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foolish mistake as to the resurrection of the material body — a 

 process which prevents injury, and restores the lost to the home 

 which their presence brightened. What prevents the adoption of 

 the plan which does away with so much harm, and makes you to 

 keep ever near you that precious treasure 1 only a sentiment, only 

 a prejudice. But prejudices and sentiments are not easily up- 

 rooted, and since I have attempted the task of uprooting them, I 

 have to ask the indulgence of the Association, and whilst I apolo- 

 gize if I have in any way hurt their feelings, assure them that I have 

 undertaken the task under a very solemn sense of responsibility. 



TUESDAY, NOVEMBEK 6th. 

 A Lecture on "Caves and Cave-Men" was delivered by 

 F, W. EuDLER, Esq., F.G.S., Director of the Anthropological 

 Institute, and Curator of the Museum of Geology. 



The Lecturer introduced his subject by referring to the mani- 

 fold uses of Caves in historic times — giving illustrations of their 

 occupation as temporary habitations, as places of refuge and 

 concealment, as strongholds or rallying points, as natural prisons, 

 and as sepulchres. Fortunately for the archaeologist, caves had 

 been similarly used in pre-historic times, and hence they have 

 yielded relics which throw great light upon the early phases of 

 human existence in this part of the world. 



Attention was called to the various kinds of caverns known 

 to geologists, and their mode of formation was discussed. The 

 Lecturer referred to lava-caves, ice-caves, marine-caves, inland- 

 caves, fissure-caves, and tunnel-caves. It was pointed out that 

 these natural hollows are most abundant in limestone, and the 

 cause of this was dwelt upon at some length. The formation of 

 stalactites and stalagmites was explained, and specimens of the 

 " dripstone " were exhibited, showing its varieties, especially those 

 used as marbles, such as the so-called " onyx marble," the Gibraltar 

 stone, and the "oriental alabaster." It was explained that the 

 rate of growth of these stalagmitic deposits varied greatly under 



