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from an ancient cemetery in southern Peru, 

 by J. H. Blake ; on archaeological explora- 

 tions in Tennessee, by F. W. Putnam ; on 

 crania from the stone graves of Tennessee, 

 by L. Carr ; and on the tenure of land 

 among the ancient Mexicans, by Ad. F. 

 Bandelier. 



First Annual Report of the United States 

 Entomological Commission. Washing- 

 ton : Government Printing-Office. 1878. 

 Pp. 800, with Maps and Plates. 



We have here in full detail the first 

 year's labors of the United States Entomo- 

 logical Commission, appointed by Congress 

 to study the best methods of preventing the 

 ravages of the Rocky Mountain locust. The 

 habits of the insect, its geographical distri- 

 bution, and many other points in its natu- 

 ral history, have been pretty satisfactorily 

 determined by the Commission ; and, if the 

 Commission has not succeeded in discover- 

 ing the method of getting rid of the pest, it 

 has at least indicated many ways of lessen- 

 ing its violence, and of partially staying its 

 advance. 



Seventh Report of the State Entomolo- 

 gist on the Noxious and Beneficial 

 Insects of the State of Illinois. By 

 C. Thomas, Ph. D., State Entomologist. 

 Springfield, Illinois : D. W. Lusk print. 

 Pp. 290. 



The most elaborate paper in this report 

 is one entitled "Notes on Corn Insects, or 

 Insects injurious to Indian Corn." The au- 

 thor has been investigating this special sub- 

 ject for a long time, and his results, as here 

 stated, are eminently worthy of the attention 

 of the farmer. These "Notes" occupy the 

 first one hundred pages of the report ; the 

 remainder is devoted to miscellaneous notes 

 and observations on different species of 

 noxious and beneficial insects. 



Progressive Japan : A Studv of the Po- 

 litical and Social Needs of the Em- 

 pire. By General Le Gendre. San 

 Francisco : A. L. Bancroft & Co. 1878. 

 Pp. 380. 



In this study of the social and political 

 needs of Japan, General Le Gendre has 

 sought mainly from the history of the Jap- 

 anese people the aid which others might 

 perhaps have preferred to ask solely from 



abstract Western sciences. " It is," he 

 writes, " by interpreting a people's tradi- 

 tions, by carefully listening to the mysteri- 

 ous teachings of the wise men who, in re- 

 mote ages, guided its infancy, that one is 

 apt to discover the early promise of its fu- 

 ture." Therefore, in the reconstruction of 

 the political state of Japan, care must be 

 taken not to do violence to the national ge- 

 nius by prematurely introducing Western 

 institutions. The author treats at great 

 length of "Reconstruction," and points out 

 the direction which, in his opinion, it must 

 take in order to produce the largest measure 

 of good for the Japanese people. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Historical Poetry of the Ancient He- 

 brews, translated and critically examined. By 

 Michael Heilprin. Vol. I. New York : D. Ap- 

 pleton&Co. 1879. Pp.243. $2. 



Report of the Chief Signal Officer to the Sec- 

 retary of War, 1878. Washington : Government 

 Printing-Offlce. Pp. 680, with Plates and Charts. 



The Silk Goods of America. By William C. 

 Wyckoft'. New York : D. Van Nostrand. Pp. 120. 



Laboratory-Teaching, or Progressive Exer- 

 cises in Practical Chemistry. By. C. L. Bloxani. 

 Philadelphia : Lindsay & Blakiston. 1879. Pp. 

 261. $1.75. 



An Introduction to Commercial Organic 

 Analysis. By A. H. Allen, P. C. S. Vol. I. Same 

 publishers. Pp. 374. $3.50. 



Geological Survey of Indiana, 1878. By E. T. 

 Cox, State Geologist. Indianapolis : " Journal " 

 print. Pp. 541, with Maps. 



Report of the Chief Engineer of the Philadel- 

 phia Water Department, 1878. Philadelphia : 

 Markley & Son print. 1879. Pp. 111. 



Tovey's Brewers' Directory for 1879. New 

 York : A. E. Tovey, 24 Park Place. Pp. 115. 



Sketch of Dickinson College. By C. F. Hines, 

 Ph. D. Illustrated. Harrisburg : L. S. Hart. 

 1879. Pp. 155. 



Around the World with General Grant. By 

 J. R. Young. Published in 20 Parts, at 50 cents 

 each. Illustrated. New York : American News 

 Company, 



Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Ana- 

 lytical. Parts 36 to 40. 50 cents each. Phila- 

 delphia : J. B. Lippincott & Co. 



Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Free Religious 

 Association, 1879. Boston : The Association. 

 Pp. 80. 



Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Part 7. 

 New York : Macmillan & Co. $1.25. 



Brentano's Aquatic Monthly and Sporting 

 Gazetteer. New York: Brentano. Monthly. 

 $4 per year. 



Future Development of the New York State 

 Library. Albany : Van Benthuysen & Sous. 

 Pp. 48. 



Lake Chautauqua Illustrated. Buffalo: Pe- 

 ter Paul & Bro. Pp. 60. 



The Chaco Cranium. By W. J. Hoffman, M. 

 D. Washington : Government Printing-office. 

 Pp. 25, withUlates. 



Explorations and Surveys in the Department 

 of the Missouri. By E. H. Runner, Engineer 



