512 KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 
ceedings articles and abstracts of articles upon astronomy, physics, chemistry, 
biology and natural history, contributed by most of the learned scientists of the 
national capital. 
The present officers are: Simon Newcomb, President; J. K. Barnes, J. E. 
Hilgard, W. B. Taylor and J. C. Welling, Vice-Presidents; Cleveland Abbe, 
Treasurer ; C. E. Dutton and Theo. N. Gill, Secretaries. 
THE STUDENTS’ GuIDE TO PRacticaL DRraucutTinc: By T. P. Pemberton. In- 
dustrial Publication Co., New York, 1880, pp. 112, 12 mo., $1.00. 
This is a small, but thoroughly practical work, by an expert of many years’ 
actual experience, who knows just what beginners need. His directions regard- 
ing the necessary instruments and appliances are careful, precise and full, his sug- 
gestions practical and valuable, and the whole book will be found eminently use- 
ful to machinists, mechanics, apprentices and students. 
THE NATURALISTS’ DIRECTORY FOR 1880: Edited and published by S. E. Cassino, 
Boston, 1880: 12 mo., pp. 152, $1.00. 
This well-known work is presented this year in an enlarged form, and con- 
tains the names, addresses, special departments of study, etc., of more than four 
thousand naturalists, chemists, physicists, astronomers, etc.; also, lists of the 
prominent scientific societies, periodicals and books of the United States and 
Canada, revised and perfected to October, 1880. Mr. Cassino has done this 
work well, and has made the Directory almost indispensable to naturalists of 
all classes. Next year he expects to enlarge it, to include, as far as possible, the 
scientific men and periodicals of the whole world. 
Minp aND Bopy; THE THEORIES oF THEIR RELATION: By Alex. Bain, LL.D. 
‘tHE WONDERS OF THE HEaveNS: By Camille Flammarion. Translated by Mrs. 
Norman Lockyer. 
These two valuable works constitute numbers xm and xiv of the Humboldt 
Library, published by J. Fitzgerald & Co., New York. It is unnecessary to 
speak especially of them, as the authors’ names and the titles of the works are 
sufficient to guarantee them a rapid sale at the low price of fifteen cents each. 
QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE Kansas BoaRD OF AGRICULTURE: By Joseph K. 
Hudson, Secretary, Topeka, Kans. Octavo, pp. 156. 
As heretofore, this report contains valuable statistics relative to population, 
wealth, acreage of crops, condition of farm animals, crops, orchards, meteoro- 
logical data, etc., together with papers by well-known writers on the breeding, 
management, feeding and grazing of cattle in Kansas; information on the treat- 
ment of milk cows, manufacture of butter and cheese, etc. 
No better means of advertising can be adopted by any State than this, and very 
