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valuable contribution to the study of the native American 

 tribes, their history, antiquities, religion, and literature, by 

 one of the best-known scholars in this branch, should be in the 

 hands of every person interested in the subject, and on the 

 shelves of every library. Amons: the questions discussed are, 

 under Part I. , the data for the study of the prehistoric chronology 

 of America, pateoliths (American and other) , the alleged Mon- 

 golian affinities of the American race, the probable nationality 

 ■of the mound-builders of the Ohio valley, the Toltecs of Mexico 

 and their fabulous empire; under Part II., the sacred names 

 in the mythology of the Quiches of Guatemala, the hero-god 

 •of the Algonkins as a cheat and liar, the journey of the soul in 

 Egyptian, Aryan, and American mythology, the sacred symbols 

 of the Cross (the Svastika and the Triquetrum) in America, 

 the modern folk-lore of the natives of Yucatan, the folk-lore 

 of the modern Lenape Indians; under Part III., the phonetic 

 elements in the hieroglyphs of the Mayas and Mexicans, the 

 iconomatic method of phonetic writing used by the ancient 

 Mexicans, the writing and records of the ancient Mayas of 

 Yucatan, the books of Chilan Balam (the sacred volume of the 

 modern Mayas) , translation of the inscription on ' 'The Stone 

 of the Giants'' at Orizaba, Mex., the poetry of the American 

 Indians, with numerous examples; under Part IV., American 

 aboriginal languages and why we should study them, Wilhelm 

 von Humboldt's researches in American languages, some charac- 

 teristics of American languages, the earliest form of human 

 speech as revealed by American languages, the conception of 

 love as expressed in some American languages, the lineal 

 measures of the semi-civilized nations of Mexico and Central 

 America, the curious hoax about the Taensa language. In Part 

 IV. there is also an index of authors and authorities, and an 

 index of subjects. 



— Messrs. Longmans, Green, & Co. have issued "The Skipper 

 in Arctic Seas," by Walter J. Clutterbuck, being an account 

 of a voyage northward from Scotland toward Greenland and Jan 

 Mayen Island, and culminating at Spitzbergen. The book is 

 in many parts amusing, the events of the voyage being 

 described in a humorous vein and in a pretty good style. The 

 principal object of the trip was seal-shooting, though this 

 was pursued, by the author of the book at least, as a pleasure 

 rather than a business. Some account is given of the mode 

 of hunting seals and of preparing their skins and fat for use. 

 There are also occasional remarks on the climate, the birds, and 

 the scenery, of a more or less interesting and instructive char- 



acter. Still, we could wish there had been more of this kind 

 of information, and less about the personal haps and mishaps 

 of the author and his companions; and this not merely in the 

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 Travellers are too apt to think that the personal incidents o 

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 whereas what readers chiefly care for is the country visited, 

 and not the personal affairs of the visitors. 



— During 1889, E. W. Shufeldt contributed a series of articles 

 to Tlie American Field on the extinct mammals of the United 

 States. These shoi-t sketches have now been reprinted in pam- 

 phlet form, and, as they are illustrated, one may gather from them 

 some idea of the curious animals, now extinct, that once roamed 

 over this country. 



— In Outing for March are articles on ' 'The Art of Boxing, ' ' 

 by A. Austen; "The National Guard at Creedmoor, " by Lieut. 

 W. R. Hamilton; "The Waterloo Cup," by Hugh Dalziell; and 

 "By-Ways near Natchez," "Hunting and Fishing in the North- 

 west, ' ' ' 'The Yachting Outlook, ' ' ' 'Our Home-Made Trip to 

 Europe, ' ' and ' 'Quail-Shooting in California. ' ' 



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