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troubled with it in England, nor are you quite free from it in 
America.” The thanklessness of the task of showing up frauds 
should not deter those who are ina position to do the work 
effectively, should be no discouragement to those who hold the 
truth above all ephemeral theories. 
AMERICAN PHILosopHicaL Society.—In the Proceedings of the 
Am. Philos. Soc., 1880, but four papers appear bearing at all upon 
our theme: 
Some recent discoveries of Stone Implements in Africa and Asia, by Henry Phil- 
ips, Jr. 
On Dr. Valentini’s Critique of Landa’s Maya Alphabet, by J. P. Lesley. 
On a kitchen heap at Saltville, in Southwestern Virginia, by C. Lewis. 
Note on an engraved disk from Guatemala, by Mr. Dubois. 
CRUISE OF THE CoRWIN IN BEHRING SEA AND THE ARCTIC 
Ocran.—Document No. 118 of the Treasury Department, Nov. 
1, 1880, is a Report of the cruise of the U.S. revenue steamer 
Corwin, commanded by Captain C. L. Hooper, U.S.R.M., in the 
Behring sea and the Arctic ocean. In addition to the customary 
Capt. Hooper gave a great deal of attention to ethnological re- 
search. The sad story is told of the starvation of several whole 
villages on St. Lawrence island, indeed over four hundred natives 
had died in this manner upon this one island in two years. e 
author attributes the great mortality to the improvidence caused 
by whisky. It seems rather heartless, but really, four hundred 
skeletons, or even crania, of this homogeneous group of people, 
would be a precious acquisition to any museum. o 
CHAVERO, ALFREDO—Historias de las Indias de Nueva Espana 
y Islas de tierra firme. Por El Padre fray Diego Duran, Religios© 
de la Orden de Predicadores (Escritor del Siglo, xv1). Ape 
Explicacion del Cédice Geroglefico de Mr. Aubin. Por Alfredo 
Chavero, Secretario perpetues de la Sociedad Mexicana de Geo- 
grafia y Estradistica. 16 plates. 3 
Tue Vicroria Instirure—The handsome volumes of this 
society have reached the fourteenth number. The follow 
papers are valuable in our field of study: The ethnology of 4 : 
Pacific, by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee, with a map showing the of 
‘tribution of races and all the results of the latest discoveries ; 
The Druids and their religion, by J. E. Howard; The evidence 
the later movements of elevation and depression in the British 
Isles, by Professor T. Mck. Hughes; The religion and mythology 
of the Aryans of Northern Europe, by R. Brown. 
ConGress oF AMERICANISTS.—The fourth meeting of the Saal 
national Congress of Americanists will be held in Madrid, Ke 
pt. 18-20, 1881, under the protection of King Alfonso ee G 
neat little 16mo pamphlet of 72 pages, published by Manua bo | 
Hernandez, of Madrid, contains full directions for those W 
would take part in the proceedings. . 
