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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



sheathing. Very curious are the arm-coils from Bouka Bay, New 

 Guinea, which consist of one spiral strip of bark. Ear-rings are 

 found in all times and among almost every people. They range in 



•Necklace of Tiger-claws. India. (Miss Abbie M. White.) 



size, material, and elegance from the brilliant solitaire in gold set- 

 ting, worn by our ladies, to the bird-skins worn in the ears in New 

 Zealand or the immense ornaments of shell with carved ivory in- 



