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previous to burial, and the ceremonies at- 

 tendant upon it ; the method of burial, the 

 site, attitude of body, its manner of resting, 

 the ceremonies and the beliefs of the tribe 

 where it occurs concerning it ; the gifts of- 

 fered to the dead, at the time of burial and 

 later ; the superstitions relative to the influ- 

 ence of the dead over the living ; and all 

 those practices which express these beliefs, 

 as well as the methods and periods of mourn- 

 ing.. Many of the customs and practices do- 

 scribed are extremely curious, and all are of 

 interest, not alone to one whose studies have 

 been in this field, but to all intelligent peo- 

 ple. The cooperation of all who have op- 

 portunities of observation of the Indians is 

 solicited, to the end of making the final pub- 

 lication on the subject as complete and val- 

 uable as possible. 



Annals of the Astronomical Observato- 

 ry OF Harvard Colllge. By Edward 

 C. Pickering, aided by Arthdr Searle 

 and WiNSLOW Upton. Vol. II, Part II. 

 Photometric Observations. Cambridge, 

 University Press : John Wilson & Son. 

 1879. Pp. 315. 



This is a continuation of the photomet- 

 ric observations of Professor Pickering up- 

 on the light of the stars. The observations 

 include those upon the satellites of Mars, Ju- 

 piter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mea- 

 surements have also been made of the light 

 of unequal double stars, where the difference 

 between the two is considerable, and also of 

 that of a number of the asteroids. Some 

 observations upon the limit of visibility have 

 also been made, and are still in progress. 

 A discussion of the results obtained on this 

 latter subject is reserved for a future part. 



The Hair, its Growth, Care, Diseases, 

 AND Treatment. By C. Henri Leonard, 

 M. A., M. D., Professor of Medical and 

 Surgical Diseases of Women in the 

 Michigan College of Medicine. Illus- 

 trated by 116 Engravings. Detroit: C. 

 Henri Leonard. Pp. 319. Price, $2. 



The author has here evidently aimed to 

 make a popular work, conveying as much 

 scientific information as he can make con- 

 sistent with that idea. It seems to bo a 

 very good digest of general knowledge re- 

 lating to the structure and diseases of the 

 hair, and gives many hints respecting its 

 care and healthful preservation. The vol- 



ume is interspersed with a great deal of cu- 

 rious information respecting extraordinary 

 hair-growths, and the author is fond of ap- 

 plying the multiplication-table to the sub- 

 ject, and bringing out the most astonishing 

 results from insignificant elements. For 

 example : " Were it possible to place end 

 to end the hirsute covering of the heads of 

 Detroit citizens, we would have a hair-line 

 long enough to more than reach thirteen 

 times to the moon, or one that would belt 

 the earth some one hundred and twenty 

 times at its equator." The volume is pre- 

 paratory to a larger work, in which the 

 author promises to show the possibility of 

 the classification of animals from the dif- 

 ferences in the microscopical structure of 

 their hair-shafts. 



Essays on Art and Archaeology. By 

 Charles Thomas Newton, C. B., Ph. D., 

 D. C. L., LL. D. London : Macmillan & 

 Co. 1880. Pp. 472. Price, $4. 



In this volume Mr. Newton has collected 

 a number of papers contributed by him to 

 different periodicals, most of them in recent 

 years, though several date back a consider- 

 able time. They are written in an agreeable 

 style, and will be found of interest, not only 

 to those who have more or less acquaintance 

 with the subject, but to the wider circle of 

 the general public. 



The opening paper of the volume, read 

 at the Oxford meeting of the Archaeological 

 Institute, in 1850, is an exposition of the 

 scope of the science, bearing the title " On 

 the Study of Archeology." In it the author 

 considers the kind of records of the past of 

 the human race with which archa:ology is 

 concerned, the difficulties that encompass in- 

 vestigation, and the need of museums, etc., 

 where the collections of materials can be 

 classified and disposed for intelligent study. 

 Mr. Newton's experience, as keeper of Greek 

 and Roman antiquities in the British Muse- 

 um, qualifies him for the discussion of the 

 best way of arranging the collections in that 

 institution, which forms the second paper of 

 the volume. That placed third is devoted 

 to an account of the Greek sculptures from 

 the west coast of Asia Minor, now in the 

 same museum. A long and interesting es- 

 say is that on " Greek Inscriptions," in 

 which Mr, Newton points out the great 



