1868.] 
Porous Stone for Filtering, 166. 
Portlandian Fossils, 406. 
Portugal, Mammalian Remains from 
Bone Caves in, 368, 547. 
Post-tertiary Beds of Norway and Scot- 
land, 461. 
Potash, Combination of, with Flint, 
161. 
Potato Culture, 205. 
Power, Mechanical, of Nitro-glycerine, 
156. 
Prairies and Prairie Indians, 536. 
Pre-historic Races and Modern Savages, 
546. 
Man, Mammalia associated with, 
548. 
— Times, Stone Implements in, 548. 
Preserving Meat, New Method of, 386, 
567. 
Preventive Medicine, 49. 
Prince’s Islansd, Geology of, 250. 
Proceedings of the Metropolitan §o- 
cieties :— 
Astronomical, 68, 214, 377, 558. 
Chemical, 79, 230, 387. 
Geographical, 90, 243, 403. 
Geological, 97, 248, 409, 578. 
Zoological, 273, 431. 
Projectiles, Proper Form of, 541. 
Public Health, 125, 275, 433. 
Puddling, 109, 543. 
Pulse, Influence of Alcohol on the, 581. 
Q. 
Quaternary Deposits, Discoveries in, 525, 
553. 
Queen Bees, Breeding of, 430. 
Queen’s Prizes, 139. 
R. 
Races of Mankind, 547, 551. 
Hair of different, 589. 
Railways, 83, 236, 395, 570. 
American, Proposed, 537. 
Raisins, Seedless, 382. 
Ransome’s Patent Concrete Stone, 160. 
Rays of the Sun, 195. 
Recent Geological Changes in Britain, 
525. 
Progress of Botany, 503. 
Red Indians, 402. 
Report, Dredging, 528. 
of the Lunar Committee, 512. 
Reptiles, Extinct and Living, 522. 
Reptilian Remains, 521. 
Reptiliferous Sandstones of Elgin and 
Ross, 197. 
Index. 
605 
REVIEWS OF ScIENTIFIC WORKS RECENT- 
LY PUBLISHED. 
‘A Journey in Brazil’ By Pro- 
fessor and Mrs Louis Agassiz, 
488. 
‘Rambles of a Naturalist on the 
Shores and Waters of the China 
Sea.’ By Cuthbert Collingwood, 
M.A., M.B., F.LS., 490. 
‘Acadian Geology” By J. W. 
Dawson, M.A., LL.D., F.RS., 
F.G.8., 494. 
“A Systemof Mineralogy.’ By J.D. 
Dana, aided by G. J. Brush, 497. 
Engineering Works, 498. 
‘Theoretical Astronomy.’ By J. 
C. Watson, 500. 
‘Celestial Objects for Common 
Telescopes.’ By the Rey. T. W. 
Webb, 500. 
Rewdanskite, 259. 
Ricuarps, Capt., Address of, 534, 
Ricwarpson’s Ether Spray, 45. 
on the Methyl Series, 531. 
River Improvements, 239. 
Rosrrtson, Mr., on the Agricultural 
Differences between the North and 
South of England, 202. 
Rocking Stones, 525. 
Rock-sculptures, 546, 
Rotieston, Dr. G., on Modes of Early 
Sepulture in England, 547. 
Prof., on Pectoral Muscles, 530, 
Roman Mortar, 518. 
Roscor, Dr., on Vanadium, 224. 
Ross, Mr., on the Chalk of Norfolk, 522. 
Ross and Elgin, Reptiliferous Sand- 
stones of, 197. 
Rossz, Lord, Death of, 65, 
Ruby, Colour of, 258. 
Russian America, 401. 
Coal, 581. 
s. 
Salamander, Poison, 121. 
Samland, Geology of, 167. 
in the Tertiary Period, 178. 
Samvetson, Mr. J., on an Extraneous 
Meat Supply, 1. 
Santorin, 90. 
Pre-historie Dwellings in, 552. 
Sarsden Stones, 546. 
Satellites of Uranus, 189. 
Saturn, 377. 
Savages and Pre-historic Races, 546. 
Scales, Musical, 338. 
Schools, 142. 
Sciadopitys, Leaves of, 381. 
Science, Chronicles of, 56, 201, 366, 549, 
Physical, Modern Aspects of, 329. 
