440 CONTENTS. 



Expenditures from Siuithson fund 75 



Eepay ments to Smitbson fund 76 



Estimates for 1873 70 



National Museum, receipts 77 



National Museum, expenditures 78 



Appropriations by Congress 77,78 



JouKNAL OF Proceedings of the Boakd of Regents HO 



Meeting of January 16, 1873 80 



Meeting of January 20, 1873 81 



Meeting of February 13, 1873 84 



Appendix to tlie journal of tbe regents — 



Prof. Louis Agassiz's narrative 87 



Will of Prof. Alex. D. Bacbe 93 



Corcoran Art-Gallery. Deed of foundation 94 



Toner lectures. Deed of foundation 101 



Ty ndall trust. Deed of foundation 104 



Bequest of James Hamilton 106 



Circular sent witb specimens presented to institutions 107 



GENERAL APPENDIX. 



Eulogy on AMPtRE. By M. Arago Ill 



Scientific labors of Edw. Lartet. By Dr. P. Fischer 17-2 



Scientific education of mechanics and artisans. By Prof. Andrew P. Pea- 



botly 185 



Organic bases. By Prof. A. Bauer 196 



Nitrogen bodies of modern chemistry. By Prof. Kletzi nsky 203 



Scheme for the qualitative determination of substances by the blow- 



riPE. By Prof. Th. Eglestou 219 



BLOV^-riBE apparatus of Hawkins & Wale 222 



BOUNDAl! Y-LINE BETWEEN GEOLOGY AND HISTORY. By Ed W. SueSS 223 



Explanation of the principles of crystallogiiapiiy and crystallophysics. 

 By A. Breziua 233 



Meteorology in Russia. By Dr. A. Wccikoif 207 



Phenomena manifested in telegraphic lines during the aurora borealis ; 



AND THE ORIGIN OF NORTHERN LIGHTS. By Prof. G . B . Douati 299 



ETHNOLOGY. 



The TROGLODYTES, OR CAVE-DWELLERS, OF THE VALLEY OF THE VkZERI:. By 



PaulBroca 310 



1. Determination of time 311 



2. Successive localities 319 



3. Society of tbe troglodytes 325 



4. Arts of tbe troglodytes 336 



5. The race 339 



6. Appendix — Excursion to tbe Eyzies 344 



Ancient aboriginal trade in North America. By Cbarles Ran 348 



1. Introduction ^48 



2. Copper 350 



3. Galena 355 



4. Obsidian 357 



5. Mica 360 



6. Slate 362 



7. Flint 365 



8. Red pipe-stone 368 



