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to the primitive type, and as family portraits show a uniformity 

 that could not exist if the race obtained but its mathematical pro- 

 portion of ancestral peculiarities, arguments based on the mathe- 

 matics of the case avail little in the discussion. 



Edward H. Williams, Jun. 

 Bethlehem, Penn., April 9. 



BOOK-REVIEWS. 



The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891. By Professor John 

 Milne, F.R.S.. and Professor W. K. Burton, C.E. With 

 plates, by K. Ogawa. Yokohama, 1893. 



In these modern days -when photography has assumed such an 

 important part, not only in the artistic side of life, but in the work 

 of scientific observation as well, it was inevitable that after any 

 great natural occurrence like the Japanese earthquake of October, 

 1891, the camera should be employed to assist in preserving a 

 correct record of its effects. Some of the pictures so taken have 

 been reproduced in the European and American illustrated papers 

 and have aided much in conveying to western readers an idea of 

 the great destruction caused by this calamity; but none which the 

 writer has seen can be compared to the beautiful series of pictures 

 contained in the volume named above. 



It is an oblong quarto, 29 cm. by 41 cm. in size, containing 

 twenty-nine full-page heliotype copies of photographs and one 

 map. All but three of the photographs were made by the authors 

 for the Imperial University of Japan, and are copyrighted in its 



name. They are printed on a fine Japanese paper, which is itself 

 a product of the very district shaken by the earthquake. The 

 book is published by Lane Crawford & Co., Yokohama, but the 

 press-work was done in Tokyo. It is prepared as a popular 

 souvenir of the earthquake, and makes no attempt at any scien- 

 tific discussion of the phenomena, the ten pages of introductory 

 letterpress on earthquakes in general and the short explanation 

 attached to each plate being mainly descriptive. 



In nearly one-third of the plates the objects illustrated are the 

 temporary shelters to which the inhabitants were driven. But iq 

 those which illustrate the ruined condition of the buildings and 

 bridges, the excellent plates give such perfect details that many 

 points of scientific interest can be seen and studied. This is es- 

 pecially true of the series of five views of the Nagara iron railroad 

 bridge. This bridge consisted of five two hundred-foot spans of 

 trussed girders, of which one span fell entire into the river's bed, 

 carrying down with it one end of each of the adjoining spans, 

 yet the pictures make plain that the girders themselves were so 

 well put together that they are but little injured by their fall. 

 Another view shows the approach to this bridge, where the em- 

 bankment has entirely sunk away, leaving the rails and ties eigh- 

 teen feet up in the air. At another place where the rails have 

 been distorted into a serpentine form, the photograph shows three 

 distinct horizontal flexures in which the rails- are at least two feet 

 out of their alignment. Other views again illustrate the crevasses, 

 often several feet wide, by which the ground was riven, especially 



CALENDAR OF SOCIETIES. 

 Philosophical Society, Washington. 

 April 9. — W. J. McGee, Illustrations of 

 Isostatic Pressure; Bailey Willis, Illustra- 

 tions of Appalachian Structure (with lantern 

 views) ; Robert T. Hill, The Geologic Evolu- 

 tion of the Topography of Texas (with lan- 

 tern views). 



Geographical Club, Philadelphia. 

 April 6.— Henry Pettit, Tire Orient and 

 the Occident. 



Contemporary Club, Philadelphia. 

 April 12. — Frank Hamilton Gushing, Zuni 

 Folk-Lore. 



Oriental Club, Philadelphia. 

 April 14. — Rev. Dr. Marcus Tastion, 

 Psalms 34th, 73d, and 90th; Talcott Will- 

 iams, Note on Arab Geography. 



Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, 

 Philadelphia. 



April 7. — Inman Horner, Lieutenant 

 Gorger's Notes on Alaskan Indians. Exhibi- 

 tion Alaskan Objects. 



Publications Received at Editor's Office. 



American Institute op Electrical En&ineers. 

 Transactions, Vol. VII. New York, The Insti- 

 tute. 8°. 647 p. 



