4/4 SOME NEW BOOKS [june 



The Story of the Mind. By James Mark Baldwin. 

 London: George Newnes, 1898. 



Prof. Baldwin has given in this little book a pleasantly written series of 

 chapters on psychology in its introspective, comparative, physiological, experi- 

 mental, educational, and social aspects. The work closes with an essay on the 

 genius and his environment. There is a well-marked personal note throughout, 

 since many of the illustrations are taken from the author's own investigations ; 

 but this is quite in keeping with the form in which the work is cast. The only 

 criticism that we feel called upon to make, is, that the book does not fulfil the 

 promise of its title as we understand it. It does not present us with a con- 

 tinuous story of the mind, but with a somewhat discontinuous series of short 

 essays on psychological methods and results. But it has good points. 



Bryotheca Bohemica is a set of exsiccati, now being issued, at a price of 

 14 marks per century, by Dr. Ernst Bauer (of Smichow bei Prag, N.C. 961) in 

 co-operation with Dr. V. Schiffher and others. 



Professor Simon Schwendener, of Berlin University, has collected thirty-one 

 of his botanical papers in two octavo volumes issued by Borntraeger, Berlin, at 

 a price of 25 marks. The papers are reprinted without other alteration than 

 that of printers' errors and mistakes in the calculations, and with the addition 

 of a few notes. Reference is given in each case to the original place of publica- 

 tion, and reference will have to be made by the student in each case since the 

 original pagination is not given. Except for this, all botanists will be glad to 

 have these valuable memoirs in convenient form. 



From June 1898 to March 1899, Mr. F. A. Bather communicated to the 

 Geological Magazine a series of six illustrated articles on Wachsmuth and 

 Springer's Monograph of " The North American Crinoidea Camera ta." Since 

 these contained more original matter than one looks for in a review, they have 

 been furnished with an index and published in pamphlet form by Messrs. 

 Dulau and Co., at the price of two shillings. The reprint also contains a portrait, 

 obituary notice, and bibliography of Charles Wachsmuth. 



The first fourteen pages of the Proceedings of the Washington Academy of 

 Sciences were issued on April 14. They consist of the "First annual report of 

 the Secretary," by G. K. Gilbert. This gives a history of the gradual multi- 

 plication and specialisation of scientific societies in Washington, and their 

 eventual federation under an Academy in February 1898. The affiliated 

 societies, nine in all, are : the Anthropological, Biological, Chemical, Entomo- 

 logical, Geological, and Philosophical Societies of Washington, the National 

 Geographic Society, the Columbian Historical Society, and the Medical Society 

 of the District of Columbia. The President is J. R. Eastman. A plan for the 

 selection and printing of papers has been carefully matured, and accepted papers 

 will soon go to press. It is intended to conduct courses of lectures, and to 

 hold occasional meetings for the reception of new scientific material. It is 

 probable that one of the chief functions of the Academy will be to act as an 

 advisory body to the United States Government on questions involving scientific 

 knowledge. 



Science Work for April reproduces in good style an excellent photograph of 

 the Scuir of Eigg, taken from E.S.E. by Mr. A. S. Reid, who has taken a 

 complete series of views illustrating the geology of the island, for the Geologist 

 Photographs Committee of the British Association. This journal now bears the 

 imprint of Messrs. Dawbarn and Ward, the publishers of the Photogram. 



An interesting comparison of the eyesight of Europeans and "natives" 

 (Kaffirs, Hottentots, Basutos, etc.) has been made by Dr. Beheim, and is published 



