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illustrating the delightfully primitive conditions of scientific 

 exploration in the early sixties ; they show the richness of 

 happenings even on a near-by coast, if one only has the knack of 

 meeting them as Shaler always had. 



The memoir by Mrs. Shaler exhibits the extraordinary variety 

 of relations into which Shaler entered after his return to Harvard 

 at the close of the war. It includes accounts of his several 

 journeys abroad, where he made personal acquaintance with the 

 leading geologists of the time ; of his work on the Kentucky State 

 Geological Survey and on the Coast Survey ; of his occasional 

 westward journeys chiefly in connection with mining interests ; 

 of his wide excursions in literary fields, reflected again in the 

 list of publications at the end of the volume ; and above all of the 

 innumerable activities at Harvard which made him, as William 

 James put it, "the myriad-minded and multiple-personalitied 

 embodiment of all academic and extra-academic Kenntnisse and 

 Gemuthsbe%oegungen" The real worth of this book lies in the 

 deep impression that it gives of the value of personality as com- 

 pared to mere learning. w. m. d. 



2. Third Report of the Wellcome Research Laboratories at 

 the Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum ; Andrew Balfour, 

 Director. Published for the Department of Education, Sudan 

 Government, Khartoum. Pp. 477, with 28 colored plates, 413 

 reproductions of drawings and photographs, and 19 maps and 

 plans. London, 1908 (Bailliere, Tindall & Cox); New York 

 (Toga Publishing Co., 45 Lafayette St.). — This handsome vol- 

 ume shows the latest work of the enthusiastic investigators at 

 this now famous tropical laboratory. As in the earlier reports, 

 noticed in this Journal, the work covers a wide field of inves- 

 tigation, although such biological topics as concern the health of 

 the natives are given a prominent position. 



The blood parasites of man, domestic animals, rats, birds, 

 reptiles, and fishes of the region have been subjected to extensive 

 investigations by the director of the laboratory, and by Dr. 

 Wenyon, both of whom contribute several beautifully illustrated 

 reports, which form important contributions to the knowledge of 

 these important parasites. The sanitary conditions existing in 

 Khartoum are discussed, and further observations on sleeping 

 sickness, kala-azar, and other diseases reported. Poisonous 

 snakes and other reptiles have been studied by specialists, the 

 parasitic worms investigated, and the insects of economic import- 

 ance discussed and illustrated by colored plates. 



The later chapters deal with well illustrated articles on the 

 healing art as practiced by the dervishes, the physical characters 

 of certain negroid tribes, and notes on ethnographical specimens, 

 while the reports of chemical investigations at the laboratory 

 conclude the work. The floating laboratory on the Jurriver has 

 proved a marked success. 



The admirable courage shown by those who have made these 

 investigations, under the most trying climatic conditions, has been 



