No More Learning

a facile raconteur, who depends for the interest
A striking exposure of the evils of the living-
FOREIGN.
of his narrative on raw, crude effects. The
in system. In the last few chapters the author
plot is connected with a vendetta.
makes a fine appeal for a movement which
Philosophy.
ought to be described as spiritual syndicalism.
General Literature.
Mr. H. G. Wells contributes a partly autobio- Philosophe de nos Temps et la Religion philo-
graphical preface.
Blue Blanket (The): an Edinburgh Civic Review, Royal Navy List and Naval Recorder, January,
sophique, No. 1, Janvier, 1fr.
The first number of a little quarterly, pub-
No. 1, January, 2/
10!
This quarterly review takes its title from the
lished at Athens, which proposes to discuss
religious and philosophical questions, apparently
ancient banner of the crafts of Edinburgh, and Strachey (G. L. ), Landmarks in French Litera- from the point of view of philosophic reli-
its aim is to foster civic life and ideals, not only ture, 1/
gion or Neo-christianism in union with science.
in that city, but also in all analogous com There has long been an opening for a history
munities. The suburb has killed communal of French literature which should appeal to the
History and Biography.
life, and in most towns individuals are isolated average reader rather than the student. In
by their very proximity. If it be the ideal of spite of the limitations imposed upon him, Mr.
Collas (George), Jean Chapclain, 7fr. 50.
this enterprise to remedy this evil, we wish it Strachey gives us neither guide, manual, nor
M. Collas writes an interesting volume on
every success. The first number contains, historical summary. In a series of luminous Chapelain, the literary councillor of Richelieu,
among other things, a review of the industries and striking chapters he traces the course of
one of the first members of the Académie
of Edinburgh, and an interesting article on the French literature from the Chansons de Geste Française, the friend of Retz, and the agent of
municipal drama of the Middle Ages.
down to Baudelaire. He has analyzed with
Colbert. Time has dimmed his glory not a
Bothwell-Gosse (A. ), The Knights Templars, care and precision the distinguishing features of little. A good biography of this French Johnson
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21 : Transaction I. , each age, for French literature falls more
has long been needed, for Chapelain was, as
3/6 net.
easily into schools than our own. The origi-
Ste. Beuve remarked, on many subjects a
The contents of this book have been blazoned
nality, influence, and personality of the greater
shrewd and learned observer. "
forth as though they portended revelations writers are treated with a touch that is light,
concerning the Knights Templars unplumbed sure, and skilful. None of the principal names
Geography and Travel.
by previous historians. The history of the is omitted, and the significance of each stands
Mission d'Ollone, 1906–1909 : Recherches sur le
Order is but briefly adumbrated, rather in the in clear relief. Another volume of the Home
Musulmans Chinois.
manner of the text-book than of original re- University Library.
search. The greater part of the book is taken
A valuable monograph--the result of investi-
up with an account of the heresies accredited Sunday Mirror (The), No. 1, td.
gations pursued on the spot-dealing princi-
to the Templars by garbled or biased chro- The only halfpenny Sunday illustrated news-
pally with the Musulmans of Yun-nan, Sseu-
nicles, many of their excesses being similar to paper in England. It has no connection with Tch'ouan, and Kan-sou.
those attributed to the Jews and their ritual, any daily paper,” and is chiefly concerned with
Philology.
symbolism and ceremonial. The author, after the theatrical world, which seems to us already
asserting that the connexion between the sufficiently advertised.
Grebe (F. W. ), Studia Catulliana.
Knights Templars and the modern Masonic Swinburne (Rev. James K. ), Beneath the Cloak
A Dutch explanatory and textual comment-
brotherhood is independent of documents,
of England's Respectability, 2/ net.
ary on the text of Catullus, written partly in
proceeds to draw a confident parallel between
When Mr. Swinburne heralds his themes by
German and partly in Latin. Reference and
them. The improbability of such a surmise
is patent, and it certainly cannot be sub-
such flourishes as the following: The Mormon
annotation satisfy the requirements of minute
Monster,' 'The Opium Ogre,' • The Betting
scholarship.
stantiated by internal evidence.
