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appealing to transcendental views. Although some American glacial- 
ists will here dissent, yet the treatment of the evidence is very fair, and 
from the facts collected the book cannot be overlooked by any scien- 
tific observer. . 
The work closes with suggestions to explain some difficulties carefully 
analyzed, wherein the author appeals to “ waves of translation,” æ. 
modification of the old doctrine of catastrophies (as does also Prof. 
Prestwich in some of his recent contributions), It is surprising that 
the idea of cataclysms in some form, whether glacial or otherwise, has 
permeated the views of so many writers, often without their apparent. 
knowledge, who are considered good disciples of uniformitarianism. 
In spite of the title, the work is just such a volume of condensation 
of observations, gathered from the whole world, as is needed for a man- 
ual of references, for these are much more prominent than the views of 
the author, even in the latter part of the book. It, however, shows 
that there may be two views of great problems. From the work, one 
is almost surprised to find how much the early geologists in America 
had done in surface geology, which has been almost forgotten, yet this 
formed the foundation of even the modern science of superficial geology- 
—J. W.S. 
RECENT BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. 
Abstract of the Proceeds. Linnean Society of New York for the year ending 
March 27, 1894. 
Batpwin, J. M.—Mental Development in the Child and the Race: Methods 
and Processes. New York, 1895. From the Publishers, Macmillan and Co. 
BELL, R.—Honeyecombed Limestones in Lake Huron. Extr. Bull. Geol. Soc- 
Am. Vol. 6, March, 1895. From the Society. 
Benepict, J. E.—Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Crabs of the 
family Lithodidae with Notes on the young of L. camischaticus and L. brevipes- 
Extr. Proceeds. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. XVII, 1894. 
BicELow, R. P.—Report upon the Crustacea of the order Stomatopoda col- 
lected by tbe steamer Albatross between 1885 and 1891, and on other specimens 
in the U. S. Natl. Mus. Extr. Proceeds. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. XVII, 1894. 
From the Smithsonian Institution. 
Biiuines, F. S.—How shall the Rich Escape? Boston, 1894. From the 
Arena Pub. Co. 
BouLencer, G. A.—A List of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr- 
E. Modigliani in Sereinu (Sipora). Mentawei Islands. Extr. Ann. Mus. Civ. dt 
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