120 SATUltDAY LECTURES. 



In 1870, the Anthropological Society of Vienna (1) was 

 founded, and at their first meeting, February 13, the open- 

 ing address was delivered by Rokitansky. The fSociet}^ 

 publishes its own transactions. 



Ital}^ was next to continue the good work, and, in 1871, 

 was established the Italian Society of Anthropology and Eth- 

 nology {m.) Their transactions are reported in the Archives 

 of Anthropology and Ethnology, a monthly journal, hand- 

 somely illustrated, which is published at Florence under the 

 editorship of Mantegazza. 



In 1871, in the city of Xew York, there was founded a 

 society known as the Anthropological Institute of New 

 York (n.) Its sole work was the publication of its Journal, 

 "Whom the Gods love, die young," says the Greek proverb : 

 the " Journal of the Anthropological Institute of New York" 

 must have been the especial object of celestial regard as it 

 expired with its first number. 



In 1877, Poland entered the field, and the Academy of 

 Sciences of Cracow (o) established a section of anthropology 

 which publishes its own journal. 



In 1879, the Anthropological Society of Washington, D. 

 C, ip,) Avas founded, and has continued to thrive. 



During the present 3^ear, Dr. Aurele de Torek, of Hun- 

 gary, who had been for some time studying at the Paris 

 school, was placed in charge of a section of anthropology in 

 the University of Buda-Pesth, with instructions to form a 

 museum. 



There are many subordinate societies besides those de- 

 scribed; they are generally affiliated with the societies of 

 the capitals. For example, there is an Anthropological 

 Society at Liverpool, another at Oxford, another at ^lan- 

 chester ; one at Lyons, one at Bordeaux, and even in the 

 Isle of iNLan there is a section of anthropology in the Manx 

 Society of Sciences. 



Another important result of the interest felt in these pur- 

 suits has been the organizing of congresses of anthropol- 

 ogy, meeting in different cities at .stated intervals. 



There is the German Association for Anthropology (g) 