Bull (Albert E. ), How to Write for the Papers, 2/6
Bane,' The Drink Demon, and The White
Souza (Robert de), Du Rythme en Français.
For notice see p. 96.
Slave Scandal,' we are hardly enticed beyond
A complicated and learned inquiry into the
Edinburgh Review, January, 61
the gates of his subject. If he will make such
laws of rhythm in French poetry. The author
summarizes
The
custom of The Edinburgh is to gather
theatrical appeals, he can scarcely expect to
the principles governing the
number of books dealing from different angles
seduce us into taking his propaganda as seriously
organic structure of rhythm and its constituent
with one subject, and to write a long essay-
as he would like. To stimulate the craving for
forms, comparing modern and ancient theory
sensation characteristic of our civilization is not
and practice. His remarks on accentuation
half review, half dissertation-upon the whole.
A somewhat dull and intricate article on
will amply repay study, though perhaps he
the way to mitigate its abuses, whatever their
Place of Doctrine in War' opens the number.
nature. Mr. Swinburne attempts to reinforce
assumes for accented verse too large a province.
Nor is the aggressive atmosphere of the expert,
his argument by accumulating statistics incon-
The rhythmical richness of the French language,
predominant in “ The Elizabethan Playwright,'
gruous to its tone.
he declares, excels that of any other country.
The appendixes deal with the more specialized
likely to attract a wide commonalty of readers. Watson (H. B. Marriott), Couch Fires and Prim- studies of phonetics, scansion, and the like
The article on Chatham and the Country Life rose Ways, 5/ net.
in versification. Quotations exemplifying the
of his Day,' though elaborate, strikes a happier For notice see p. 95.
author's argument are plentiful.
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in
woman.
Tower. The volume will be illustrated tated and indexed with exemplary care,
Literary Gossip.
by photographs, views, sketches, ground and a book, fitted with a lock, of Mouve-
plans, &c.
mens, Ordres, et Signaux généraux de
LORD ROSEBERY in his Napoleon, the
THE contents of Harper's Magazine l'Armée du Roi, commandée par Monsieur
Last Phase,' refers to Piontkowski as a for February include a poem, "Mother, le Comte D'Orvilliers, Lieutenant-Général
en 1779. ' This volume of signals has a
figure of mystery whose appearance and by Theresa Helburn, and another by Mr.
career at St. Helena require elucidation. Richard Le Gallienne, Waiting '; "The special interest to English people, in that
In 'A Polish Exile with Napoleon,' to New Generation, a Story,' by Mr. James it was evidently drawn up for and accom-
be published immediately by Messrs. Oppenheim; Part II. of Socialism,'
by panied D'Orvilliers on his abortive attempt
to invade England.
Harper, Mr. G. L. de St. M. Watson Mr. H. G. Wells ; and a fourth paper on
probes that mystery, and gives an account Mark Twain by Mr. Albert Bigelow Paine. THE following substitutions for various
of Piontkowski at Longwood. His work THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON PRESS
volumes announced “Everyman's
embodies much material hitherto unpub- logical Essays,' edited by Prof. A. Calde- of Tara ’; Stow's Survey of London
is the result of exhaustive research, and will publish immediately - London Theo - Library” have become necessary; Haw;
• Blithedale Romance' instead
lished. The book will be illustrated by cott. Since the reorganization of the
photogravure plates.
University which took place in 1900, Economy and Taxation in place of The
and Ricardo’s ‘Principles of Political
It has been noted that no account of the teachers at the six Theological
hospitals has yet been published. This into a Faculty: Ten of their number E. Keary's "Heroes
of Asgard"; Geoffrey
the life of an English nurse in English Colleges in London have been organized Journey to Mecca and Medina'; Capt.
' A.
want will be supplied before long by A offer in this volume some results of their of Monmouth’s . Histories of the Kings of
Nurse's Life in War and Peace, written study and reflection in their several
Britain' for ' Arthurian Romance'; Wace
in letters home by Miss E. C. Laurence. branches of theology. .
and Layamon's 'Arthurian Tales and
The book, with a preface by Sir Frederick MESSRS. CHATTO & WINDus will publish Chronicles' for Roget's 'Thesaurus’; R. H.
