APRIL, 1899.

EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS.


CONTENTS.

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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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