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1888, which was published in the August number 

 of the Journal. He also incorporated part of these 

 remarks in a very interesting chapter on the 

 Pigmy Races of Men in the second part of his 

 Collected Essays. In this he traced in a connected 

 form the whole history of the pigmies, as known in 

 legend and to science from Homer to Haliburton, 

 who recently discovered a race of dwarfs in Mount 

 Atlas. Of a more popular character was his essay 

 on " Fashion in Deformity," in which he applied 

 his general knowledge of the induced deformities 

 of all races, from the highest to the lowest, and left 

 his readers to draw their own conclusions as to the 

 advisability of letting nature alone. 



After his death the Athenczum of July 22, 1899, 

 contained a short supplementary notice referring to 

 his share in advancing the zoological study of man. 

 It is not much more than a catalogue, but may 

 serve as a guide to other papers for which space 

 does not allow even an abstract. 



The death of Sir William Flower is so great a loss to Anthro- 

 pology that it is fitting that the general tribute to his services to 

 science, which has already been offered by the Athenczum, should 

 be supplemented by a notice in this column (Anthropological 

 Notes). He had already made important contributions to 

 anthropological research when he joined the Anthropological 

 Institution in 1877. He at once became an active member, 

 taking part in its discussions, serving on the council, and con- 

 tributing to the Journal. He gave the Institution the benefits 

 of his unrivalled knowledge by verifying the contents of its 

 museum. 



