Tot. LXXXII, No. 1. JANUARY, 1913 



THE 



OPULAR SCIENCE 

 MONTHLY 



EDITED BY J* MoKEEtf CATTELL 



CONTENTS 



Going through Ellis Island. Dr. Alfred C. Reed 5 



Some Impressions of the Flora of Guiana and Trinidad. Professor 



Douglas Houghton Campbell ....... 19 



A Grain of Wheat. Professor R. Chodat 33 



The Inheritance of Acquired Characters. Dr. Leland Griggs . . 46 



Canst Thou Minister to a Mind Diseased ? Dr. Smith Baker . . 53 



The Position of Women in China. Dr. L. Pearl Boggs . . .71 



The Socialization of the College. Professor Walter Libby . . .76 



Modern Scientific Thought and its Influence on Philosophy. Professor 



Harry Beal Torrey ......... 85 



The Progress of Science : 



The Cleveland Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science ; The Spread of Infantile Paralysis ; Scientific Items .... 100 



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