Miscellaneous Intelligence. 317 



"The First or Dolichocephalic Dark Type, A.— The definition 

 of the short, narrow-headed race shown by Dr. Thuriuun and 

 Professor B. Dawkins to have preceded the so-called Celts, and 

 termed by them Iberian l = tlie Silurian of Prole—.,- Bollcston), is 

 at present incomplete. The forehead, however, appears to have 

 •'ecu fairly vert ical, the brows prominent, the nasal bones long 

 ami st might, the lower jaw weak (Bolleston), and the hair and 

 eyes dark. Statistics of the color of the hair and eyes, collected 

 by Dr. Beddoe, show that the race exerted a much wider influence 

 "i the population than is usually supposed. 



-The principal 





or less of a bulb: face elliptical, rounded; cbeel 



k-bones broad ; 



hh," orTj;I^h\^.T-'- , ^h*" lr M, , ?.",i r i , r*i X-lV- Ir.Twiri! 1 







tan md framed \ I , 1 11 iiht ebout 'the av 





The definition accords with Shadow's pure (ien 





type, and with the Saxon type of Beddoe and Mac 



kintosh." 



The preceding notes on the meeting ofthe Brit 



ish Association 







'•oiimiencmg with No. i!e!>, for August 24, contain 



full reports of 



the presidential addresses, and copious abstracts 



of the reports, 



Papers read, and other proceedings. 

 The British .Wocian„m all,,- much discussion, 



decided, by a 



vote „1 fifty-three to Ihirtv-nine, to hold its meet 

 •Montreal. The Athenamm of September 2d says: 











traveling; and the rare chance thus afforded of s 





wasjloubtlesv a powerful attraction, especially t 





portion of the members. At the worst, no very g 



reat harm can 



