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upon him, and of the genera and species of 

 plants and animals named after him, is given. 

 There are also a bibliography of writings by 

 or about Rafinesque, numbering over four 

 hundred titles, and a copy of his eccentric 

 will. Pages from two of his works are 

 given in facsimile. 



Scientific French Reader. Edited by Alex- 

 ander W. Herdler, of Princeton Uni- 

 versity. Boston: Ginn & Co. 1894. 



For twenty years past the necessity of a 

 good reading knowledge of French and Ger- 

 man by students of technical branches, as 

 well as of pure science, has been recognized 

 in our colleges. Very little progress has 

 been made, however, in the matter of pro- 

 viding proper introductory language lessons 

 for such studies. The present book must 

 now be added to the still too short a list of 

 books available for this purpose. 



There are many difficulties in the prep- 

 aration of such a book ; for not only is lin- 

 guistic knowledge necessary, but also tech- 

 nical knowledge covering all subjects treated, 

 otherwise a correct vocabulary can not be 

 appended to the book. Mr. Herdler has had 

 the assistance of several well-known teachers 

 of science in the proper rendering of these 

 technical French terms into English, which 

 insures their correctness in the connection 

 in which they are used in the text. 



The matter in the book consists of well- 

 selected short articles, increasing in difficulty 

 with progress through the volume. It will 

 be found of greatest use to engineering 

 students, chemists, and electricians, as the 

 application to practical life of scientifically 

 constructed devices is mainly treated. It 

 will probably be a long time before special 

 students in the departments of astronomy, 

 meteorology, geology, zoology, etc., will have 

 prepared for them books of this class which 

 will enable them to acquire in a few months 

 a technical vocabulary which now requires 

 years of reading in special science literature. 



Common Sense applied to Woman Suf- 

 frage. By Mary Putnam-Jacobi, M. D. 

 New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Pp. 

 236. Price, $1. 



In this strong argument on the natural 

 rights of women, Mrs. Dr. Jacobi has em- 

 bodied the substance of what has been urged 



by past advocates of the " emancipation of 

 woman," and by the leaders of the present 

 movement, and has supplemented it with 

 some forcible considerations of her own sug- 

 gesting, which are commended to those who 

 are interested in the subject. Of the author's 

 ability to make the strongest presentation of 

 the " woman " question, and of the worthi- 

 ness of whatever she may have to say to be 

 carefully and respectfully considered by can- 

 did men, there can be no question. A lady 

 of high scientific attainments and of wide 

 general culture, she has thought long and 

 well on this subject and the others kindred 

 to and connected with it. The address she 

 made in favor of woman suffrage before the 

 recent New York Constitutional Convention 

 fell before an unsympathetic, timid audience 

 largely governed by political exigencies ; 

 now she appeals to a different audience, 

 which, though it may be unwilling, will not 

 be afraid, if it sees fit, to move in the di- 

 rection she wishes. 



Missouri Geological Survey. Vols. IV 

 and V. Paleontology of Missouri. By 

 Charles Rollin Keyes, State Geologist. 

 Jefferson City : Tribune Printing Com- 

 pany. Pp. 271 and 266, with 56 Plates. 



This report includes the notes prepared 

 by the former State Geologist for publica- 

 tion, embracing the results of the observa- 

 tions of himself and his assistants and cor- 

 respondence, and the additional information 

 that has been acquired under the present 

 administration of the survey the whole be- 

 ing carefully rewritten or revised. The 

 material on -which it is based has been 

 gathered by members of the survey or found 

 in local cabinets, private collections, and the 

 cabiuets of colleges and public museums. The 

 author aims to present, briefly, an index to 

 the fossils of the State by means of which 

 the forms can be recognized easily, with a 

 bibliography of Missouri palaeontology, a 

 summary of what has so far been done in it, 

 and an introduction to more comprehensive 

 faunal studies, tending toward a solution of 

 stratigraphical problems more or less ob- 

 scure. As a rule, all the species described 

 have passed under personal observation. The 

 disposition to fabricate or imagine "new 

 species " has been resolutely checked, and 

 attention has been turned in preference to 



