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cooperative effort, ably guided by the dis- 

 tinguished Director of the Swedish State 

 Institute for Race Biology. Following a brief 

 historical section comes the first part of the 

 main work, which includes seven chapters 

 on the general anthropology and demog- 

 raphy of the Swedish people. The second 

 and largest section of the work is devoted to 

 the exhibition and analysis of extensive 

 series of anthropometric measurements. 

 The final main section is devoted to the 

 results of certain special investigations, 

 bearing upon the main theme. At the 

 end are 44 plates of beautifully reproduced 

 photographs of Swedish types. No 

 student of human biology can do without 

 this book. 



THE SURVIVAL OF THE UNFITTEST. 

 By Charles Wicksteed Armstrong. 



The C. W. Daniel Co. 

 6 shillings net 4I x f\\ 160 London 

 An entertaining and forceful contribu- 

 tion to eugenic discussion. The book 

 presents arguments in opposition to about 

 all forms of social uplift — particularly 

 organized charity — except eugenics and, 

 by inference, birth control. Eugenic 

 doctrines are presented as the solution of 

 most of our troubles, and in one chapter, 

 called "A Fascinating Scheme," a plan 

 for a Eugenic Settlement is worked out 

 in detail. 



ciples of historical geography, which 

 amounts to human ecology historically 

 treated. The second section, which com- 

 prises somewhat more than half the book, 

 deals with the British Empire and the 

 United States. The final section is 

 devoted to the rest of the world. The 

 treatment is highly condensed. Perhaps 

 partly because of the condensation, there 

 are some careless slips in details. But on 

 the whole it is a readable, interesting, and 

 informative book, well illustrated, but 

 unfortunately lacking an index. 



THE EARLY HISTORY OF MAN. With 

 Special Reference to the Cap-Blanc Skeleton. 

 Anthropology Leaflet 26. 

 By Henry Field. 



Field Museum of Natural History 

 Z5 cents 5! x 8|; 15 + 8 plates Chicago 

 The rock sculpture at Cap Blanc, near 

 Moustier, is one of the great sights of the 

 world. Few things can give the person, 

 sufficiently intelligent to grasp its signifi- 

 cance as a document in the history of 

 human kind, a greater thrill than this 

 frieze of horses, sculptured in high relief 

 on the cliff face, with an artistry that 

 has rarely been equalled. The little 

 booklet from the Field Museum tells the 

 story of this prehistoric station briefly, 

 but extremely well, and with adequate 

 illustrations. 



HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND PROG- 

 RESS. The Outline of World Historical 

 Geography. 

 By W. R. Kermack. 



W. and A. K. Johnston 



4 shillings Edinburgh 



4s X7I; viii + Z31 



This little book is developed in three 



sections. The first lays down the prin- 



ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. From the 

 Earliest Times to the Birth of Christ. 

 By Donald A. Mackenzie. 



Blackie and Son, Ltd. 



izs. 6d. 5! x 8 J; xix + Z83 London 



This volume deals with the ancient 



empires of Egypt, Asia, and Southeastern 



Europe from the earliest times of which 



