74 General Notes. 
tion, affording entertainment to several admiring friends. Hon. 
John Whitcomb, of Clinton, first called our attention to the cute 
little fellow. — C, in Indiana Farmer. 
Frogs Eating Snakes. — For several months I have kept in the 
house a sort of *' zoological garden" in which there have been a few- 
specimens of frogs, salamanders, and snakes. A few weeks ago I 
placed therein two full-grown leopard frogs and a hog-nosed viper 
about nine or ten inches in length. There were already in the box 
two garter-snakes two feet long and three salamanders— nothing 
else at that time. For a time everything went well, but about two 
weeks later the little viper was missing. A diligent search failed to 
find it, and careful examination of the cage showed no place of 
escape. The disappearance seemed quite mysterious, and the con- 
clusion reached was that it had fallen a victim to cannibalism on the 
part of one of the other reptiles, although neither showed any signs 
of having feasted so extensively. Ten or fifteen days later a friend 
and I went to take a look at the pets. We found in the excrement of 
one of the frogs what on examination proved to be the skin, etc., of 
a snake, apparently the lost viper. When first found not more than 
half the length had passed, and the process was evidently causing 
the frog considerable effort. It was using its hind feet to assist in 
freeing itself. 
Was the inference that the frog had swallowed the snake justifi- 
able? I had never heard of such an occurrence ; nor have I since 
been able to find any one who has. I was greatly surprised, for it 
seemed to me almost impossible. The swallowing of frogs by snakes 
I have several times seen, but I have never known the operation to 
be reversed, except in this instance. — H. L. Roberts, Lewistoion, lU. 
AKCHJEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. ^ 
The Amekican- Historical Society held its fifth annual meet- 
ing in the National Museum at Washington, D. C, beginnmg 
December 26, and continuing three days. 
Among the many papers read, about the only one bearing upon 
Anthropology was that of Major Powell, introducing a " Language 
Map of North America." This map was displayed before the audi- 
ence and the different Indian languages depicted thereon by differ- 
ent colors. An abstract of the Major's remarks and description is 
as follows : 
