Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1899 / Volume LIV, No. 6, April 1899
Established by Edward L. Youmans
EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS
VOL. LIV NOVEMBER, 1898, TO APRIL, 1899
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1899
Copyright, 1899, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
Vol. LIV.Established by Edward L. Youmans.No. 6.
APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
APRIL, 1899.
EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS.
CONTENTS.
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THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF.
THE BEST METHODS OF TAXATION.
PART I.
MENTAL DEFECTIVES AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE.
THE WHEAT PROBLEM AGAIN.
THE COMING OF THE CATBIRD.
GUESSING, AS INFLUENCED BY NUMBER PREFERENCES.
CONCERNING WEASELS.
CARE OF THE THROAT AND EAR.
THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE WEST INDIES.
I.—THE FAUNA OF THE ANTILLES: MAMMALS.
IRON IN THE LIVING BODY.
THE MALAY LANGUAGE.
SKETCH OF MANLY MILES.
Editor's Table.
Scientific Literature.
SPECIAL BOOKS.
GENERAL NOTICES.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
Fragments of Science.
MINOR PARAGRAPHS.
NOTES.
INDEX.
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