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throw light on the uses of the ancient implements now so much 
discussed. 
Professor Tennant described an Irish Lake Dwelling, discovered 
by Captain L’Estrange. It appears that lake dwellings existed in 
Ireland as late as the time of Cromwell; they are also made 
mention of by the poet Spenser. 
Of papers on particular races there were the following :— 
Dr. John Beddoe, “On the Stature and Bulk of the Irish.” 
Mr. Bogg, “ On the Fishing Indians of Vancouver's Island.” Mr. 
J. K. Lord on the same subject. Consul Hutchinson, “On tho 
Indians of the Parafia.” Mr. Collinson, “On the Indians of the 
Mosquito Territory.” Dr. Charnock, “ On the People of Andorra.” 
Dr. Gustave Lagneau, “On the Saracens in France.” Mr. Ernst 
“On the Anthropology of Caracas.” Dr. Short, “On the Marvar 
Tribes of India.” Professor Leitner, papers from Lahore. Dr. Paul 
Broca, “On the Anthropology of Lower Brittany.” Dr. Mann, 
“On the Zulu Kaffirs of Natal;” and Mr. Haughton, “On the 
Land Dayas of Upper Sarawak.” Papers of a more comprehen- 
sive and philosophical character were those of Mr. Tylor, “On 
the Phenomena of Higher Civilization traceable to a Rudimental 
Origin among Savage Tribes,” in which the author showed that the 
most important explanations of present or past unaccountable 
manners, customs, and superstitions may be obtained by the study 
of comparative mythology, and by seeking evidence among present 
savage nations of old customs or superstitions in a modified form. 
That of Mr. Phillips Day, “On the Power of Rearing Children 
among Savage Tribes ;” and that of Dr. Hunt, “On the Principle 
of Natural Selection,” applied to Anthropology. 
The meeting at Nottingham, as far as Section D was concerned, 
was a successful one, as is shown by the very large number of 
papers read, all being of a high standard as regards scientific worth, 
though none were exceptionally, and a few were perhaps not 
generally, interesting. 
We greatly regret that our limited space has prevented us from 
giving little more than the titles of many interesting papers on 
those branches of Science included under the general head of 
Biology, but our readers will readily perceive, from the very scope 
of the subject, that it is hardly possible to do justice to it in a short 
summary. 
