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tlie neck ; tlie texture of the brain is, I think, generally darker, and the 
white part more strongly fibrous ; but I speak from extremely limited 
experience." Speaking of the Hindus, he states (' Eaces of Men,' p. 246), 
that two young Brahmins which he saw had "heads peculiarly formed 
— hammer-shaped, in fact — set on the neck differently from the Euro- 
pean." 
It is to be hoped that the forthcoming detailed examination, by Dr. 
Knox and Mr. Carter Blake, of a large series of recent skulls in the Eth- 
nological Society's collection, may lead to some satisfactory result on this 
interesting question. — I am, etc., 
Sir, — One or two statements made in an article which appeared in the 
' Geologist ' of last month, on M. Gras' attack on the evidence of the 
Flint Implements in respect to the antiquity of man, seem to me to re- 
quire correction. 
In touching upon one of the points of M. Gras' attack, viz. *' the as- 
tonishing multitude of these axes," the following interrogative is put and 
answered: — " But, in realit3% how common are the true worked flints? 
We have seen one only from all the great gravel-beds round and under 
London ; and miles of them have lately been cut through for the sewer- 
works. We have seen, may be, half-a-dozen from Suffolk, a like number 
from Bedford, two or three from Kent, and less than a dozen from all 
parts of England. As to the Yorkshire specimens, we must know more 
about them, and wJiere they come from, before we can say much about 
them. I suppose, however, whether ancient or modern, not more than a 
hundred exist from that, the largest county in England, and numbering 
as many acres as there are words in the Bible." 
From the above extract it appears that considerable doubt exists as to 
the genuineness of the numerous collections of flint-implements made by 
various individuals in the last-named county. About twenty years ago, I 
casually saw at Boynton Hall, which is situate a few miles from Bridling- 
ton, and which belongs to Sir George Strickland, a small but interesting 
collection of flint arrowheads, axes, etc., made previous to the year 1800. 
It was after my inspection of this collection that I was induced to search 
in the same localities ; and during the period above-mentioned, I have 
accumulated several thousands ; nine-tenths I have picked up myself, and 
the rest have been brought to me by men and children who have found 
them while working in the fields. I beg to refer your readers to a lecture 
delivered by the Eev. T. Wiltshire to the Geologists' Association at the 
beginning of the year, on the " Ancient Flint Implements of Yorkshire, 
and the Modern Fabrication of similar Specimens." On this occasion the 
reverend gentleman exhibited two hundred and sixty-eight specimens. To 
show, however, with what facility spurious flint weapons could be manu- 
factured, a person was in attendance who, with only a small piece of iron 
rod, bent at the end, produced by a little dexterous manipulation almost 
any shape required. The forged implements, however, may be detected 
by the practised eye, as there are certain peculiarities about them which 
make them differ from the authentic ones. Those interested in such 
matters I would refer to a report of my collection, which appeared in the 
third volume of the Proceedings of the Leeds and West Eiding of York- 
POLYGENIST. 
