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to appear totally unlike the living animal — more caricatures than the real 

 object — and I have never seen any drawing that correctly represented a 

 Dik-Dik." 



Mr. A. W. Moore and Dr. John Beddoe have recently written a paper 

 on the " Physical Anthropology of the Isle of Man," which is published in 

 the last issue of the Journ. Anthrop. Instit. A " Descriptive Book " of the 

 "Royal Manx Fencibles," which contains the names of about 1300 men 

 who passed through the ranks between 1803 and 1810, affords material 

 for the memoir. From this number have been subtracted "all those under 

 eighteen years of age (chiefly drummers), and those not born in the island, 

 also all those whose names are either not Manx, or are not known in the 

 island for a generation before 1800, even though they were born in the 

 island." The book describes the complexion, eyes, hair, and stature, aud it 

 mentions the parish where each man was born and the trade to which he 

 was brought up. 



The results of this study are thus summarized: — "Generally speaking, 

 they distinctly confirm Dr. Beddoe's conclusions that the population of the 

 Isle of Man is Scandio-Gaelic, and that there is no very great difference in 

 the proportionate distribution of Norsemen and Gaels in the north and 

 south. Our results, however, enable us to state further that there appears 

 to be a decided preponderance of Norsemen in the parishes of Jurby, 

 Ballaugh, and Michael, and of Gaels in the parishes of Maughold and 

 Louan, while there are distinct traces of alien elements in the districts of 

 Douglas, Castletown and Peel, especially in the latter, where the large 

 proportion of dark eyes and fair hair is very remarkable. 



Evolution seems to be now no longer a word of evil import. At the 

 Catholic International Congress held at Fribourg in August, Dr. Zahm, of 

 Indiana, and with the approval of the meeting, spoke as follows : — " As 

 against the alternative theory of Creationism, the evidence, all must admit, 

 is overwhelmingly in favour of evolution. I am quite willing to agree that as 

 yet the theory is not proven by any demonstrative evidence. I freely grant 

 that a priori Creationism is quite possible. But is it probable ? Science 

 answers ' No.' As to affording any positive evidence in favour of the special 

 creation of species, it is absolutely mute ; and the negative evidence is of 

 such a character that there are few, if any, serious men of science who are 

 willing to consider it as having any weight : a priori, Creationism is 

 possible ; a posteriori, it is so highly improbable as to be practically ruled 

 out of court." 



