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of a lower drama. As it is, the education which he has given to the people, and 

 especially to our children, has probably exceeded in extent that of the combined 

 efforts of thousands of our politicians, lawyers, and schoolmasters. 



The "Athenaeum" Subject Index 



In the April number of Science Progress the scope of this publication was 

 outlined and a review given of one number. Part VIII, issued March 1916, deals 

 with the subjects of Theology and Philosophy. Its entries, drawn from 140 journals, 

 cover all forms of religion, even the most primitive being included. Students of 

 Divinity and Philosophy, and even Church workers, will find such a reference of 

 great value. 



" Scientia " 



The February number of this Italian periodical publishes five articles in English 

 and French in addition to its own language, German being now conspicuous by its 

 absence. The English article, " Iranian Migrations before History," by Mrs. Walter 

 Maunder, tries to prove by the internal meteorological evidence of the ancient 

 Persian writings that the Iranians must have had two great migrations: firstly, their 

 migration southward from within the Arctic Circle, and secondly, at a much later 

 date, from the Panjab. The contribution of M. Charles Gide, of the Paris Sorbonne, 

 entitled " Les Depenses de la Guerre et leurs Consequences Economiques," 

 is quite in accordance with the prevailing interests of the moment. He shows 

 how useless it is to predict that the war must soon come to an end because of the 

 present financial strain on the Allies for the simple reason that this strain has not 

 yet begun to be felt, the circulation of paper money having rendered payments 

 fictitious. Few individuals, he says, have as yet felt any pinch at all, with the 

 exception of the English, to whom he pays a warm tribute of praise for sacrificing 

 so much in the way of direct taxation. He estimates that the waste of production 

 caused by the war is certainly not greater than that caused in peace times by the 

 production of luxuries. " To sum up," he says, " one might define the war, 

 speaking economically, as a manufacture of luxury, the only luxury at this present 

 time allowed to the belligerents." He finally proceeds to outline various methods 

 by which France can recover financially after the war. Other articles are 

 contributed by Th. Moreux, F. Bottazzi, and A. Loria. 



" The Scientific Australian " 



The March number is of more general interest than previous publications. The 

 first article contains a description of the remodelling of the Zoological Gardens at 

 Sydney, which seems to be on the lines of Hagenbeck's Zoo at Hamburg. Modern 

 military needs are catered for in two articles : " Optical Military Instruments," by 

 H. H. Baker, F.S.M.C, No. 1, Range Finders ; and " Modern Munitions of War," 

 No. 1, Guns and Propellants ; while there is in addition much interesting reading. 

 The introduction of a table of contents might be serviceable. 



The British Immigration League of Australia 



The Tenth Annual Report of this League for the year 191 5 gives a complete 

 resume of its objects and makes a strong appeal to its own countrymen to wake up 

 to the fact of Australia's dire need of immigrants. It points out that although the 

 fringe of towns on the coast are overpopulated, labour is required on the waste 



