236 Geographical Notices. 
“The ethnographical part of Messrs. de Schlagintweits’ work — 
will chiefly treat of characteristic features obtained by well de — 
fined measurements, constantly referring to the casts made — 
Many other individuals, together nearly 400 persons, have been ; 
carefully measured, and the zealous labors of other distinguished, — 
particularly Indian, ethnologists, amongst whom we name Duist, 
Carus, Cunningham, Davis, Walter Elliot, Falconer, Hodgson, 
Hooker, Humboldt, Morton, Latham, Owen, Rawlinson, the 
Stracheys, Sykes, &c., will be found to have been carefully stud 
ied for the purposes of scientific generalization. 
. “We scarcely need add how important objects these facial 
casts will be for all those who take an interest in such researches 
while the interesting nature of the objects themselves, as well 
as the careful and novel mode of their execution, will rende 
them a most beautiful and important addition to public and pr 
s 
ate museums. . 
“This collection has met with great approbation; we my ; 
as particularly important the well known personal interest of the 
late Baron v. Humboldt.” Our 
ADOLPHE SCHLAGINTWEIT’Ss DEATH IN TURK f 
readers are already acquainted with the fact that one of the me 
brothers, whose expedition to the Himalayas has attrach’ 
attention of the whole scientific world, fell a victim to ny 
official reports which have yet reached them in a ad 
are thus concisely stated. : i 
“The iafbraation from India and Russia, collected | 
tives by European officers of the adjoining districts, conet’ 
too accurately in establishing the fact, that Adolphe ye! ‘Aw 
tweit was killed at Kashgar in Turkistan (Central Asia) 2“ 
gust, 1857, falling a victim to his scientific mission. assed the 
‘He was recognized as a European after having P no Bit 
Karakorim and Kiienliien, in disguise, where before 0S whe 
ropean had ever travelled; he had taken a route more issih 
than ours, and had succeeded in penetrating far into 
sia, 
mee 
ted to his tragic end. Even with the lively sympat Yeo iat : 
energetically evinced by England, in the fate of scien the mur 
elers, it will scarcely be possible to succeed in bringing ©” 
derers of our brother to account. 
