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taining that the former rarely or never occurs, and that the oft- 
mentioned instances of race degeneracy is cultural or circum- 
stantial. 
In the later chapters of the work the genealogy of the three 
groups of races, the cradle of humanity, the antiquity of man. 
and his priscan condition are ably and exhaustingly discussed. 
In conclusion, there is no doubt that whether the author desires 
it or not, this volume will excite more good, faithful study, and 
more ill-tempered writing on the subject of anthropology than 
eid other work that has appeared in our country during the last 
ecade. : 
MATERIAUX POUR L’HisTorRE pe L'Homme. — This old and 
established journal plods along, and although mainly devoted to 
local matters, contains, occasionally, papers of general interest. 
Nos. 7-12, 1879, are before us with the following budget: In No. 
7 MM. Cazalis de Fondouce and Helbig treat of the archeology 
and early history of Italy, with bibliographical references. i 
Noulet reviews M. Mourai’s work on the age of polished stone 
and of bronze in Cambodia. At the close of the number will be 
found a review of the labors of the Swedish Anthropological 
Society. No. 8 is taken up with brief reports on the anthro- 
pology of the French Association of 1879, and aiso of the Ger- 
man Congress of Anthropologists. Nos. g and 10 give us valu- 
able summaries upon the labors of Abbé Bourgeois and of the 
Anthropological Society of Berlin, and a programme of the forth- 
coming Congress of Archologists at Lisbon, and of the Con- 
gress of Americanists. The last number of the year is the most 
attractive, being nearly taken up with a paper upon the tumuli of 
Avezac (Hautes-Pyréneés), illustrated by five beautifully executed 
lithographic plates. 
_ With Nos. 1 and 2 of 1880, this standard journal enters upon 
its eleventh year. No. I opens with a paper, by Dr. Gross, upon 
the latest discoveries in the lacustrian habitations of Lake Bienne, 
a small expanse of the river Aar, north of Lake Neufchatel. The 
Interest in the investigations is heightened by the fact that the 
draining of the marshes has rendered‘ the old sites amenable to 
cultivation, and the farmers have not been slow in taking up these 
rich bottom lands. Some old lacustrine stations have already 
ge. 
The ninth session of the International Congress of Anthro- 
pology and Prehistoric Archeology will be held in Lisbon, Sept. 
20-29. President, J. de Andrade Corvo. 
