656 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



THE SIXTH ANNUAL KEPORT OF THE PEABODY MUSEUM, 



CAMBRIDGE. 



The sixth annual report of the trustees of the Peabody 

 Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, presented 

 by Professor Wyman, has lately been published, and we learn 

 from it that the addition of a story to the Boylston Hall of 

 Harvard College has permitted the exhibition of a portion 

 of the rich treasures of the museum, leaving, however, to the 

 erection of a special building, soon to be commenced, the final 

 display of what, in regard to Old World archaeology, is by 

 far the richest collection in the country. This series, illus- 

 trating the stone age of Scandinavia, Great Britain, France, 

 Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and other portions of Europe, is 

 surpassed, if at all, by very few museums in the Old World. 



The principal addition during the year, in the way of Old 

 World archaeology consisted of the Nicolucci collection, com- 

 posed principally of stone implements and crania, purchased 

 and presented by Colonel Theodore Lyman. Some specimens 

 were obtained by Mr. Henry Oilman in the course of explora- 

 tions on the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, while a very large 

 series was supplied from the researches of Professor C. F. 

 Hartt in Brazil. 



The funds of the museum apjjear to be in a satisfactory 

 condition. The total endowment is given as $183,133. 



CONDITION OF THE BOSTON NATURAL-HISTORY SOCIETY, 1871-^2. 



The Report of the Proceedings of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History for the year ending April 30, 1872, has re- 

 cently been published, from which we learn that the total 

 value of the property of the society is $342,792, of which the 

 building is valued at $133,989. The receipts for the year 

 mentioned amounted to $19,841, with a balance left over 

 from the expenditures of $3649. The principal sources of in- 

 come are the dividends and interest of the general fund, the 

 Walker fund income, the Bulfinch Street estate fund income, 

 and the annual assessment the latter amounting to $1325. 

 The admission fees during the year brought in the sum of $125. 



In this estimate of the property the museum and library 

 are not included. Their value, of course, is very great, and 

 would carry the aggregate up to a very large sum. 



