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ground stone axes of Neolithic date, which are numerous. 

 There are also a few monoliths, but megalithic remains are 

 much more numerous in the peninsula of Sinai, where are 

 found beehive tombs, rock circles, and hut circles. The sale 

 of Stonehenge resulted in its purchase by a local landowner, 

 but in any case being included under the Ancient Monuments 

 Act, it would be protected. In excavations at Patna a vast 

 pillared hall of the 3rd Century B.C. has been unearthed, 

 containing 8 rows of monolithic columns, 15 feet apart, 

 somewhat resembling the great hall at Persepolis. At 

 Caervoran, Northumberland, an officially certified Roman 

 bronze measure of the 1st Century has been found, with a 

 capacity of 17^ sectarii, about 2 gallons. An analysis has 

 been made of some pomade in a Roman amphora excavated 

 near Lugano, which was found to be composed of a mixture 

 of beeswax and other fats added to styrax and turpentine 

 macerated in wine, with some henna. Our Vice-President, 

 Mr. J. S. Udal, has contributed to " Folk Lore " an interesting 

 account of the Obeah Cult in the West Indies, shewing its 

 immense influence and dire results. In these days of 

 collecting, when rare specimens in all branches fetch high 

 prices on account of their age or rarity, and not for their 

 intrinsic merit, fakes and imitations abound to deceive the 

 ignorant or unwary collector, and I see it stated that even 

 the Australian natives have taken to manufacturing imitations 

 of their ancient implements in considerable quantities. An 

 interesting collection of children's toys, ancient and modern, 

 has been presented lately to the Borough of Stepney, and is 

 exhibited at the Whitechapel Museum. There are many 

 such things still obtainable which should be collected and 

 preserved before they die out and are supplanted by new 

 forms. 



GENERAL. 



A great deal has been written since the war began about 

 the importance of utilizing science and scientific methods 



