854 General Notes. 
tion of the family, which means one community within another. 
person has then two interests to serve, and in the often neces- 
sary choice between them, he cares for his own family, even though 
it be sometimes to the detriment of the higher circle—the com- 
munity. ae 
3. The essential object and aim of Communist and Socialist alike, 
is equally to support and reward the worthy and unworthy, the 
practical effect of which is to suppress all stimulus to labor, and to 
reduce all men as far as possible to a dead level of mediocrity. 
That form of social organization, however, which tends to produce 
the ablest men and stimulate them to highest efforts must, other 
things equal, make the greatest progress in social evolution. Com- 
munism is satisfied with mediocrity, and here is its weakness. - On 
the other hand its strength lies in its unity of interests—that is, in 
its element of co-operation. 
Saturday was devoted to an excursion given by the local com- 
mittee to members of the Association. The steamer “ City of 
Cleveland ” left her dock at 8 a.m. well filled with passengers. 
er first stop was at Kelly Island, where, under the guidance of 
Prof. Foote and Mr. Severance, the visitors were conducted to the 
great glacial groovings in the solid rock which had been exposed 
to view for the purpose of this visit. The steamer then continued 
to Put-in-Bay. Everything possible was done by the committee * 
make it a day of pleasure. The day was superb and the lake peer 
as glass. Concerts were given on board, and amusements, scientilic 
and dexterous, were the order in the smoking-room. The steamer 
returned at sundown. A 
Monday, August 20th.—Mr. A. Wanner, of York, Penna., Prin- 
cipal of the High School, exhibited some unfinished banner ager 
from the Susquehanna river, and read a description of ` = 
methods by which they were made, which is being prepared for 
publication in the NATURALIST. | 
Horatio Hale, Esq., of Clinton, Ontario, read an elaborate ppn 
subject, “ The Aryan Race, Its Origin and Character,” which 1s 
being published in eatenso. ; 
r. J. W. Smith exhibited some mound-builder relics from Iowa. 
Prof. F. W. Putnam described the Serpent Mound of are 
county, Ohio, and its surroundings. This lecture was delivered : 
the auditorium and was accompanied by hotographs of the mon 2 
showing its restorations and the various explorations in its ones 
diate neighborhood by means of lantern views projected upon 
screen. 
Prof. Wm. Libbey, Jr., of Princeton College, described oe 
of the Characteristics of the Yakutal Indians of Alaska. - 
compared the strength of the men who spent their time in err 
and fishing and amusements with that of the women who di 
