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acquired characters by them are also discussed in detail with ref- 

 erence to recent observations. 



— We learn from Nature that Mr. K. H. Scott has contributed 

 an article entitled " Notes on the Climate of the British Isles," to 

 Longman's Magazine. The author gives some amusing instances 

 of the distortion of facta at seaside stations, where the observers 

 are anxious to prove the advantages of their own towns over 

 those of their rivals. Taking the whole year round, the warmest 

 spot is the Scilly Isles, which are a degree warmer than either 

 the west of Cornwall or the Channel Islands; while the coldest 

 region on the coast is the extreme north-east of Aberdeenshire. 

 In winter very little difference of temperature is met with all 

 along the east coast; but the coldest part of England lies round 

 the Wash. With regard to the variability of temperature, or the 

 difference of the mean temperature of an entire day, the equability 

 ■of the temperature of these islands is very great. The only lo- 

 cality for which a more uniform temperature has yet been pub- 

 lished is Georgetown, Demerara; the figure for this place is 11°, 

 while for London is 2.7°. All the great changes of temperature 

 occur in winter, and accompany sudden thaws. As regards 

 bright sunshine, the Channel Islands are by far the most favored. 

 On the mean of the whole year Jersey secures 39 per cent; but 

 from the Bristol Channel to the coast of Norfolk there is but little 

 difference in the amounts recorded. In cities like London the 

 deficiency is due to smoke. The statistics relating to fog are not 



yet completely discussed, but so far as they go they show that in 

 winter the foggiest district is the east coast of England. Next 

 come London and Oxford, which are about equal. With regard 

 to rainfall the east coast stations receive on an average of the 

 whole year about half as much as those on the west coast, the 

 amount being about 25 inches on the east coast, 30 to 40 inches 

 between Sussex and Devonshire, and fifty inches to the south of 

 Cornwall. In the west of Ireland the amount rises to 70 or 80 

 inches, owing to high land near the coast. The driest hour 

 almost everywhere is noon. 



— No document can give a better account of an Indian's acts or 

 mode of thinking than a document composed by himself and put 

 down correctly in his own words and language. In describing 

 Indian feats of war, council debates, or stories, the author of the 

 white race feels perfectly dwarfed when he compares his account 

 to the phraseology of the Indian, who, with a few powerful strokes 

 of the tongue, tells us much more accurately and forcibly what 

 he intends to convey to our minds about his people. The numer- 

 ous myths, stories, and historic recitals published in James A. 

 Dorsey's new volume (''The Dhegiha Language," 18 and 794 pp., 

 Washington, 1890, quarto) will fully bear out this statement. The 

 author has made accessible to us the Omaha and Ponka language, 

 not only by publishing the Indian texts as dictated to him by the 

 natives and adding to them a readable English translation, but 

 he has also subjoined an interlinear translation for each Indian 



Publications Received at Editor's Office. 



DoLBEAK, A. E. Matter, Ether and Motion. Bos- 

 ton, Lee & Shepard. 12°. 342 p. $1.75. 



Fletcher, L. The Optical Indlcatris. London, 

 Henry Frowde. New York, Maomillan & Co. 

 8°. 124 p. 



Hatch, F. H. Mineralogy. London, Whittaker & 

 Co. IS". 132 p. $1. 



JMissouKi Botanical Garden. Annual Report, 

 1892. The Trustees. 8°. 170 p. 



Trot, Daniel S. The Value oJ Money. Mont- 

 gomeiy, Ala., Brown Printing Co. 8°. Paper. 

 86 p. 



Tear-book of the Scientific and Learned Societies 

 of Great Britain and Ireland. London, Charles 

 Griffln & Co. 8°. 839 p. 



Societas Entomologica. 



International Entomological Society, Zu- 



rich-Hottingen, Switzerland. 



Annual fee, ten francs. 



The Journal of the Society appears twice a 

 month, and consists entirely of original ar- 

 ticles on entomology, with a department for 

 advertisements. All members may use this 

 department free of cost for advertisements 

 relating to entomology. 



The Society consists of about 450 members 

 in all countries of the world. 



The new volume began April 1, 1892. The 

 numbers already issued will be sent to new 

 members. 



For information address Mr. Fritz Euhl, 

 President of the Societas Entomologica, 

 Zurich-Hottingen, Switzerland. 



NEO-DARWINISM AND MO-LAMARCKISM. 



By LESTE-i F. WARD. 



Annual address of the President of the Biologica 

 Society of Washington delivered Jan. 24, I89l. A 

 historical and critical review of modern scientific 

 thought relative to heredity, and especially to the 

 problem of the transmission of acquired, characters, 

 Tb.6 following are the several heads involved in the 

 discussion Status of the Problem, Lamarckism. 

 Darwinism, Acquired Characters. Theories of He- 

 redity, Views of Mr. Galton, Teachings of Professor 

 Weismann, A Critique of "Weismann, Neo-Darwin- 

 ism, Neo-Lamarcbism, the American "School, " Ap- 

 plication to the Human Race. In so far as views 

 are expressed they are in the main Jn liuR with the 

 general current of American thought, and opposed 

 to the extreme doctrine of the non-transmissibility 

 of acquired characters. 



Price, postpaid, 25 eeuts. 



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Exchanges. 



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Taxidermist going out of business has quantity of 

 finely-mounted specimens of North American birds, 

 mammals and reptiles and skios of birds for sale, 

 including a full local collection of bird skins, show- 

 ing some great variations of species; also quantity 

 of skulls with horns of deer and mountain sheep, 

 and mounted heads of same. Will give good ex- 

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 Canada. 



For exchange. — A fine thirteen-keyed Ante in leather 

 covered case, for a photograph camera suitable for mak- 

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 U. O. COX. Mankato, iVIinn. 



To exchange ; Experiment Station bulletins and 

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 ROLFS, Lake City, Florida. 



Finished specimens of all colors of Vermont marble for 

 fine fossils or crystals. Will be given only for valuable 

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

 PERRY, State Geologist, Rutland, Vt. 



For exchange. — Three copies of " American State 

 Papers Bearing on Sunday Legislation," 1891, $2. 50, new 

 and unused, for ''The Sabbath," by Harmon Kingsbury, 

 1840; "The Sabbath." by A. A. Phelps, 1842; " History 

 of the Institution of the Sabbath Day, Its Uses and 

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For Sale or Exchange for books a complete prival 

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 agate motors, glass-blowing apparatus, etc. For sale i 

 part or whole. Also complete file of SiiHvian's Journa 

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 quirers. F. GARDINER, JR., Pomfret, Conn. 



Wanted, in exchange for the following works, any 

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 Wilson's "American Ofnithologv,'' 3 vols.; Coues' "Birds 

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

 2 vols.; Minot's "Land 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 Momes, Iowa. 



To exchange Wright's " Ice Age in North Americ; 

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

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