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ANTHROPOLOGY. 1 



The Anthropological Institute.— If we were pained to learn 

 from Professor Flower's presidential address that the Anthropo- 

 logical Institute of Great Britain was on the decline, we are 

 pleased to say that the August number of the Journal is one of 

 the very best that has yet appeared. The original papers are 

 the following: 



On the twelve tribes of Tanganjika. By Edward C. Hore. 



Notes on a Patagonian skull. Bv G. \V. Bloxam. 



From moiher-rightto father-right. By A. W. Ibnvorth and L. Fison. 



Analysis ol -.. By A. Macfarlane. 



On A K «ri beads. By John Edward Price. 



On the abarigina! inhabitants of Andaman Is. I. By E. II. Man. 



The twelve tribes of Tanganyika are the Wajiji (Ujiji), Warundi, 

 Wazige, Waviri, Wamsansi, Ubwari, Ugoma, Waguha, Mar- 

 ungu, Itawa, Walungu, Wafipa, Ulcawendi. Of course, Mr. Hore, 

 had to change the initial letter of most of his names from the old 

 spelling, in order to confound our card catalogues. 



The Napa Indians are in the " Oriental Province " of Ecuador. 

 There are two classes, Indians and Infidels. The former speak 

 Quichua, eat salt, and are semi-christianized ; the latter, not. 



The Infidels are the Zaparos, Piojes or Santa Marias, Catos, 

 Tutapishcus, Anhishiris, Intill.imas, Meguanas, Copalureus, Tam- 

 buryacus, Pavaguas, Cuaranos, Pucabarrancas, Lagarto-Cochas 

 and Tagsha-Curarais. The paper of Mr. Simson relates especially 

 to the Indians. In it are described the making of the bodequera, 

 or blow-gun, aborginal fishing, social customs, journeys for salt 

 and poison, intoxication, &c. 



The paper of Messrs. Howitt and Fison starts out with the fol- 

 lowing propositions : 



1. Many tribes reckon descent through females, others through 

 males. 



2. The latter bear evident traces of the former regulation. 



3. Where traces appear, uterine preceded male descent. 

 Changes proceed from causes and motives, that is, from internal 



and external force. The external theory does not account for 

 the origin of the change, it only pushes it further back. Internal 

 causes or motives are either orderly or disorderly. Orderly 

 changes are produced by the gradual alteration of laws relating 

 to property. 



Savage peoples are divided into Classes and t tans, the former 

 being a social distinction, the latter, local or physical. The 

 Classes are further divided into Totems. The individuals bearing 

 these totemic names are scattered throughout the clans and tribes, 

 having perpetual succession through mother-right or father-right. 

 Now there is necessarily a 

 social, and the extremely i 

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