C. B. WARRING. 127-197) 



Lakhmu and Lakhamu were made first ; Sar and Kiser 

 were made next ; and, after a long time, Ann, Hea, and 

 Bel were born of them. 



This is all of the first tablet. The next three are lost. 

 There is nothing on which to found a guess as to their 

 contents, except as they may be inferred from the first 

 tablet, and the subsequent fragments. In this way we 

 may conclude that the genealogy of the gods continues 

 through the subsequent tablets, together with their 

 mythical deeds, such as making foundations of caverns 

 of rocks, or mansions for the great gods, or arranging 

 the stars in constellations, or opening great grates in the 

 sides of the earth, and strengthening their bolts, or build- 

 ing a stair-case in its centre, or appointing the moon god 

 to hinder the night, and to observe its monthly course. 



Lastly, the gods meet in their assembly and make ani- 

 mals, and so on to the end of the series. 



All this is in harmony with a theogony, but sadly dis- 

 proportioned if intended for an account of creation. 



The subject was further discussed by Rev. J. Nilan, 

 Rev. L. H. Squires, and Rev. S. H. Synnott. 



Mr. W. H. Lawson and Mr. .7. Young, were elected 

 members. 



FEBRUARY 7, 1883.— TENTH STATED MEETING. 



L. C. Cooley, Ph. D., Chairman, presiding ; fifteen 

 members, and many invited guests present. 



The following paper was read, on 



GRADATION IN ANIMAL LIFE. 



BY PROF. W. B. DWIGHT. 



Since the study of animal life began, it lias been cus- 

 tomary to use expressions assigning high or low grades 

 respectively to the various members of the kingdom. — 

 Such gradation was originally rather of popular, than 

 of scientific origin. This may be well illustrated by the 

 old popular, rather than scientific expression that "the 

 lion is the king of beasts/' ■ 



For a long time after the systematic study and classi- 

 fication of zoological objects had begun, the crude, popu- 



