba, 778Poulton, E. B., Charles Darwin, A. S. PACKARD, 732Pound, R., and Clements, F. E1-., Phytogeography of

Nebraska, E. G. BRITTON, 53PRESTON, E. D, International Conference of Geodetic

Association, 841 ; Philosophical Society of AVash-ington, 880, 959

PROSSER, W. S., The Endowment. of AmericanArchmology, 675

Psychology, Advance of, J. MOKEEN CATTELL, 533Quadratic Cremona, Transformations of the Plane, H,

E. SLAUGHT, 121R., E., Inorganic Chemistry, F. P. Venable and J. L

Howe, 754; Anorganische Chemie, H. Erdmann'837

RAMSAY, W., A New Constituent of Air, I; KineticTheory of Gases, 768

Reeves, E., Brown Men and Women, D. G. BRIN-TON, 111

RENOUF, E., Qualitative Analysis, H. L. WVells, In-organic Qualitative Analysis, J. S. C. Wells, 878

RICHARDS, T. W., Progress in Physical Chemistry,721

RIPLEY, WV. Z., Curves of Cephalic Index, 578Routh, E. J., Analytical Statics, R. S. WX., 190Rowley, J., Art of Taxidermy, F. A. L., 165Rubber, Stress-Strain Relations of, C. M. BROOMALL,

673RUSSELL, H. L., Teclhnical Mycology, F. Lafar, 267RUSSELL, 1SRAEL C., The Earth's History, N. S.

Shaler, 712

St. Louis Academy of Sciences, WM. TRELEASE, 720,920

SAFFORD, T. ET., Century of Personal Equations, 727SAGE, J. F., Ornithologists' Union, 830Salinity and Temnperature of the Pacific Ocean, A.

LINDENKOHL, 941Sandemann, G., Problenis of Biology, E. G. CONKLIN,

85Sanford, E. C., Experimental Psychology, E. V.

SCRIPTURE, 24SCHoTT, C. A., International Conference on Ter-

restrial Magnetism, 582SCHIEENK, H. VON, Engelmann Botanical Cluh, 639Science and Industrial Supremacy, 75Scienice, Teachers' Conference, C. E. BESSEY, 1.23

in Bureau of Education, J. GARDINER, 161 ; Ed-ucatioil, P. C. FREER, 210

Scientific, Notes and News, 17, 43, 72, 99, 127, 156,182, 218, 261, 298, 329, 367, 407, 441, 475, 508,546, 589, 627, 667, 703, 742, 788, 832, 8637 902,949; Literature, 23, 51, 80, 109, 132, 163, 190,224, 267, 302, 335, 372, 411, 446, 481, 517, 552,597, 637, 675, 712, 752, 794, 837, 874, 907, 936;Conference, 660; Journals, 25, 55, 82, 168, 195,225, 340) 376, 484, 560, 599, 638, 678, 716, 758,798, 839, 879, 916, 959

Sciurus variegatus Erxleben, What is? E. W. NELSON,897

SCRIIPTURE, E. W., Experimental Psychology, E. C.Sanford, 24

Seal Rookeries, Pribilof, C. H. TOWNSEND, 618Sea-urchin, Eggs, F. C. KENYON, 829Self, Early Sen1se of, H. M. STANLEY, 22Senft Zoological Expedition, H. F. 0., N. R. HAR-

RINGTON, 541Seward, A. C., Fossil Plants, LESTER F. WARD, 335Shaler, N. S., The Earth's History, ISRAEL C. RUS-

SELL, 712Shore-lines on Cape Maysi, Cuba, Raised, 0. II.

HERSIiEY, 179SHOREY, PAUL, Theorie des Sciences, E, Hal6vy, 302SIDIS, BORIS, Psychology of Suggestion, 162SLAUGHIT, 1H. E., Cross-ratio Group of 120 Quad-

ratic Cremona Transformations of the Plane, 121SMITH, E. A., Alabama Industrial and Scientific So-

ciety, 720SMITH, EDGAR F., L'Electro-chimie, Ad. Minet, 80;

Electro-metallurgie, Ad. Minet, 81; ElectricCurrent in Organic Chemistry, 413

SMITH, ERWIN F., Botany at American Association,651, 690

SMITH, H. I., Natural History Museums of BritishColumbia, 619

SMITH, H. M., Biological Survey of Lake Erie, 13;New Fishes of S. New England, 543; Fish Ovafor Educational Purposes, 671

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SCIENCE. [CONTENTS ANDI INDEX.

