Reviews. 



Rugen. Eine Insehtudie. By Dr. Rudolf Credner, Professor in the 

 University of Greifswald. Forschungen zur deutschen Landes- und 

 Volkskunde, No. 5, Vol. 7. Stuttgart, Engelhorn, 1893. 



Through the special mention of this interesting monograph, I wish 

 to call the attention of studious American readers to the valuable series 

 of essays, edited by Professor Kirchhoff of Halle, and published under 

 the above title. The earlier numbers contain such papers as Die ober- 

 rheinische Tiefebene unci ihre Randgebirge, by Lepsius ; Der Rinfluss 

 der Gebirge aii.f das Klima von Mitteldeutschland, by Assmann ; Gebirgsbau 

 lend Oberfldchengestaltung der. Sdchsischen Schweiz, by Hettner ; Die 

 Kurische Nehrung und ihre Bewohner, by Bezzenberger ; Der Rhein in 

 der Niederlanden, by Blink ; Die Ursachen der Oberfldchengestaltung des 

 norddeutschen Flachlandes, by Wahnschaffe. The numbers announced 

 to appear shortly are no less attractive : Die Norddeutschen Urstrom- 

 systeme, by Berendt ; Die Eifel, by Follmann ; Der Boden von Schleswig- 

 IIolstein,hy Haas ; Bau und Entstehung des Harzgebirges, hy Klockmann; 

 Bau und Entstehung des Erzgebirges, by Sauer. There are many others 

 of biological or ethnological interest, about forty studies having now 

 been published. The price of the separate numbers varies from one to 

 eight marks. Subscribers who now purchase the whole series may have 

 the first five volumes for half price. 



These studies were begun in 1882, in consequence of an appeal to 

 German geographers and geologists issued by Professor Richard Leh- 

 mann. A central commission was formed, under which various lines 

 of work were prosecuted. The most important of these are : the 

 Forschungen, here referred to ; various bibliographic lists, published by 

 local scientific societies, in which everything bearing on home geogra- 

 phy is carefully enumerated ; and an Anleitungen zur Deutschen Landes- 

 und Volksforschung, prepared by various experts. An impulse towards 

 the scientific study of the Fatherland has thus been given, which is 

 bearing rich fruit. The next century ought to see something of the 

 kind in this country ; for there is a phase of geologico-geographical 

 literature that is more appropriately associated with unofficial publica- 



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