600 
that one ardent investigator found sufficient 
difference in the human species as that he 
subdivided it into 172 races. 
Anthropology the Science of Man. 
Anthropology was defined to be the 
science of man, and included everything 
relating to man, his physical, intellectual, 
psychologic characteristics; and these ex- 
tended through all ramifications. 
Subdivisions of Anthropology. 
Some scientists, chiefly the French, have 
proposed to confine the term ‘ Anthro- 
pology’ to the physical structure, but it is 
deemed better to include within it every- 
thing pertaining to man, making the various 
subdivisions as represented by the minor 
sciences, even though they might be treated 
SCIENCE. 
independently. 
than suggestive : 
Biology and comparative 
anatomy. 
Human anatomy. 
Anthropometry 
craniometry- 
Comparative psychology. 
Literature, language 
(written, oral, sign). 
Religious creeds and 
cults. 
Industry. 
Materials and imple- 
ments of every craft. 
Clothing and personal 
_ adornment. 
Habitations, and house- 
hold utensils. 
Weapons. Pottery. 
Objects for amusement. 
Articles, uses unknown. 
Architecture and fine art. 
Monuments and public 
works. 
Roads, trails, canals, 
irrigating, etc. 
Mounds—sepulchral, 
effigy, altar. 
Forts and earth-w’ks. 
Graves and cemet’ies. 
Idols and temples. 
The following is little more 
Architecture and fine art 
—Continued. 
Cliff or cave dwellings. 
Towers, ruined or other- 
wise. 
Engraving. 
Painting. 
Sculpture. 
Ceramics. 
Decoration. 
Ornamentation. 
Sociology. 
Love and marriage, 
child-life. 
Social organizations, 
customs} and_ beliefs, 
pastimes. 
Tribal organization. 
Government, property, 
law, ete. 
Mythology, folklore. 
Education, relief and 
charities. 
Mortuary customs and 
furniture. 
[N. S. Von. X. No. 252. 
The subdivisions made by the Society of 
Anthropology of Paris, as set forth in the 
course of lectures given by its professors 
during the present year, are as follows: 
Prehistoric Anthropology, Anthropometry 
and Embryology, Ethnology, Biology, Lang- 
uage and Ethnography, Sociology (history 
of civilization), Zoologic Anthropology, 
Geographic Anthropology, Physical Anthro- 
pology. 
The Society might not accept the forego- 
ing as a correct or complete subdivision of 
the science. Other branches may be added 
on the employment of more professors. 
The Society of Anthropology at Washing- 
ton has, during the past year, made the fol- 
lowing rearrangement of sections according 
to what was deemed proper in matter and 
terminology : 
Section A. Somatology, 
tf Psychology, 
Esthetology, 
Technology, 
Sociology, 
. Philology, 
. Sophiology. 
It will be understood from the foregoing 
that the subdivisions cannot be made on 
hard and fast lines, but are susceptible of 
infinite changes and varieties. It would 
be scarcely possible for any one to master 
all these sciences and so become a perfected 
and all-round anthropologist. Classifica- 
tion, however, is largely a matter of defini- 
tion ; the material facts remain the same. 
The field of any particular science is well- 
understood, whatever name may be given 
or to whatever classification it may belong, 
and it is not worth while to engage in ex- 
tensive discussion of any particular classifi- 
cation or the nomenclature or terminology 
of any of these sciences. It is deemed 
more satisfactory to group them all under 
the generic name of ‘Anthropology.’ This 
plan has been pursued generally in the’ 
Societies of Anthropology and in the edu- 
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