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" The Journal of the Qhekett Microscopical Ci-ub,'' 

 April, 1903. (Published by Williama & Norgate, 14, Henrietta 

 Street, Uovent Garden, W.C.) — This journal is published 

 bi-annually, and contains the proceedings of this popular 

 Microscopical ('lub, which meets at 20, Hanover Square, on the 

 first and third Fridays in each month. This Club has always 

 been particularly strong in entomological and pond-life work, 

 and several of the papers — which are admirably illustrated — 

 deal with aspects of these subjects. Special interest attaches 

 to the annual address of Mr. George Massee, f.l.s., v.m.h., the 

 ])resident of the Club, on " Fermentation and Putrefaction," on 

 which, and allied subjects, he is a distinguished authority. In 

 addition, there are reviews of certain books on microscopy. 

 Those microscopists who may not be members of the Quekett 

 Club' would certainly find many items of interest and value in 

 this admirably-conducted journal. 



"Journal of the Anthropological Institute for 

 1902." — We have been favoured with a copy of this journal 

 (Vol. XXXII.) for the second half of 1902. It commences with 

 the Huxley Lecture, in which Dr. D. J. Cunningham discourses 

 on " right-handedness and left-braineJness " in man. Physio- 

 logical experiments have shown that a certain area on each side 

 of the brain is connected in some way or other with regulating 

 the movements of the arms ; the left side of the brain con- 

 trolling the right arm, and vire. ver&i. This being so, it was 

 natural to expect, in correlation with the general prevalence of 

 right-handedness in man, that the left "arm-area" of the brain 

 would be more developed than the right. The author has found 

 that a certain depression in this area is deeper on the left than 

 on the right side. That this is in any way associated with right- 

 handedne.ss, or with the localisation of the active speech centre 

 in the left side of the brain, he is, however, not prepared to 

 urge, because the fame condition obtains in apes. This would 

 be no impediment to the acceptance of the expUnation by those 

 who believe that apes are also right-handed ; but Dr. Cunningham 

 cannot persuade himself that those animals are really dextrorsal. 

 Nevertheless, he is convinced that he is on the true track to 

 explain the prevalence of right-handedness in man. In the 

 course of his lecture the author mentions that he sees no reason 

 to believe in the absence of right-handedness in prehistoric 

 man owing to a preference for drawing animals with their heads 

 turned in one direction. In this connection it may be men- 

 tioned that the author persists in the old error of calling the 

 bison the aurochs. 



Among many other interesting articles, we have only space to 

 refer to the one by Messrs. Annandale and Robinson on the 

 anthropology of the Malay Peninsula, which is illustrated with 

 photos of that puzzling race, the Semangs of Pcrak. The 

 authors believe that Semangs and Sakais contain a Mongoloid 

 ■ element distinct from that of the modern peninsular Malays ; 

 but, unfortunately, they do not favour us with any definite 

 opinion as to the Negrito affinities of these people, as indicated 

 by the frequent occurrence of more or Ib-js distinctly frizzled 

 hair. 



'■ Handp.ook of Climatology." By Dr. Julius Hann. 

 Translated by Robi;rt De Courcy Ward. (Macmillan.) 12s. 6 1. 

 not. — It is commonly said that meteorology consists of volumes 

 and tables of uninteresting figures that only experts can under- 

 stand. It is further complained that few attempts are made to 

 discover the inner meaning of the accumulated observations 

 with which the shelves of most weather otlijes are congested. 

 In this book, however, a notable and successful attempt has 

 been made to put life and meaning into some of these arid 

 statistics ; and it may at once be said that the result is one of 

 the most interesting bioks that the subject of climate has so far 

 inspired. The book treats of climate as distingnishsd from 

 weather, for nowadays the two terms are ditferentiated. Di. 

 Hann calls weather only one pliase in the succession of pheno- 

 mena whose complete cycle, recurring with greater or less 

 uniformity every year, constitutes the climate of any loc.ility. 

 Climate is the sum total of the weather as usually ex,ierienced 

 during a longer or shorter period at any given season, and it is 

 with this latter branch of meteorology that Dr. Hann deals. 

 Certain changes have been made by the translator in this 

 English edition of Dr. Hann's book, which was origin illy pub- 

 lished in 1883 under the title of -'Haudbuch der Khinitologie," 

 but they are changes that have greatly increased the usefulness 

 of the work. The book has been especially arranged for the 



use of teachers of scientific climatology, and as it contains 

 ample references to other works on the sam? subject, and also 

 a very convenient classification of the different sections and 

 chapters, a teacher with it at his hand should have little diffi- 

 culty in arranging a useful course of studj'. Since the teaching 

 of meteorology has been much neglected in British schools, 

 such a publication should stioaulate an interest in the subject. 

 Probably the most informing section will be considered by 

 many readers to be that which deals with mountain climates. 

 This subject is treated exhaustively in a discussion that no 

 one who desires to know the lines of investigation followed by 

 modern meteorologists in this very important branch of clima- 

 tology can afford to overlook. The thanks of those who do 

 not read German are due to Mr. Ward for so ably translating 

 the book for them, and it is to be hoped that he will find an 

 early opportunity of introducing English readers to more of the 

 same author's works. 



The Burlington Magazine for June contains an admirable 

 editorial appeal ior the preservation of ancient buildings 

 by the State. The recent sale of Clifford's Inn has brought 

 this question once more to the front, and we gladly associate 

 our.selves with the Editor's appeal to the London County Council 

 to acquire Clifford's Inn from its new owner while there is yet 

 opportunity to do so. But the question is really one for His 

 Majesty's Government, and we hope some Member of Parliament 

 may be induced to make it his own, and remove the reproach 

 thit we share at present with Russia and Turkey, of being 

 without any legislation for the preservation of our ancient 

 historical buildings. 



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