Vol. VII. 
June, x'^'^i 
No. 2. 
THE 
KANSAS CITY REVIEW 
OF 
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 
EDITED BY 
THEO. S. O^SE, 
TABLE OF 
PAGE. 
SOCIOLOGY. 
1. Crimes and Criminals ; How Shall We 
Treat Them?* George Halley, M. D. 67 
BOTANY. 
1. The History of the Potato . 75 
CHEMISTRY. 
1. The Preseivaticn of Wood from Dtcay . . 80 
ENGIWEEKING AND MINING. 
1. The English Mile: Its Kelation to the 
Size of the Earth ^7 
2. The Atchafala> a Outlet Il7 
3. The Law as Affecting Mining Interests. . 118 
ASTBONOMY. 
I. Meteors.* R. J. McCarty. 91 
l. A Colossal Engine at Work for Man.+ Ed- 
gar L. La kin 96 
3. The Sun and Plafiets for June.* Wm. 
Dawson !;9 
COBRESPONDENCE. 
1. Science Letter from Paris.* F. Connor. . 100 
2. Letter fr^ m Prof J. D.Parker* IU3 
3. Letter from Chihuahua '•' 104 
AECH^OLOGY & PALJEONTOLOGY. 
1. An Arihaeological Find in Illinois Ill 
2. Kansas City Fossils.* W. H. R Lykins . 113 
CONTENTS. 
GEOGRAPHY. 
!. Califoriuia on the Old Maps.- E. L. Btr- 
thoud lU 
METEOROLOGY. 
1. Kansas Weather Service.* Prof. J. T. 
Lovewell 120 
2. The Kansas City Tornado* 121 
BOOK NOTICES.* 
1. The Assayer's Mannual. H. Carey Baird 
& Co 121 
2. Woik and Wages. G. P. Putnr m's Sons. 125 
3. Practical Carpentry. Industrial Publica- 
tion Co 126 
4. The Maintenance of Keahh, G.P.Put- 
nam's Sons 1£6 
6. Contributions to North Ameiican Ethnolo- 
gy. Government Printing ( ffice .... 127 
6. Other Publications Received I.i7 
EDUCATION. 
1. The Dramatic Profession.* Edwin R. 
Knowles Vn 
EDITORIAL NOTES , 
129 
ITEMS FBOM PEBIODICALS . . . . laO 
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