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weighed with much uniformity and accuracy, had the figures extracted from the 

 hooks of the jail in order to apply the results to an examiaation of the data sup- 

 plied on the above subject by M. Quetelet, in his work ' Siu- I'Homme.' 



The residt is given in a series of tables. It leads to the inference that the niunber 

 of persons measured and weighed by M. Quetelet was, in almost every instance, too 

 small to afford trustworthy indications. It also affords some reason for supposing 

 that, on the whole population of this coimtiy, a general scarcity of food has a per- 

 manent effect on the average height of the generation bom in the same year. The 

 paper is printed at length in the * Jom'nal of the Statistical Society of London.' 



Observations on the Manufacture of the Human Hair, as an Article of Con- 

 sumption and General Use. By William Danson. 

 The author submitted for inspection specimens of articles manufactured from the 

 human hair — two shawls, cotton wai-p, and which appeared to be of a veiy massive 

 and heavy textm-e, and showed that was capable of being made into the finest fabrics 

 for ladies', like the alpaca. In consequence of the above, the author received a com- 

 mimication from Leipsic stating that one firm is regularly consuming 12,000 lbs. 

 annually of human hair in manufactured goods. It would appear fabidous to say that 

 100,000 or 200,000 bales might be obtained ; perhaps 500,000 or a million could be 

 obtained even within twenty-one years, that is, annually, and of all sorts, both 

 long and short, and all of which is at present wasted and not enumerated in the 

 articles of commerce or of general consumption. 



The Aid noiv granted by the State toivards the instruction of the Industrial 

 Classes in Elementary Science — its Nature and Results. By Capt. Donnelly, 



B.E., Inspector for Science of the Scieme and Art Department. 



The Science Division of the Science and Ai-t Department is constituted to encom-age 

 the teaching of science throughout the United Kingdom. 



The branches of science thus aided are divided into seven heads or subjects, and 

 each of these into two subdi^dsions, except the first, which is divided mto three 

 subdivisions. 



I. Practical Plane and Descriptive Geometry, with Mechanical and Machine- 



Drawing and Building-Construction, or Naval Architectui-e. 



II. Mechanical Physics. 

 III. Experimental Physics. 

 rV. Chemistiy. 



V. Geology and Mineralogy. 

 VI. Animal Physiology and Zoology. 

 VII. Vegetable Physiology, Economic and Systematic Botany. 



Assistance towards iosti-uction m. these sciences is afforded in fom* different forms, 

 viz. : — 



A. Allowances to teachers on their certificates. 



B. Public examinations, in which Queen's medals and prizes are awarded to all 

 successful candidates, whether taught by a certificated teacher or not, held at aU 

 places complying with certain conditions. On the results of these examinations 

 certificate allowances and payment on residts are made to the teachers. 



C. Payments on prizes to certificated teachers. 



D. Grants towards the purchase of apparatus, &c. 

 1. Certificate allowances to certificated teachers. 



In November of each year the Department of Science and Art holds an examina- 

 tion at South Kensington in all the above-mentioned subjects. Any one may attend 

 this examination without pa\Tnent of fees by sending in his name to the Secretaiy, 

 Science and Art Department," in September, and may take up any one or more of the 

 subjects or subdivisions at one time. 



Certificates of three grades are given for success in these examinations, entitling 

 the holder to the following scale of payments : — 



For a first-gi-ade certificate in any subject £20 



Second 15 



Third 10 



