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to nine feet thick. From these data Dr. Koch draws the con- 
clusion that the Mastodon, while mired, was killed by weap- 
ons, stones, and fire ; — that Man must, therefore, have ex- 
isted with the Mastod 
paper of ae “Koch, although many members of the 
Aindionsy disagreed with the author’s views, passed from the 
. hands of the ate saeeees to the press without any 
comment upon it and without a discussion. Since, however, 
in the last meeting, the subject was incidentally brought 
again before the Society, and a wide difference of ——- was 
manifested in regard to the correctness of Dr. K ogg gi? 
sions, I take this opportunity of expressing my belief and 
ag Sd to — = Sore gt that all the facts, stated by 
unted for in a far more simple and 
natural vith oe the hasty and thus far unwarranted sup- 
position, existed cotemporaneously with the 
To substantiate the statements in the case more e firmly, 