Treves, will be published by Messrs. next Thursday Miss Mabel Ince's first Dana's 'Two Years before the Mast' for,
Smith & Elder.
novel, a light comedy, entitled “The Arthur Young's 'Tour in France'; Capt.
Miss EMMA F. BROOKE'S new novel. Wisdom of Waiting. '
Mayne Reid's The Boy Hunters of the
* The House of Robershaye,' which the ' HIERONYMUS RIDES,' by Mrs. A. c. Mississippi’ for "The Sea Book'; and a
same publishers will issue on February Ladd, which Messrs. Macmillan announce volume of Heroic Verse selected by Arthur
22nd, is concerned with the inevitable for immediate publication, is a romance Burrell for the Poems of Blake.
struggle between two cousins, an idealist of the fifteenth century, and is largely MR. H. M. McKECHNIE, manager of
and a mere practical man, in the manage concerned with Mary of Burgundy and Messrs. E. & S. Livingstone of Teviot
ment of a great North-Country mill, and her husband Maximilian, “King of the Place, Edinburgh, has been appointed
their rivalry for the love of the same Romans,” at whose Court and in whose Secretary to the Manchester University
service Hieronymus for the most part Press.
COL. HAROLD WYLLY, who has seen
spends his life.
At the Anniversary Meeting of the
considerable service in India, and has A NEW—the second-Supplement to Edinburgh Faculty of Advocates, the
held important military positions, has the · Dictionary of National Biography' (a Keeper of the Library, Mr. W. K. Dickson,
completed for Messrs. Macmillan's “Series list of names to be included appeared in stated that the number of items received
of Military Text-Books" a comprehensive our issues of January 7th, 14th, 28th, and in 1911 was 46,432, compared with 51,296
work on the North-West Frontier under February 18th and 25th of last year) is in in 1910. The total for the past ten years
the title of . From the Black Mountain to an active state of preparation, and Messrs. had been 463,965. Lord Skerrington and
Waziristan: being an Account of the Smith & Elder propose to begin publica- Lord Guthrie had presented a collection of
Countries and the Tribes controlled by tion in the spring. The first Supple- letters from Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat;
the N. -W. Frontier Province, and of our ment to the 'Dictionary,' which was and Mrs. W. E. Henley a series of letters
Military Relations with them in the Past. ' published in the autumn of 1901, com- to her husband from R. L. Stevenson.
pleted the record as far as the death of M. ERNEST LAVISSE, who has for many
MR. C. C. COTTERILL, the author of 'A the late Queen Victoria. The new Supple- years shared with M. Louis Ganderas
Living Wage, a National Necessity : ment will include memoirs of all persons the direction of the Revue de Paris, is
How Best to Get It,' writes in his Preface : of sufficient note who died between that resigning in order to devote himself to
“ Can it be made possible in this country date (January 22nd, 1901) and the end
to-day for all willing and capable workers of 1911. The editor, Sir Sidney Lee, has accepted by M. Marcel Prévost of the
more personal work. His post has been
to receive in return for their work what will enlisted the services of nearly three Académie Française.
pendent on them to live healthy, vigorous, hundred contributors, who are recognized
PROF. OTTO LIEBMANN, whose death in
full human lives ? This question is the first as experts in their subjects.
his 72nd year is reported from Jena, held
in order, and the most vital in importance,
In the Preface to his collected 'Essays till his resignation last summer the Chair
that we can at the present moment put to
ourselves as members of a nation. ”
on the Early Period of the French Revo- of Philosophy at the University of that
His book, which will be published by Quarterly Review) Croker" tells us that published in 1865, gave a new impetus to
lution' (which originally appeared in the town. His work ‘Kant und die Epigonen,'
Messrs. Fifield, is written with the object through a long life he had been a great the study of philosophy. But in spite of
of showing how best this end may be collector of the innumerable pamphlets his often-cited summons
“ Zurück auf
attained.
