Established by Edward L. Youmans
APPLETONS'
POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY
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.
| PAGE | ||
| I. | The Stuff that Dreams are made of. By Havelock Ellis | [721] |
| II. | The Best Methods of Taxation. By the Late Hon. David A. Wells. Part I | [736] |
| III. | Mental Defectives and the Social Welfare. By Martin W. Barr, M. D. (Illustrated.) | [746] |
| IV. | The Wheat Problem again. By Edward Atkinson | [759] |
| V. | The Coming of the Catbird. By Spencer Trotter | [772] |
| VI. | Guessing, as Influenced by Number Preferences. By F. B. Dresslar | [781] |
| VII. | Concerning Weasels. By William E. Cram. (Illustrated.) | [786] |
| VIII. | Care of the Throat and Ear. By W. Scheppegrell, M. D. | [791] |
| IX. | The Physical Geography of the West Indies. I. The Mammals of the Antilles. By Dr. F. L. Oswald | [802] |
| X. | Iron in the Living Body. By M. A. Dastre | [807] |
| XI. | The Malay Language. By Prof. R. Clyde Ford | [813] |
| XII. | Life on a South Sea Whaler. By Frank T. Bullen | [818] |
| XIII. | Sketch of Manly Miles. (With Portrait.) | [834] |
| XIV. | Editor's Table: Science and Culture.—Survival of the Fittest | [842] |
| XV. | Scientific Literature | [845] |
| XVI. | Fragments of Science | [854] |
| XVII. | Index to Vol. LIV | [865] |
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