Vol. LXXVlJ. No. 5. MAY, 1910 



THE 



POPULAR SCIENCE 

 MONTHLY 



EDITED BY J. McKEEN CATTELL 



CONTENTS 



Heredity. Professor W. E. Castle . . 417 



Sneezing, Sea-sickness, Pain. Dr. Alex. Hill 429 



The Circulations of the Atmospheres of the Earth and of the Sun. Pro- 

 fessor Frank H. Bigelow 437 



The Reorganization of American Farming. Professor Homer C. Price 462 



Insects and Entomologists, their Relation to the Community at Large. 



Professor J. B. Smith 467 



Ancient Climates of the West Coast. Professor James Perrin Smith . 478 



Some Tests of Academic Efficiency. President Richard C. Maclaurin 487 



The Prophecy of Francis Bacon. Professor Ralph Barton Perry . . 495 



John Dalton and his Achievement ; A Glimpse across a Century. Pro- 

 fessor R. M. Wenlet 502 



The Progress of Science : 



The Death of Alexander Agassiz ; Charles Reid Barnes ; The Troubles 



at Princeton ; Scientific Items 513 



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