468 PKOGRESS OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN 1892. 



(30) <)a the use of uarcotics liy the Nicobar Islau.lers. aud certain deforinatious 

 connected tlierewith, by E. H. Man. 



(31) Exhibition of the phihigraph — a siiii|)l«' apparatus for the i>reparatiou of 

 lecture diagrams, by G. W. Bloxam, M. A. 



(32) Exhibition of photographs representing tlie prehensile po^ver of infants, by 

 L. Robinson, ^i. i>. 



The strong' point for anthropolo<j;y in the British Association is its 

 eminent committees, which have guided exploration in many directions. 

 In the French Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Pan 

 under the presidency of Dr. Magitot, September 15-21, the following 

 papers on the program are of interest to anthropologists in general: 



Affinities between the Basque language and certain idioms of tlie two continents^ 

 Gharency, Vinson, Manouvrier, Azema, Guillibeau, Guido Cora, and Dodgson; Let 

 Tziganes; Guido Cora; archseology of the Pyrenees, Cartailhac; depopulation ot 

 France, Chervin; prehistoric finds in the valley of the V6z^re, Girod et Massorrat; 

 anthropology and the arclueology of the Pyrenees, a discussion, proposed by M. 

 Pictte; Le Tonkin, Barbier. The question of the Basques, their anthropological 

 characters, their history, their language, their traditions, and folklore consumed the 

 bulk of the time, 



Tlie tweiity-third annual session of the German Anthropological 

 Society was held in Ulm, August l-'A, The following important mat- 

 ters were discussed : 



Ein Bild aus Schwal)ens Vorzeit, E. von Troltsch. 

 Wissenschaftliclicr .Jahresbericht, J. Rauke. 

 Die Schiidel von Canustadt nnd Neanderthal, v. Holder. 

 Uie anthropologische Stellnng der .Judeu, F. von Luschau, 



Die Menschenrassen Enroi)as nnd die Frage nach der Herknnft der Arier, J. 

 Kollmann, 



Anthropologisches aus Malacca, R. Virchow. 



The German Anthropological Society devotes all its time to this one 

 subject. In their national (jcmgress of naturalists and j^hysicians, topics 

 relating to inau are also discussed by German Anthropologists. 



At the eleventli session of the congres internationaux d'arch^ologie 

 prehistorique et d'anthropologie, convened at Moscow, the following 

 papers were read ; 



What is the most ancient race of central Russia ? Anatole Bogdanov. 

 The races of men in Euroi)e and the Aryan {|ncstion. Dr. Kollmann. 

 The anthro))ometric types of great Russians in the central governments of Russia. 

 Zograf. 



New classification of human crania. Prof. 8ergi. 



On ancient skulls in Russia artificially deformed. Dr. Anoutchine. 



Review of the anthropometry of peoples of Transcaucasia. Ernest Chantre. 



Race in anthro])ology. Paul Toi)i)Kml. 



Proposal for a reformed nomenclature of tiic peoples of Asia. Ernest Chantre. 



Anthropometric methods practiced in Russia. Zograf. 



Three commissi<mers were appointed during the congress, upon 

 craueometry, on aiithroi)onietry, and on the nomenclature of the peo- 

 l)les of Asia. 



