468 " TRANSACTIONS OP SECTION H. 



WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 

 The following Papers were received : — 



1. Magic and Religion^ By Dr. F. B. Jevons. 



2. The Origin of the Actor.' By Professor W. Ridgeway, F.B.A. 



3. 7s the British Facial Type Changing ? 

 By Professor A. Keith, F.B.S. 



4. The Evolution of the {Weaving) Spool and Shuttle. 

 By H. Ling Roth. 



5. The Anthropometric Characters of Asylum, and Normal Population. 

 By Dr. J. F. Tocher. 



n. Some Beliefs niid Cnstoms of the Aborigines of the Malay States. 

 By J. A. N. Evans. 



T. Megidithic Remains on Easter Island. By Scoresby PioUTLEnoK. 



8. The Roman ]]'all. Bii Professor H.werfield. 



9. Monuments of the Early Christian Type in Norlhiimhria. 

 By ^Y. G. CoLEiNG\Yoor). 



THUnSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 



The Section joined the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and 

 Archceological Association in an ArchceologicuJ Field Day. 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 



After the President had delivered his Addres.s (p. 4-58) the following Papers 

 and Report were received : — • 



L The Main Culiures of New Guinea. By Dr. A. C. Haddon, F.R.S. 



2. The Cidtivation of Taro.^ By Dr. W. H. E. Rivers, F.R.S. 



' To be published ia full in Folk Lore. 



* See Professor Ridgeway 's Dramas and Dramatic Dances of Non-Eiiro-pcnn 

 Rares. with Special reference to the Origin of Tragedy. (Cambridge, I&15.) 

 ^ To be puT51ished in full in the .Joiirn. R. Anthrop. Inst. 

 ■* Published in Proc. Lit. and Phil. Sor, Mnnrh ester. 



