SCIENCE 



Editorial Committee : S. Newcomb, Mathematics ; E. S. Woodward, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickeeing, 



Astronomy; T. C. Mendenhall, Physics; E. H. Thheston, Engineering; Ira Remsen, Chemistry; 



J. Le Conte, Geology; W. M. Davis, Physiography; O. C. Maesh, Paleontology; W. K. Brooks, 



C. Hart Merriam, Zoology; S. H. Scudder, Entomology; C. E. Bessey, N. L. Britton, 



Botany; Henry F. Osborn, General Biology; C. S. MiNOT, Embryology, Histology; 



H. P. Bowditch, Physiology; J. S. Billings, Hygiene; J. McKeen Cattell, 



Psychology; Daniel G. Brinton, J. W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, Febrijaey 10, 1899. 



CONTENTS: 



Tlie Smithsonian Institution 193 



Agricultural Experiment Stations : Dr. A. C. TRUE 199 



Physiological Osmosis : Professor George Mac- 

 LOSKIE 206 



Prof essional Schools vs. Business: PROFESSOR R. H. 

 Thurston 207 



Mechanical Illustration of Kirchoff's Principle: 

 Professor William Hallock 210 



Plastiline, a New Modeling Compound : Dr. C. E. 

 Eastman 211 



Scientific Books : — 



Beddard on the Structure and Classification of 

 Birds:F. A.LVCAS. Bussell on The Sivers of North 

 America : Professor R. E. Dodge. Broomell's 

 Anatomy and Histology of the Mouth and Teeth: 

 Professor Charles S. Minot. Books Received. 212 



Scientific Journals and Articles 217 



Societies and Academies : — 



Tlie Texas Academy of Sciences : Professor 

 Frederic W. Simonds. Philosophical Society 

 of Washington : E. D. PRESTON. The Anthro- 

 pological Society of Washington. Dr. J. H. Mc- 

 CORMICK. Tlie New York Academy of Sciences, 

 Section of Psychology and Anthropology : Dr. C. 

 B. Bliss. Section of Aslromony and Physics : 

 Dr. Reginald Gordon. Academy of Science 

 of St. Louis : Professor William Trelease 217 



Discussio7i and Correspondence : — 



Zoological Nomenclature: Dr. W. H. Dall. 

 The Bed Beds of Kansas: Professor S. W. 

 Williston. lien of Science and Anti-vivisec- 

 tion: Henry C. Mercer 221 



Astronomical Notes : — 

 Reports of Observatories ; The Planet DQ : Pro- 

 fessor Winslow Upton 224 



Notes on Physics : 



Some Recent Investigations upon the Becquerel 

 Rays: A. St.C. D 225 



Botanical Notes: — 

 Sargent's Silva of North America; Commendable 

 Free-Seed Distribution; The Study of Iowa Sedges ; 

 North American Seaweeds ; Arthur and Holway's 

 Busts: Professor Charles E . Bessey 226 



Current Notes on. Anthropology: — 



Courses at the Ecole d' Anthropologic; The Mean- 

 ing of Race ; Tlie Extinction of the Polynesian: 

 Professor D. G. Brinton 227 



Meeting of the Trustees of the Marine Biological 



Laboratory 228 



Scientific Notes and News 228 



University and Educational News 232 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., Intended 

 for review should he sent to the rpspnnsible editor. Profea- 

 aor J. McKeen Cattell. Garrison-on-Hudson N. Y. 



THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. * 

 finances. 

 The permanent funds of the Institution 

 are as follows : 



Bequest of Smithson, 1846 $515,169.00 



Residuary legacy of Smitlison, 1867. . 26,210.63 

 Deposits from savings of income, 1867 108,620.37 

 Bequest of James Hamil- 

 ton, 187.5 $1,000.00 



Accumulated interest on 



Hamilton fund, 1895. ... 1,000.00 



2,000.00 



Bequest of Simeon Habel, 1880 500.00 



Deposits from proceeds of sale of 



bonds, 1881 51,500.00 



Gift of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1891. . . 200,000.00 

 Portion of residuary legacy, T. G. 



Hodgkins, 1894 8,000.00 



Total permanent fund . 912,000.00 



The appropriations made by Congress for 

 the fiscal year 1899 were as follows : 



International Exchanges, Smithsonian 

 Institution, 1899 $21,000 



American Ethnology, Smithsonian In- 

 stitution, 1899 50,000 



Astrophysioal Observatory, Smithsonian 

 Institution, 1899 10,000 



National Museum, Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, 1899 : 



Furniture and fixtures 35,000 



Heating and lighting 14,000 



* From the report of S. P./ Langley, Secretary of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, for the year ending June 

 30, 1898. 