and periodical_and other publications Kant,” Liebmann and his disciples to a
MESSRS. W. C. HENDERSON & Son, the which deluged France during the Revolu- certain extent followed independent paths
University Press, St. Andrews, will shortly tionary period. The collection was formed of their own. Among his best-known
publish a book on some of the ancient probably with the intention of writing a works are
works are 'Analyse der Wirklichkeit, '
buildings and institutions of the city by history, for which Murray had offered 'Gedanken und Tatsachen,' and his inter-
Mr. David Henry, who, as a practising 2,500 guineas.
esting diary during the Franco-German
architect, has brought special knowledge A portion of Croker's collection went to War, entitled ' Vier Monate vor Paris. '
to their elucidation. The first chapter the British Museum, but a large residue PROF. S. LEFMANN, whose death in
deals with the Knights Templars and remained in his wife's family until a short his 81st year is announced from Heidel-
Hospitallers, and others are devoted to time since, when it was acquired by Mr.
berg, was Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient
the old parish churches, the Abbey wall Thorp the bookseller. Two of the most Indian History at the University of that
and the “ Haunted Tower” thereon, the interesting volumes are a series of “ Lists" town, and author of 'Lalita Vistara,
Cathedral with the Augustinian Priory, of the names, ages, &c. , of those condemned übersetzt und erklärt,' and 'Geschichte
the Castle, and “St. Rules” Church and 'to death in 1792-4, which Croker has anno-des alten Indiens. '
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numerous
The men require improved organization, the
boats and gear must be up to date, the ports
SOCIETIES.
SCIENCE
improved, and more capital employed.
But these measures will not suffice; the
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. -Jan. 18. -Dr. Philip
Norman, Treasurer, in the chair. -Prof. Haver-
octroi is the enemy, and must be attacked :-
field exhibited a small piece of Samian ware from
Little Brickhill, near Fenny Stratford. It is
“ It is of no use for our shipowners, fishermen,
of shape 29, and is evidently of Eastern Gaulish
OUR LIBRARY TABLE.
and salesmen to take the field unless they are
manufacture, and may be dated to the end of the
armed and assembled with this precise end in first century. On the site where this fragment of
Sea Fisheries : their Treasures and Toilers. view. They must make up their minds to inces- pottery was found, indications of buildings,
By Marcel A. Hérubel. Translated by agitation. The victory is too precious to lose
sant action, I would almost say to incessant
plaster, tesseræ, &c. , have been discovered, and
Bernard Miall. (Fisher Unwin. The im- for want of ardour in the struggle, and the victory
Prof. Kaverfield was of opinion that here stood
the Romano-British station of Magiovinium.
portance of sea fisheries to the United is certain, because it is just. "
Mr. A. W. Clapham read a paper on The
Kingdom cannot be questioned ; they
Topography of the Dominican Priory in London,'
supply luxuries for the rich and cheap food
There is much in the 347 pages of this which dealt with the site and buildings of the
for the poor, giving employment besides book to which we cannot refer; it must second house of the order. Established first in
Holborn, it was removed to the south-western
to great numbers of men and boys at sea,
suffice to say that readers will not be dis-
and women
on shore. The methods of appointed for lack of matter; they will, angle of the city walls in 1274, and the sites of
working them are rapidly changing, through besides, find a list of the chief fishing be exactly located. The great church, some 220 ft.
the substitution of steam and motor
grounds of the world, an ample bibliography, long, had a Lady Chapel on the north side of the
boats for the more picturesque sailing and a useful subject-index. On the transla- nave, and a central steeple over the modern
alley called “ Church Entry. " The cloister was
craft; so rapidly, indeed, as to have out- tion, which must have been far from easy,
Mr. Miall may be congratulated.
bounded on the west by a large guest - house
run published records. Hence Mr. Miall's
once occupied by the Emperor Charles V. ,
translation of Prof. Hérubel's excellent book
and now represented by the Apothecaries' Hall.
deserves a cordial welcome.
