598 PROGRESS OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN 1889. 



conduct a scientific autopsy upon tbe members as tliey die. Eacli one 

 signs a will conveying' his cadaver to the society, to be used in the 

 furtherance of the science to which he has devoted himself while living. 



(2) Reunion Lamarclc. — In 1884, the admirers of Lamarck formed a 

 union for the erection of a monument to the great naturalist, and they 

 brought together in the Exposition his works and other testimonials 

 of bis greatness. 



(3) BibUotMque des Sciences Contemporaines. — This is a series of 

 works on anthropology conducted by M. M. IJovelacque, Issaurat, An- 

 dre Lefevre, Letourneau, Mortillet, Thulie, Veron. The list as now 

 made up is as follows: (1) La Biologic, by Charles Letourneau; 518 

 pages, 112 cuts. (2) La Linguistique, by Abel Hovelacque ; 454 pages. 

 (3) L' Anthropologic, by Paul Topinard ; 576 pages, 52 cuts. (4) L'Es- 

 thetique, by Eugene Veron; 524 pages. (5) La Philosophie, by Andre 

 Lefevre; 640 pages. (6) La Sociologie, by Charles Letourneau; 624 

 pages. (7) La Science Economique, by Yves Guyot; 600 pages, 67 fig- 

 ures, (8) Le Prehistorique, by G. de Mortillet ; 678 pages, 64 figures. 

 (9) La Botanique, by M. de Lanessan ; 570 pages, 132 figures. (10) La 

 Geographic Medicale, by Dr. A. Bordicr ; 688 pages, with figures. (11) 

 La Politique experimentale, by Leon Donnat ; 504 pages. (12) Les 

 Problemes de I'Histoire, by Paul Mongeolle ; 498 pages. (13) La Peda- 

 gogic, by C. Issaurat; 512 pages. (14) L' Agriculture et la Science 

 Agronomique, by Albert Larbaletrier; xxiv, 568 pages. (15) La Phi- 

 sico cbiraie, by Dr. Fauvelle ; xxiv, 512 pages. 



(4) Dictionnaire des Sciences Anthropologicpies. 



8. As we have frequently said in these summaries and elsewhere, 

 tbe anthropologist must collect things, all possible knowledge about 

 things, and he must also imitate the architect, mechanical engineer, and 

 patent attorney in collecting working drawings. Now this last he has 

 neglected until quite recently. Tbe ])ortfolios of Prince Roland Bona- 

 parte, of Hayden, of de Mortillet and others, are well known, but now 

 we may have such modified by the cheap processes of photographic 

 printing. Tbe anthropological gallery should also include pictures of 

 men and things in action, their physiology, and their anatomy. But 

 this part of our subject lies still chiefly i>i the future. 



0. Tbe segregation of anthropological material froui natural history 

 collections in all the great centers of intelligence has been almost im- 

 mediately followed by the formation of anthropological libraries. The 

 societies also have their centers where books are gathered. For in- 

 stance, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Peabody Museum has its own 

 library, and in addition to that the keeper of tbe great library in Har- 

 vard University sends to tbe Peabody Museum a duplicate of every 

 card in tbe Harvard Catalogue which bears an anthropological title. 

 This is an excellent system. At Washington, while material is more 

 abundant, tbe facility of finding a book is not so good. The nniterial 

 is boused in tbe Capitol library, tbe Surgeon-General's library, the 



