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ing of the twelve faces in this particular specimen ; since, as I have 

 explained there are only six regions, the north, west, south, east, 

 upper and lower, that the midmost is at once surrounded by and 

 contains within, itself. But I failed to say earlier and in the proper 

 connection, that to the primitive-minded man, as there is no form 

 without life, so there is no life-form, without due duality of origin 

 — the father and the mother. Consequently we find that in rela- 

 tion to all things, (with tribes of primitive peoples like the Zunis of 

 to-day, and like the mound builders of long ago, who possessed 

 and reverenced this object), the sexenary division is duplicated ; but 

 since there can be only one middle or content, the sexenary divis- 

 ion is with them symbolized by the number seven, and when dupli- 

 cated, we have, not fourteen, but thirteen ; that is, six pairs which 

 are visible, but only one for the concentric or synthetic middle, since 

 there can be but one actual centre or middle to anything, even to 

 the great world. 



[Mr. Gushing stated, when a fuller revision of these notes was requested, that 

 he would, at some future time, if the Society so desired, present instead a more 

 comprehensive address on Shamanism in general] 



Stated Meeting, May 7, 1897. 



The President, Mr. Fealey, in the Chair, assisted bj Yice- 

 President, Dr. Pepper. 



Present, Q^ members and about 100 visitors. 



The Secretary presented the following correspondence : 

 A letter from Prof. James Glaisher, dated South Croydon, 

 March 16, 1897, accepting membership. 



A letter from the President announcing the appointment of 

 the following members to prepare obituary notices of de- 

 ceased members, viz.: 



Dr. J. Cheston Morris, for Dr. Henry Hartshorne and 



Prof. H. D. Gregory. 

 Prof. Albert H. Smyth, for Prof. George Stuart. 

 Mr. Joseph C. Fraley, for Mr. Arthur Biddle. 