SMITH, H. MONMOUTIH, The Nernst Lamp, 689SNYDER, M. B., Harvard Astrophysical Conference,

449Societies and Academies, 26, 83, ill, 140, 168, 196,

226, 560, 638, 678, 717, 738, 799, 839, 879, 917,959

Solidity, Sense of, JOHN DEWEY, 675Species, Conception of, W. G. FARLOW, 423Spectroscope, The Echelon, C. R. MANN, 208STABLER, E. L., A Day of the Week, 594STANLEY, H. M., Early Sense of Self, 22; Observa-

tions on Blue Jays, 223 [764Steam Engines, Thermal Efficiency, R. H. THURSTON,STEVENS, W. LE CONTE, Physics, S. P. Gagre, 912Story, A. T., Photography, E. L., 959STRONG, E. A., Grundprobleme der Naturwissenschaft,

A. Wagner, 373Suggestion, Psychology of, BoRIS SIDIS, 162Sully, J., Children's Ways, M. V. O'SHEA, 552Surveys of the Gateways to Alaska, 700

T., R. H., EugeneFlachat, 14; Air-brake Catechism,R. H. Blackall, 637

Tait, P. G., Dynamics, R. S. W., 190Taylor, Study of the Child, M. V. O'SHEA, 554Taylor, T. U., Prismoidal Formulke, M. M., 677Teaching, Laboratory, F. P. WHITMHAN, 201Telegraph and Telephone, Ownership, 864Telepathic Problem, WILLIAM JAMES, 956Tertiary Formation, S. W. LOPER, 751 [520THORNDIKE, E. L., Animal Intelligence, W. Mills,THURSTON, R. H., Thermodynamics of the Steam

Engine, C. H. Peabody, 676; Thermnal Efficiencyof Steam Engines, 764; Applied Science in theNavy, 801

Tidal Problem, Solution, J. F. HAYFORD, 810TILDEN, W. A., Chemical Elements and Heat, 114Tile-fish, Reappearance, H. C. BUMPUS, 576TITCHENER, E. B.,' Being Stared At,' 895TOSTI, G., Sociology, Lester F. Ward, 874TOWNSEND, C. H., Pribilof Seal Rookeries, 618TrLELEASE, WMi., St. Louis Academy of Sciences, 720,

920Trochosphaera again. H. S. JENNINGS, 551TROWBRIDGE, C. C., Specific Heat of Metals, 6TROWBRIDGE, J., Magnetism, A. Gray, 109TRUE, A. C., Report of Secretary of Agriculture, 847;

Association of Agricultural Colleges, 761TRUE, F. W., Exhibitions of Cetaceans, 108TUCKERMANN, A., Catalogue of Scientific Literature,

752Types, The Method of, 0. F. CooK, 513

Udden, J. A., Wind Deposits, W J M, 838 [136UNDERWOOD, L. M., Pflanzenfamilien, A. Engler,University and Educational News, 21, 51, 787 107,

132, 161, 185, 223, 265, 301, 334, 370, 410, 446,478, 512, 550, 594, 633, 670, 706, 748, 791, 835,871 905 952

UPHAM, WARRENi, Geology at the American Associ-ation, 462, 501

UPTON, WINSLOW, Astronomical Notes, 623

Valentine, Basil, C. S. PIERCE, 169; T. D. A. COCK-ERELL, 335

Van't Hoff, J. H., Atoms in Space, W. A. NOYES,167 ; Chimie physique, H. C. JONES, 914

VENABLE, F. P., Abuse of Chemical Formulas, 732Venable, F. P., and J. L. Howe, Inorganic Chemistry,

E. R., 754

W., R. S., Recent Work on Mechanics, 190; Tides,G. H. Darwin, 911

Wade, J., Organic Chemiistry, J. E. G., 715Wagner, A., Grundprobleme der Naturwissenschaft,

E. A. STRONG, 373WALDO, F., Atmosphere, D. Archibald, 304Wampum Belts, W. M. BEAUCHAMP, 596WARD, LESTER F., Fossil Plants, A. C. Seward, 335Ward, Lester F., Sociology, G. Tosti, 874WARD, R. DEC., Current Notes on Meteorology, 15,

42, 97, 259, 405, 507, 665, 785, 947Weather Service, Extension of, 99WEBSTER, A. G., Measureinents of Precision, 749;

Theory of Electricity and Magnetism, 803Wells, H. L., Qualitative Analysis, E. RENOUF, 878Wells, J. S. C., Inorganic Qualitative Analysis, E.

RENOUF, 878Wheatstone Bridge, Illustration, W. HALLOCK, 206WHITMAN, FRANK P., The Flicker Photomieter, 11

Laboratory Teaching, 201; Color-Vision, 305WIECHMNIANN, FERDINAND G., Third International

Congress of Applied Chemistry, 360; Chemie intaglichen Leben, Lassar-Cohn, 715

WILDER, BURT G., Equivalent of 'Anlage,' 793WILEY, H. W., Fermentation without Living Cells

and Synthetic Protein, 893WILLISTON, S. W., Miocene Edentates, 132WILSON, H. V., The Cubomeduse, F. S. Conant, 481Wilson, L. L., Nature Study, WILBUR S. JACKMAN,

446WOODMAN, DURAND, N. Y. Section of American

Chemical Society, 639, 759, 918WOODMAN, J. E., Vettern Escarpments, 735Worcester, D. C., Philippine Islands, WV. LIBBEY, 755Wright, M. O., Four-footed Americans, W. H. Os-

GOOD, 877Wright, T. WV., Mechanics, R. S. W., 190

X., Measurements of Precision, 634

ZOETHOUT, W., Physiological Effects of Lack of Oxy-gen, High Temperature and Certain Poisons, 776

Zoological, Notes, F. A. L., 96, 296, 474, 625, 860;Studies, Harvard, E. L. MARK, 176; Club, Uni-versity of Chicago, 140

Zoology, International Congress, 353; and the Phil-osophy of Evolution, W. K. BRooKs, 881.

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