Henry VIII. built a long wooden gallery
the
As the author says, it was written for his
The impression left on the reader's mind connecting it with Bridewell Palace on
compatriots to suggest developments and
after a perusal of The Great Star Map: opposite side of the Fleet river. The convent
being a Brief General Account of the Inter-
serve as a warning; he urges them to follow
other extensive buildings
with a second or little cloister. To the south-
the practice of Great Britain, to which he national Project_known as the Astrographic west, and flanking Printing House
Square, stood
a structure called the “
Chart, by H. H. Turner (John Murray),
is, we think, more complimentary than our
Upper Frater," which
is that there is a great deal in it that is but
was transformed in 1597 into the “ Blackfriars
dealings with the industry warrant. But
remotely connected with the subject matter that this building was identical with the medieval
Theatre. ” There is every
whilst addressed primarily to Frenchmen,
reason to suppose
as recited in the title. One would expect a
the book throughout offers information and
“ Parliament House," where the divorce of
argument valuable to all nations. Its
more or less dry statement of facts and Katherine of Aragon was tried in 1529.
scope is thus described :-
The Earl of Malmesbury exhibited a gold torc
figures respecting the initiation and organiza-
tion of the great international project of
found in 1852 in a barrow on Blackwater Hill,
“ In this book I shall deal with maritime the Astrographic Chart of the heavens.
near Christchurch, Hampshire, and a double-
fisheries. By maritime fishery I mean the whole- | Prof. Turner, however, is too astute as a
looped palstave found near Bournemouth, on
both of which exhibits Mr. O. G. S. Crawford
sale capture and distribution of fish as a common writer to restrict himself in any such contributed short notes.
food-stuff. ”
fashion, and takes every opportunity that
But we note that the capture and sale of his theme presents to digress into the dis-
LINNEAN. -Jan. 18. -Dr. D. H. Scott, Presi-
shell-fish and crustaceans, the industries cussion of such interesting questions as
dent, in the chair. —Mr. F. Evans, Mr. G. W.
of smoking, salting, &c. , and by-products, whether our sun is associated with other Howes, and Dr. R. Vincent were elected Fellows.
are omitted. The author adds, too, the stars in a family or cluster; and again, Dr. A. Anstruther Lawson gave a lantern lecture
entitled Some Features of the Marine Flora at
following reservation :
whether there is an extremely tenuous
St. Andrews,' showing the wealth of algal vege-
“ fog” of matter pervading interstellar
tation at that part of the coast, and its special
“ This book is not a treatise or textbook : spaces by which the light of the stars is characteristics, including the habit of the plants
by reading it you will learn neither how to catch
obscured. In the chapters on 'Star Count when growing in their natural position under
fish por how to sell them. I have endeavoured ing' and 'Star Positions' the author shows
water. Illustrations of the gigantic brown Algæ
simply to produce a systematic study of the
subject, by choosing, from the limbo of scattered
of the Pacific Coast were also shown for com-
how the Great Star Map may eventually
parison.
material, those facts which are most important throw light on these and kindred subjects, Miss E. L. Turner exhibited a series of
in the marine as in the economic domain. . . . My | but it is a far cry from the Map to the out. lantern-slides illustrating her discovery of a
principal aim, however, has been to call attention
burst of the new star in Perseus in 1901 nestling bittern in Norfolk on July 8th, 1911.
to the lamentable condition of our marine fisheries, and the accompanying phenomena, which,
The slides were from photographs taken by the
and to seek the most efficacious remedies, with
the aid of the persuasive examples of foreign however, are dwelt on in an interesting and author, and showed the young bird in its protective
.
instructive manner calculated to engage
attitude simulating a bundle of reeds, and the
nest itself. The Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing added
Prof. Hérubel divides his work into two
the attention of the general reader.
some remarks, congratulating Miss Turner on
her success as an observer.
main sections. Part I. , 'The Fish,' consists
Our only quarrel with the book is that
The General Secretary read a letter from
of eight chapters, in which the edible species,
it does not tell enough about the Great
Dr. George Henderson, accompanying a quantity
the fishing grounds, their destruction and Star Map itself. Prof. Turner mentions
of seeds of Nannorrhops Ritchiana, H. Wendl. ,
repopulation, fishery laws, and other matters,
rather casually that fifteen minutes' ex. which the sender wished to be tried in culti-
including scientific problems and technical posure of the photographic plates, with the vation in the South of England by as many
instruction,
persons as possible. He stated that these seeds
selected type of telescope, was considered
carefully described, _in.
