1396.) Anthropology. 691 
With the reduction of synesthesia to a scientific basis, which Flour- 
noy has brought about, and the demonstration of its wide-spread occur- 
rence, comes the demand for a more thorough examination of its bear- 
ing upon other departments of psychology. The physiological inter- 
pretation of synopsia is still unsettled, and is commended to physio- 
logical adres as a fruitful theme for investigation.—H. C. - 
WARR 
ANTHROPOLOGY: 
Exploration by the University of Pennsylvania in West 
Florida.—Little more than a year ago my friend Lieutenant Colonel 
©. D. Durnford formerly of the English Army, returning northward 
from a journey in the West Indies and Florida brought with him the 
specimens of aboriginal rope and netting found in a mud bed near 
Marco, Florida described by him in the AMERICAN NATURALIST for 
November, 1895. 
That he realized the importance of the digging done in the mud in 
April, 1895 by himself and Mr. Charles Wilkins of Rochester, New 
York, was shown by the fact that on reaching Philadelphia he made 
the effort at once to present the details of the discovery to archeologists. 
As an original observer, a gatherer of inspiration from nature, com- 
ing generously to present us with unprecedented specimens and archmo- 
logical data of much value, discribing to myself and others the details of 
the discovery and stating his belief that the lagoon fringing islands 
near Marco were net-worked with artificial canals, and would disclose 
other and similar relic preserving mud deposits, to him belongs the honor 
of opening a new door for archzeology in the southeast. 
The prompt recognition of the originality and value of this intel- 
ligence by Dr. William Pepper and his energetic action in coopera- 
tion with Mr. Stewart Culin, Director of the Department of Archxology 
have resulted in the recent expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 
sent by Dr. Pepper to Florida in the late months, under the direction 
of Mr. Frank Hamilton Cushing, whose fortunate presence in Phila- 
delphia at the time of Colonel Durnford’s visit ended in his employ- 
ment by Dr. Pepper as Conductor of the Exploration. This led to 
the association of the Bureau of Ethnology of Washington of which 
1 This department is edited by H. C, Mercer, University of Pennsylvania. 
