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tern, which for centuries were the puzzle of 

 anatomists, but which are now claimed to 

 be cleared up by the doctrine of descent and 

 evolution. Francis Galton's paper on the 

 " Measurement of Character '' is a skillful 

 and most suggestive attempt to bring the 

 higher human characteristics within the 

 pale of quantitative science. Lord Kay- 

 leigh's survey of " The Recent Progress of 

 Physical Science," which was his presiden- 

 tial address before the Montreal meeting of 

 the British Association, is given in full, as 

 it deserves to be, though elsewhere it ap- 

 pears only in abstacts. A biographical 

 sketch and fine portrait of Lord Eayleigh 

 are also given. " Diet for the Gouty," in 

 Professor William's series on " The Chemis- 

 try of Coockery," " Wages, Capital, and 

 Eich Men," " Physiological Aspect of Mes- 

 merism," "The Morality of Happiness" 

 (conclusion), " Protection against Light- 

 ning," " The Cholera-Germ," and " The Ori- 

 gin of Cultivated plants," are all fresh, read- 

 able, and valuable papers. Professor J. P. 

 Cooke contributes " Further remarks on the 

 Greek Question," and the editor keeps up 

 his light with the classicists for more room 

 and higher consideration for science in ed- 

 ucation. 



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