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twenty pages discussing the enzymes, and the 

 nomenclature of tlie proteins has been altered 

 to correspond to the system adopted by the 

 American Chemical Society. Otherwise the 

 changes limit themselves to additions of new 

 reactions in order to bring the book up to date. 

 Although the book contains more material, the 

 publishers have decreased the margins and 

 thickness of the paper, so that the book ap- 

 pears smaller. It becomes somewhat difficult 

 to indicate the exact purpose of this volume. 

 At present it is in the transitional stage be- 

 tween a practical manual and a test-book. It 

 is too bulky for a laboratory book ; there is too 

 much discussion of theoretical considerations, 

 and many things are introduced which should 

 not under any conception come into a labora- 

 tory course in physiological chemistry, e. g., 

 microscopical examination of urine for casts, 

 etc., and counting of red and white blood cells. 

 Fortunate indeed would be the instructor 

 of physiological chemistry in a medical school 

 who could be allowed enough time in the cur- 

 riculum to cover one half of the material 

 between the covers. The book serves an ex- 

 cellent purpose as a reference book of test 

 reactions, but in their multiplicity the stu- 

 dent or the practitioner who wishes to be- 

 come acquainted with a few of the most reli- 

 able tests would find himself bewildered and 

 require additional advice in the matter. Were 

 it not for its size and the necessity for such a 

 decided picking and choosing of topics adapted 

 for student laboratory work, the book would 

 serve its purpose admirably. The contents 

 are thoroughly reliable and the tests are given 

 with sufficient detail so that the results should 

 be satisfactory. The many figures and col- 

 ored plates scattered throughout are excellent. 

 Upon the whole, the author is to be compli- 

 mented and those interested in the subject 

 congratulated upon the benefit derived by the 

 publication of the revised edition. 



H. C. Jackson 



ANTHK0P0L0GIC.4L PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNI- 

 VERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN 1908 



The University of California Publications 

 in American Archeology and Ethnology have 



received during 1908 the addition of nine 

 papers. These comprise volume 6, numbers 

 1, 2 and 3; the completion of the seventh 

 volume, numbers 2 and 3; and volume 8, 

 numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. These papers embody 

 the further results of the Ethnological and 

 Archeological Survey of California which the 

 university undertook a number of years ago, 

 and which has since been pushed rather 

 steadily towards completion. The weight of 

 work published in the past year has fallen 

 upon the ethnological side of the problem, 

 rather than upon the archeology and linguis- 

 tics of the state as in previous years. 



In this definite field of ethnology a balance 

 has been maintained in some degree between 

 the northern, the southern and the central por- 

 tions of the state. The two bulkiest papers 

 of the period, Dr. Barrett's "Ethno-geography" 

 and " Basketry " of the Pomo, treat of the 

 peoples of the north-central region. These two 

 are the most exhaustive treatments of their 

 type that have appeared so far. The minute- 

 ness of the author's information concerning 

 the region rests on long residence among the 

 Pomo, in addition to extended scientific study. 

 As a counterpoise to this work on the Pomo, 

 four less laborious papers have been devoted 

 to the " Mission " Indians of the extreme 

 southern part of the state. Two of these lat- 

 ter are by Dr. Kroeber and the other two by 

 authors from outside the university. As re- 

 gards the central portion of the state, the 

 rather varied territory occupied by the Miwok 

 or Moquelumnan tribes offers the problem 

 which is taken up in two of the three remain- 

 ing papers. 



An entirely different aspect of the ethnology 

 of California is invaded by the final paper of 

 the group, by Dr. William J. Sinclair. This 

 paper enters with effect into the question of 

 the geological relation of human remains and 

 artifacts within the state of California. The 

 range covered in the past season's publications 

 is therefore seen to be rather wide. They 

 perhaps contribute more manifoldly than is 

 usual in a brief twelvemonth, to the general 

 information concerning the state on its many 

 sides as an ethnological field. 



