EDITORIAL NOTES. 



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Prof. Ormond Stone, of Cincinnati, who 

 has been studying the newly discovered com- 

 et, says it is his opinion that it is the comet of 

 1337 , that it may become visible to the naked 

 eye, and will reach perihelion about August 

 9th. 



Nearly all the railroads leading towards 

 Cincinnati have reduced their rates to mem- 

 bers of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science which meets there on 

 the 17th inst. Those attending will doubt- 

 less enjoy the occasion very highly, as the 

 people of Cincinnati are noted for their scien- 

 tific culture and their hospitality. 



Mr. W. W. Alexander informs us that 

 at 8:25 on the night of Ju'y 25th, a large and 

 brilliant meteor appeared and passed across 

 the sky from the southeast to the northwest. 

 As near as he could estimate it was three 

 times as bright as the planet Venus. It had 

 a luminous train, or tail, about 2° in length. 

 Its apparent motion was very rapid, travel- 

 ing over 120° in ten seconds. 



The article on Arctic Exploration in this 

 number was written by a thoroughly compe- 

 tent person and will be a valuable one to 

 preserve, since it gives a full account of all 

 the expeditions now out under the auspices 

 of the United States, and by referring to it 

 at any time when news from any of them sug- 

 gest it, the reader can comprehend the situa- 

 tion without trouble. 



We are promised an occasional article from 

 the pen of Dr. A. B. Stout, of San Francisco, 

 author of the article on The Aleutians in 

 the present number of the Review. As the 

 Doctor has given a great deal of attention to 

 such matters, and the Pacific coast is a proli- 

 fic field for the ethnologist and archseologist, 

 we feel much gratified to be able to make 

 this announcement. 



ITEMS FROM THE PERIODICALS. 



The contents of the Popular Science Month- 

 ly, for August, are as follows : The Herring, 



by Prof. T. Hj Huxley, F. R. S.; Physical 

 Education, by Felix L. Oswald, M. D., Re- 

 creation ; The Blood and Its Circulation, by 

 Herman L. Fairchild, (Illustrated) ; The 

 Teachings of Modern Spectroscopy, by Dr. 

 Arthur Schuster, F. R. S. (Illustrated) ; Ori- 

 gin and History of Life Insurance, by Theo- 

 dore Wehle ; Ihe Insufficient Use of Milk, 

 by Dyce Duckworth, M. D.; Intelligence of 

 Ants, by George J. Romanes ; Lunar Lore 

 and Portraiture, by F. E. Fryatt ; The Vis- 

 ions of Sane Persons, by Francis Galton, F. 

 R. S.; Schoolroom-Ventilation, by Dr. P. J. 

 Higgins ; Origin and Uses of Asphalt, by 

 Leon Malo, C. E. (Illustrated); The Unit in 

 Plant-Life, by Byron D. Halstead, Sc D.; 

 The Electric Storage of Energy ; Sketch of 

 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, (with Portrait) ; 

 Correspondence; Editor's Table; Literary 

 Notices ; Popular Miscellany, and Notes. 



The Princeton Review, for July, contains 

 the following articles : Continental and Is- 

 land Life, by John W. Dawson; English 

 Poetry in the Eighteenth Century, by John 

 C. Sharp ; The Historical proofs of Christ- 

 ianity, by George P. Fisher ; Philosophical 

 Results of a Denial of Miracles, by John Bas- 

 com ; Late American Statesmen, by Francis 

 Wharton ; Anthropomorphism, by M. Stuart 

 Phelps. The Princeton Review, under the 

 new management furnishes its readers with 

 papers from the best thinkers and writers on 

 both side of the Atlantic. The present num- 

 ber is fully up to the standard. One gener- 

 ally reads such publications by an eclecticism, 

 dipping in here and there to taste the quali- 

 ty, but the present number will be read 

 through from beginning to end with unabat- 

 ed interest. 



Rev. H. C. Brown commences with this 

 month the publication of a new family month- 

 ly called the American Home Magazine. An 

 examination shows that it is well arranged, 

 well edited and well printed. Mr. Brown's 

 reputation as a scholar and a minister is a 

 sufficient guaranty that it will be kept upon 

 a high literary and moral plane, and we pre- 

 dict for it abundant success. 



