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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. LIII. No. 1360 



The largest of our natural areas are in the 

 National Parks and National Monuments. 

 Efforts to secure the reservation of additional 

 lands would fail of their purpose if, at the 

 same time, the National Parks were not kept 

 intact. 



With the growing development of the 

 country, the pressure upon the National Parks 

 is constantly increasing. There have been a 

 number of attempts recently to open these 

 parks to some form or other of commercial 

 use. The latest dangers are: First, the in- 

 clusion of the parks in the Water Power 

 Bill, thus permitting the commission to grant 

 permits for constructing in the National 

 Parks and National Monuments, reservoirs, 

 irrigation ditches, power plants and power 

 lines; Second, the Smith bill, H.E. 13, 466, 

 turning over 8,000 acras in one of the most 

 beautiful parts of the Yellowstone Park to 

 Idaho irrigation interests; and tliird, an at- 

 tempt by the city of Los Angeles to dam cer- 

 tain of the waters in the Tosemite. Any of 

 these projiosed uses would not only destroy 

 specific areas of much beauty and scientific 

 interest, but would serve as an entering wedge 

 in ojwning the parks to all kinds of commer- 

 cial uses which would eventually undermine 

 the entire National Park system. It is im- 

 portant that scientists make their wishes in 

 this matter known in no uncertain way. 

 Barrington Moore 



New Yoke, N. T. 



professor pavlov 



To THE Editor of Science : Within the past 

 few months Professor Pavlov came in for 

 much comment on the pages of Science. 

 Since most of the things that were brought to 

 the attention of our scientific men were either 

 based on mere hearsay or on second-hand in- 

 formation of the flimsiest sort, will you allow 

 me the space to quote some direct news about 

 Professor Pavlov. 



H. G. Wells returned recently from a trip 

 of inspection in Russia where he particularly 

 investigated the condition of literary and sci- 

 entific men. His extensive report has been 

 just published by the New Yorh Times. 



Speaking of the various scientists with whom 

 he conferred, Wells says: 



Our blockade ias cut tliem (the scientists) from 

 all literature outside of Eussia. They are without 

 instruments. They are short of paper. The work 

 they do has to go on in unheated laboratories. It 

 is amazing that they do any work at all, yet they 

 are getting work done. 



Of Pavlov in particular he says: 

 I Pavlov is carrying on research of astonishing 

 scope and ingenuity on the mentality of animals. 

 . . . Pavlov continues his marvelous researches in 

 an old coat and with his study piled up with the 

 potatoes and carrots he grows in his spare time. 



It is gratifying to be assured that Professor 

 Pavlov is raising potatoes only as a pastime 

 and still gives the best of his genius to scien- 

 tific investigation. S. Morgulis 



A QUESTION OF BIBLIOGRAPHY 



To THE Editor of Science: Eegarding the 

 inquiry of Dr. Willey, Coues says on page 

 50, in " Fur-bearing Animals " : 



, From this country [Mackenzie River region], 

 many accounts have reached me, from various ofS.- 

 cers of the Hudson's Bay Company, through the 

 liberality of the Smithsonian Institution, which 

 placed in my hands all the matter represented in 

 its archives upon the mammals of the far north. 

 . . . Messrs. Kennieott, Macfarlane, Ross and Lock- 

 hart have each recorded their experiences. ..." 



Therefore the following quotation from 

 Ball's " Alaska and its Resources," p. 349, 

 may be of interest. 



Woiwedsky was succeeded by Ftiruhelm as Chief 

 Director of the colonies. The KadiSk was wrecked 

 near Spruce Island. Robert Kennieott passed the 

 winter at Fort Tukon, where Mr. Lockhart was in 

 command. 



In the annual report of the Smithsonian 

 Institution for 1861, p. 60, it is stated that 

 " Mr. Ross, chief factor of the Mackenzie River 

 district, has had the cooperation of the gentle- 

 men resident at the different posts in his 

 district," among those mentioned is Mr. James 

 Lockhart. He is mentioned in subsequent re- 

 ports of the Smithsonian Institution, but al- 

 ways as James; never as J. G. 



In the " Biography of Baird," on p. 378, 



