1891.] Archeology and Ethnology. 387 
all in a loose coil on my head and shoulder, but as quick as a flash 
twined himself about my neck, with the hinder third of his body twisted 
about my arm at the arm-pit. Rearing his head within a few inches 
of my face, and rapidly quivering his tongue at me, he was quite a 
picture to behold. It required but a moment or two, however, for me 
to demonstrate to this hardy and soot-tinted representative of the 
reptilian race that he had attacked a quarry entirely too big for his 
powers,—though I confess he warped down his constricting coils in a 
manner not to be despised as coming from so small a snake. Seizing 
him near the head, and leaning my gun against a tree, by three or four 
vigorous pulls I soon disengaged him, and his disappointed snakeship 
was taken home alive. He measured something less than six feet.— 
R. W. SHUFELDT, Zakoma, D. C., February 24th, I8QI. 
ARCHEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY.! 
International Congress of Anthropology and Prehistoric 
Archeology.— Tenth Session, Paris, August 19 to 27, 1889.—This 
congress grew out of the meeting at Spezzia, in Italy, in September, 
1865, of four gentlemen of high reputation in connection with studies 
relative to prehistoric anthropology: Capellini, of Bologna ; Gabriel 
de Mortillet, of Paris ; Steenstrup, of Copenhagen ; and Stoppani, of 
Italy. To further the organization, a meeting was agreed upon to be 
held at Neuchatel, in Switzerland, in the year following, 1866, and 
the organization was completed and the congress established at the 
meeting in Paris in 1867. The subsequent meetings were as follows: 
1868, London and Norwich; 1869, Copenhagen ; 1871, Bologna; 
1872, Brussels ; 1874, Stockholm ; 1876, Budapest ; 1878, Paris; 1880, 
Lisbon. Subsequent meetings were arranged for Rome and Athens, 
but were defeated by rumors of pestilence and war. The tenth session 
was organized to be held at Paris in the year 1889, thereby taking 
advantage of the French exposition and the many opportunities 
for study afforded, as well as the number of foreigners who would be 
in attendance. 
The meetings were well attended, and brought together the most 
illustrious scientists of various nations. ‘The influence of the congress 
was highly beneficial, and it deserved support. Not only did distant 
_ anthropologists and prehistoric archeologists become acquainted with 
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