76 The American Naturakst. [January, 
volumes from 1859 to 1865, the second is twelve volumes from 1866 to 
1877, the third is eleven volumes from 1877 to 1888. They comprise 
about 500 or 600 pages per volume, and are for sale for the price of 
$2.00 a volume. 
The members of the society who pay their yearly dues, consisting of 
thirty francs, or $6.00, are entitled to receive the bulletins without 
further payment: The memoirs are published much the same as are 
the bulletins, The members are not entitled to them except on pay- 
ment. They are divided into two series as are the bulletins. They 
average from 500 to 600 pages per volume, and are sold at sixteen 
francs each. 
The Revue d’ Anthropologie was published by Broca during his life- 
time. He was succeeded by Dr. Topinard. But it has ceased as the 
Revue, and has been consolidated with the Materiaux and the Revut 
d’ Ethnographie, and will have for its three editors, Topinard, Cartai i 
hac, and Hamy. 
The Musèe Broca contains all the objects gathered by Broca durig 
his lifetime bearing upon the science of anthropology. It is inst 
in one of the rooms of the society. It possesses several hun 
skeletons and about five thousand skulls. These belong to every 
country, and include those of every epoch from the prehistoric to the 
modern, and likewise every race of people. o 
The Societe d’Anthropologie also possesses a considerable library. : 
It receives and exchanges with other societies and organizations, pur- u 
chases, etc., the various books, and now numbers in its catal ! 
about 7,000 volumes relating to anthropology and its kindred sciences. 4 
Prizes Offered by Various Members of the Society. —Dr. Godard was 
one of the original organizers of the Societe d’ Anthropologie. He ait : 
in 1862. He provided by will for a prize of the value of 500 francs, t0 e 
given each two years to the author of the best memoir on the subject > 
belonging to anthropology, and left the decision and l 
thereof to the society. Regulations were adopted govana the sl 
Petition. Any one could compete except the m of the ous 
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members, who were to be elected four months in se The man ie 
script should belong to the society, and in case no prize was awarded § 
any competition, the sum should be added to the next. 
another prize of 1,500 francs, to recompense the author of 
memoir on human anatomy, or that branch of physiology 
