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example, the sun is regarded as an animal; 

 but perhaps it was conceived that the light 

 emanated from a certain part of the crea- 

 ture, just as in the numerous myths where 

 the luminous disk is regarded as part of 

 the decoration of a sun-bearer. 



Mr. A. L. Kroeber presented a collection 

 of animal tales of Eskimo, in part as made 

 by himself from Smith Sound Eskimo. In 

 these tales there is a contrast between 

 Indian and Eskimo conceptions. Among 

 Indians animals play an important part 

 and are conceived as human in character. 

 With Eskimo, on the contrary, animal 

 stories are few ; they belong chiefly to two 

 classes, the first describing a marriage be- 

 tween a human being and an animal, the 

 second answering to European beast fables. 

 The paucity and brevity of the latter differ- 

 entiate them from the Indian narratives. 

 Dr. Kroeber subjoined a list of recorded 

 Eskimo animal tales. 



Dr. Livingston Farrand read a paper on 

 the ' Mythology of the Chilcotin,' in which 

 the relations of the tales of this people with 

 those of their neighbors was disscussed, 

 with a view to obtaining a criterion in re- 

 gard to the vexed question of difl'usiou or 

 independent origination of similar myths. 

 Dr. Farrand concluded that identity of 

 theme was of minor importance as proof 

 of borrowing, while agreement in details, 

 among races contiguous or in cummunica- 

 tion, could be explained only on the hy- 

 pothesis of diffusion. 



Notes on American Indian names of 

 white men and women were presented by 

 Dr. A. F. Chamberlain, of Clark University, 

 and ' Contributions toward a bibliography 

 of folk-lore relating to women,' by Mrs. 

 Isabel Cushman Chamberlain. 



Miss Cornelia Horsford communicated 

 information in regard to traditions con- 

 nected with an apparent footprint on a 

 rock of Shelter Island. 



Other papers were offered by Dr. Eobert 



Bell, Professor Thomas Wilson and Mrs. 

 F. D. Bergen. Demonstrations were made 

 of phonographic records of Indian song. 

 W. W. Newell. 



SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. 

 Kalender fur Geologen, Paldontologen iind Miner- 

 alogen. Herausgegeben von Dr. K. Keil- 

 HACK. 2d annual edition, 1899, with a por- 

 trait of Professor C. W. v. Giimbel. Leipzig, 

 1899, published by Max Weg. Pp. 288, with 

 blank pages for notes. Price, 3 Marks. 

 A handbook for geologists comparable to the 

 numerous pocket aids, edited for the use of en- 

 gineers, has never been issued. Dr. Keilhack 

 began in 1898 the work, which is here described, 

 in such a way as to fill some of the needs for 

 such a book of reference. The list of contents 

 of the present edition will serve as a sufficient 

 notice of the booklet. The work gives a list 

 of the official geological surveys of all coun- 

 tries, including the American States, with their 

 officers, the maps published, the prices of the 

 maps and information concerning the other 

 publications of the surveys. Where possible, 

 the annual money allotment is stated. Sec- 

 ondly, a list of the professors and instructors 

 in geology, paleontology and mineralogy in 

 the colleges and high schools of the world, 

 alphabetically arranged by towns. It is to be 

 noted that the American high schools do not 

 rank as ' high schools' of European grade. 

 Hence American high-school teachers are not 

 here named. Thirdly, a list of geological, 

 paleontological and mineralogical societies, 

 with a brief account of their publications and 

 membership. Fourth, the addresses of geolo- 

 gists, etc., of Germany, Holland, Australia, 

 Switzerland and Hungary. Fifth, the public 

 and private geological, mineral and paleonto- 

 logical collections of the countries just named. 

 Sixth, the subdivisions of the greater geological 

 formations in Europe. Seventh, a tabular view 

 of the massive rocks, after Zirkel. Eighth, 

 the characteristics of common minerals, giving 

 their system of crystallization, specific gravity, 

 hardness, chemical composition, streak color 

 and the crystallographic position of their leaf 

 cleavage. Ninth, a comparative table of the 



