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artificial state of life;” and the possession of a ‘‘free intelligence,” i 
mals, the dog, fox, cats, etc. He ascribes memory, ean 
BPE and passions and an intellect to dumb animals, and 
of Dr. Kane’s lunatic dog as an evidence that these animals h 
ion to -mt 
TRANSACTIONS OF THE CHICAGO ACADEMY.*—We congratulate | 
Chicago Academy that this splendid volume, after vexatious de 
caused by two fires, has at length appeared. It contains an 
Western Paleontology, by Professor J. H. McChesney, and Descriptio 
of Sub-carboniferous and raid hi de Fossils, collected in the 
Geological Survey, by Dr. White and Mr. O. H. St. John. Dr. $ 
Great Lakes. Mr. F. B. Meek has an article on the Geology of the Vall 
of the McKenzie a the notes and ane collected by the Inte Robert 
d 
American Birds in ‘ee sce of the a dielati, iHustrated with b 
s an 
‘“ Proceedings,” and recently dedicated its new and spacious M 
Science is carefully eias in the ahas ; the railroad companies 
the officers of the Academy with free passes and free freightage 
their roads, and liberally extend whe facilities and courtesies t to 
ralists nye in scientific explorations. 
PoPuL ce REVIEW, jrunaeid (London). — M. Trée ul bas 
ered the ilsténks of minute vegetable organisms Campton 
the hea tye of Helianthus tuberosus, the Jerusalem artichoke. 
m been regarded as a decided proof of the spontaneous 
ne of ieee The Review objects that vegetable forms 0 
may enter the tissues of animals. There is no more wonder 
reade 
in the history of Paviindpedpesia: or d dadeibgie ent from asexu 
— M. Donné, who has so long and ably inna the heterodox t 
spontaneous generation, has cried peccavi. He admitted that 
researches, so far from supporting april ciety him of 
racy of the views of his old opponent, M. Paste 


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* Transactions of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Vol. 1, Part I. reat Po 
1867, With a map and eighteen pepdnnee plates and numerous wood-cuts: 
part. (This merely covers the cost of publ 
