390 The American Naturalist. 
sixth question, ‘‘Our Notions Anthropologic,’’ the congress i 
that one of its subjects of investigation is attached to antiquity, 
becomes an object essential to its studies, and one to be followed : 
paths of the science. Comparative ethnography throws light mn 
primitive ancestors, while geography comes in as an important 
efficient aid. : 
The congress in dealing with the question of fossil man would: 
sustain on the one part dogmatism, nor on the other philo 
This will explain its es in the different countries in wh 
met, 
The secretary-general, Dr. Hamy, then told of the steps w 
been taken in order to protect this meeting of the congress 
the difficulties encountered at Lisbon, and augmented by the d 
that M. de Quatrefages would be the president. He then named 
committee of organization, and announced the bune and 
as follows : 
President, M. A. de Quatrefages; vice presidents, MM. 
(G.), Beneden (J.-L. van), Bertrand (Alex.), Bogdanoff, 
(N.), Evans (J.), Hilderbrand (H.), Gaudry (Alb.), Mason ( 
Muller (Soph.), Schliemann (H.), Vilanova ; secretary-general, 
(E. T.); secretaries, MM. Boule (M.), Cartailhac (Em.), 
(J.), Fraipont (J.), Vasconcellos-Abreu Verneau (Dr.); 
. Benedikt, Cotteau, Gosse (Dr.), Hovelacque, Lumholtz, 3 
(Ladislas), Odobesco, Riedel (J. F.), Schmidt (Valdemar), Szabo Szabo 
e first question proposed by the committee of organiz 
“The Cutting and Filling of the Valleys, the Filling- of 
erns, and These in Their Bearing upon the Antiquity of Ma 
M. Gaudry was the reporter. ‘‘It is not certain,” said 
greatest experience with the objects made and used by early n 
in entire accord.” A good thing from which to determine 
stage of man ducking the prehistoric times is s rap! 
There are three points in the Plistocene geologic paiid 
rina important to establish the age of the strata which 
the tacts of man - 
1. The. glacial- and interglacial formations ; 
The observations in divers places in Germany E 
strates that there have been several interglacial formations. 
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