Da VIES. Charles. New Elementary Algebra. Edit- 

 ed by J. H. Van Amringe. New York, American 

 Book Co. 12'. 894 p. 90 cts, 



Fkrree, Barr. Christian Thought in Architecture. 

 New York, from the Proceedings of the Ameri- 

 can Society of Church History. 8°, paper. 32 p. 



Keller, Helek, Souvenir of the First Summer 

 Meeting of the American Association to Pro- 

 mote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf. 2nd 

 ed. Washington, Volta Bureau. 4°. paper. 



Natural Science. Vol J.. No. 1., March, 1892. Lon- 

 don and New York, Macmillan & Co. Monthly. 

 8°. 80 p. 



Newall, Jane H. Outlines of Lessons in Botany. 

 Part II.: Flower and Fruit. Boston, Ginn & Co. 

 12°. 396 p 111. 



Parsons, James Russell, Jr. French Schools 

 through American Eyes. Syracuse, C. W. Bar- 

 deen. 8° 136 p. $1. 



Phillips, Morris. Abroad and at Home. New 

 York, Brentanos. 12". 251 p. 



Smithsonian Institution. Annual Report of the 

 Board of Regents to July, 1890. 8°. 842 p. 

 Washington, Government. 



Exchanges. 



[Free of charge to all, if of satisfactory character. 

 Address N. D. C. Hodges, 874 Broadway, New York.l 



For sale or e.-ichange, Das Ausland, 10 vols,, 18S2 to 

 iSgi, including fi vols, bjund, 4 in numbers. Wheeler 

 Survey, vol. i. Geog. Report: also vol. 6, Botany; Pro- 

 duction of gold and silver in the United States, 1880, 'i, 

 '2, '3, '5; Selfridge Isthmus of Darren. Will sell at very 

 low prices. J. t. James, 1443 Corcoran St., Washmg- 

 ton, D. C. 



For exchange. — A fine thirteen-keyed flute in leathe 

 covered case, for a photograph camera suitable for mak 

 ing lantern slides. Flute cost $27, and is nearly new 

 U. O. COX, Mankato, Minn. 



T© exchange ; Experiment Station bulletins and 

 reports for bulletins and reports not in my file. 1 

 will send list of what I have for exchange. P. H. 

 ROLFS, Lake City, Florida. 



Finished specimens of all colors of Vermont marble for 

 fine fossils or crystals. V^'ill be given only for valuable 

 specimens because of the cost of polishing. GEO. W. 

 PERRY. State Geologist, Rutland, Vt. 



1 Kingsbury, 

 2; " History 

 ts Uses and 



For exchange. — Three copies of " American St: 

 Papers Bearing on Sunday Legislation," 1891, S2.50, 

 and unused, for -'The Sabbath," by Han '" ' 

 1840; "The Sabbath." by A. A. Phelps, 

 of the Institution of the Sabbath Day. 

 Abuses," by W. L. Fisher, 18^9; " 

 the Law," by Irving Browne; or other works amounting 

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Wanted, in exchange for the following works, any 

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 Wilson's " American Ornithology," 3 vols,; Coues' "Birds 

 of the Northwest " and " Birds of the Colorado Valley," 

 2 vols.; Minot's " L.and and Game Birds of New Eng- 

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 the Reports on the Birds of the Pacific R. R. Survey, 

 bound in 2 vols., morocco; and a complete set of the 

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 CALL, High School, Des Moines, Iowa. 



To exchange Wright's " Ice Age in North America ' 

 and Le Conte's "Elements of Geology" (Copyright 1882' 

 for "Darwinism," by A. R.Wallace, "Origin of Species,' 

 by Darwin, "Descent of Man," by Darwin, "Man'; 

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 books wanted except latest editions, and books in good 

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For Sale or Exchange for books a complete pnvate 

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Wants. 



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 Will pay cash or give similar books in ex- 

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A PROFESSORSHIP in Chemistry is wanted by 

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ADDRESSES of Old Book Dealers wanted.— Wish- 

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 I very much desire the addresses or catalogues of 

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