TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



The Talmud. By Max Schlesinger ----- 15 

 Profit Sharing. By Frederick G. Mather - - - -27 

 The First Constitution of New York. By S. N. D. North - 39 

 The West India Company and the Walloons. By Ernest J. 



Miller - 53 



Some Views Connected with the Question of Coast De- 

 fense. By Verplanck Colvin ... 69 

 Edible Wild Fruits of New York. By Charles H. Peck - 83 

 Our Retrospect. By Leonard Kip ----- 103 

 The First Battle of Lake Champlain. By George F. Bixby - 122 

 The Liquor Question. By Eugene Burlingame - - - 137 

 Christian Science, Mind Cure and Allied Methods of Treat- 

 ment. By Selwyn A. Russell 167 



Meteorological Stations — Pike's Peak in its Winter Season. 



By J. P. Finley - 189 



Paper Currency. By Sidney W. Rowell .... 205 

 Insects of the Past Year and Progress in Insect Studies. By 

 J. A. Lintner 227 



