328 General Notes. [ March, 
lation of dots aux arcs, “ wood for bows.” The species of trees is 
the osage orange, used for bows and for making hedges; when 
cut green the wood never shrinks in seasoning. 
Skullyville, name of a settlement in Arkansas, and of another in 
the Cha’hta Nation, Indian Territory. Probably derived from the 
French provisional term esca/in, Spanish esca/ino, a coin twelve 
cents and a half in value. It is derived from the English shilling, 
and has passed into the Cha’hta language in the form: iskúla. 
Prairiedanne, village in Arkansas: corrupted from French: 
Prairie dinde (d'Inde, coq d'Inde) or “ turkey prairie.” 
Sangamon river, Illinois; a corruption of Saint Germain river. 
Chilvcco, name of an Indian training school in northern part of 
Indian Territory, near Arkansas city. Named atter a streamlet 
in the vicinity, and representing the Creek term tchi-’lako, horse 
(“large deer ”). 
Wolf river is the name generally given by Indians of the Indian 
Territory to the North fork of the Canadian, near which Fort 
Reno is built. The Comanches call it, and the fort also, Issa 
húnubi (issa, wolf, hinub’h, river) —A. S. Gatschet. 
Tue History oF RELIGION.—As now employed, the word re- 
ligion may be taker to include all human beliefs and actions with 
reference to the spirit world. Of course, in employing it, we shall 
be sometimes talking of creeds, again of conduct, a third time ot 
the organization of society into clergy and laity, and finally of the 
apparatus employed in all ‘so-called religious actions. For the 
purpose of collecting and classifying all accessible information re- 
garding the subjects above-named, excluding controversy about 
dogmas, M. Guimet has established the Musée Guimet at Lyons, 
and founded the Revue de l'Histoire des Religions, under the 
scientific value, and proves its rights to a place in literature by 
closing its ninth volume, in its fifth year. 
The Pratimoksha Sûtra, from the Thibetan. 
. W. Rockhill. 
The Ballad of Lenore in Greece. ; oe 
J. Psichari 
‘ifices of Carthage at the persecution of Decius. M. Massebieau. 
Review of Miiller’s “ Greek Mythology.” M, Reville. 
1e great solar Goddess, Ama-Terasow Oho-kami. De Rosny. 
Belief in future life among the Jews. E. Montet. 
The Myth of Osiris. J. Lieblein 
i A great portion of the volume is devoted to reviews and Bib- 
ography. ; 
MICROSCOPY. | 
_ THE Brarns or Uropeta.—The following method of prepara- 
: tot is extracted from Professor H. F. Osborn’s papers® on the 
_ brains of American Urodela, and from a letter in which the 
_ details are more fully given. 
| -3 Bdited by Dr. C. O. Wurrman, Mus. Comparati i 
coe MAN, " parative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 
*Proc, Acad. Nat. Sc. of Philadelphia, 1883, p. 178, and 1884, p. 262. 
