JANUARY, 1899.

EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS.


CONTENTS.

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I.The Evolution of Colonies. VI. Industrial Evolution. By James Collier[289]
II.The Mind's Eye. By Prof. Joseph Jastrow. (Illustrated.)[299]
III.Nature Study in the Philadelphia Normal School. By L. L. W. Wilson, Ph. D.[313]
IV.Principles of Taxation. XX. The Diffusion of Taxes. By the Late Hon. David A. Wells[319]
V.Our Florida Alligator. By I. W. Blake. (Illustrated.)[330]
VI.The Racial Geography of Europe. The Jews. II. By Prof. William Z. Ripley. (Illustrated.)[338]
VII.True Tales of Birds and Beasts. By David Starr Jordan[352]
VIII.Glacial Geology in America. By Prof. Daniel S. Martin[356]
IX.Modern Studies of Earthquakes. By Georg Geraland[362]
X.A Short History of Scientific Instruction. By Sir J. N. Lockyer[372]
XI.Should Children under Ten learn to Read and Write? By Prof. G. T. W. Patrick[382]
XII.Soils and Fertilizers. By Charles Minor Blackford, Jr., M. D.[392]
XIII.Sketch of Friedrich August Kekulé. (With Portrait.)[401]
XIV.Editor's Table: A Voice from the Pulpit.—Lessons of Anthropology.—An Example of Social Decadence.—The Advance of Science[409]
XV.Scientific Literature[415]
XVI.Fragments of Science[425]

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