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n= ne, tail; I9. p= pek, dog; 20. pp = ppec, stone; 21. cum, 
the guacal gourd; 22. ku — uv, to bud like the cactus; 23. x = 
chuy, a bunch, as of bananas; 24. x = +e, to vomit; 25. 20. u= 
uuc, to bend, to wind; 27. z = ¢zee, to mash corn. 
Tue Historica, Society oF Wisconsin—The 27th Annual 
addition to some of those above mentioned, Messrs. Perkins, 
Allen and Giles. Another committee is charged with collecting 
the history of the early settlements. The society is the trustee 
of the State collections, and holds all its present and future col- 
lections and property for the State. 
AMERICA AND THE East.—In a paper reproduced in part from 
Mr. C. N. Holford in the Kansas City Review of Feb., is another 
of the many occurrences of what might be called the “ double- 
corner” of archzology, from the gate of checkers. We are in 
the presence of a vessel or a sculpture from Mexico which 
reminds one very much of the hoary civilization of Egypt. Ihe 
interminable game begins between the assumption that similarity 
of technique demonstrates consanguinity, or at least contact; and 
that the human mind, being one, unfolds itself similarly under 
like environments. 
_Harvarp Lisrary Butietins—No. 17 of these publications 
gives a list of the more important accessions to the library during 
the past year. A goodly number of these are upon anthropology 
and are accredited to the Peabody Museum of Archeology. 
Antiquities oF Peru.—A. Asher & Co., of Berlin, are preparing 
to publish in ten parts, folio, a magnificent work by W. Riess and 
A. Stiibel, entitled “ The Necropolis of Ancon in Peru: a series 
of Illustrations of the Civilization and Industry of the empire of 
the Incas, being the results of excavations made upon the spot. 
The edition in English is limited to 250 copies, 100 of which 
have been taken by Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co., who have the 
exclusive sale of the work in America. 
ANTHROPOLOGY IN FRANCE—The October number of Kevue 
@ Anthropologie, closing the third volume of the second series, Is 
one of exceedingly great interest. The opening article by a 
Pozzi, is an eulogy upon Dr. Paul Broca, the most distinguished 
F rench anthropologist, and the founder of the “ Ecole d Anthro- 
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