vestigated, and set forth.
were of last summer's growth, and came from the
sufficient to record the positions of stars | Khyber Pass, where snow sometimes covered
Part II. , 'Pro-
duction,' has nine chapters, covering a
as faint as the fourteenth magnitude, and these palms in winter, whilst the summer is very
large field connected with the supply of states that subsequently other times of hot. He further suggested that heat might be
fish. The author begins with the Breton exposure, both longer and shorter, were requisite to cause the seeds to germinate freely.
settled ; and that the long - exposure
coast as
The seeds were distributed amongst those present
at the meeting.
plates are intended for reproduction as
& perfect type of maritime oecumene. Cut charts. But we look in vain for more
into creeks and bays and estuaries, resting on the detailed information on these vitally im-
ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. Jan. 23.
Continental plateau, rich in edible species, it
Annual Meeting. -Mr. Alfred P. Maudslay de-
holds the individual'as in a vice, and offers him portant points ; and the reader is left in
livered his Presidential Address. He said that even
pothing but fisbing, the small coasting trade, or
ignorance as to the approximate stellar at the present day the idea that the origin of man
isolation. "
magnitude of the objects that would be does not form a åt subject for scientific inquiry
recorded on the plates under the different has not yet entirely died out, and this feeling
He goes on to deal with harbours, boats, and conditions of exposure. Especially interest has militated against anthropology
becoming a
fishing gear, fishermen, profit, market, and
ing would be information as to the mag-
outlet or transport from the coast to the nitude of the faintest stars impressed on the is of vital necessity, since the material with which
energetic prosecution of anthropological studies
interior. Modes of keeping fish fresh by
“Catalogue” plates, and their positions as this science deals is becoming rarer every year,
the use of salt, ice, or snow, and more measured and recorded, as well as the mag-
as primitive customs yield to civilization. The
recently by refrigerators, are considered, and
nitude of the faintest stars impressed on
fact that man's physique is less subject to altera-
the conclusions drawn are sound
the Chart
tion gives & permanent value to the study of
plates. Prof. Turner appa- physical anthropology. An example of the far-
After a survey of the fisheries of other rently considers these matters to be too reaching effects of a change in culture is, let us
countries, the Professor says comparison is not abstruse and technical for the man in the say, the introduction of writing ; which has a
to the advantage of France, where tariffs street. Our experience, on the contrary,
democratic tendency, since it places the tribal
oppress the mercantile marine. He is, how-
tends to show that these are points in which law, formerly preserved in the memories of the
ever, hopeful ; for the sea is inexhaustible, the intelligent layman is interested, and on
elders, at the disposal of the younger members of
the tribe. The word civilization is used for want
and incapable of simultaneous depopulation. which he seeks information,
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civilized in some respects, were barbarous, or even gathered from Nebuchadrezzar's frequent refer-
savage, in others. In fact, our terminology ence to it, and the number of cylinders which he
requires revision, for the existence of a savage caused to be written recording its restoration and
Science Gossip.
custom, such as cannibalism, does not necessarily the building of its strong kisů or supporting wall.
imply a low stage of culture. Want of recognition As the explorers speak of an earthquake, it is "THE GAME-BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA ' is
of this fact has caused many misunderstandings probable that such things were experienced from
between Europeans and the "barbarous
the title of an important work which Messrs.
time to time, as is indicated in the poetical legend. Witherby & Co. are about to publish. The
races.
Such misunderstandings might be avoided by a which the author regards as that of Kudur-
knowledge of elementary anthropology, and the lahgumal (? ) or Chedorlaomer. The temple of book is by Major Boyd Horsburgh, and will
Institute had not ceased to press upon the Govern- Ninip is interesting on account of the facilities be illustrated by nearly seventy coloured
ment the advisability of establishing in this which the disposition of the chambers seems to plates reproduced in facsimile from the
country an Anthropological Bureau, which would
It
be of material assistance to Colonial administra- designated “Z” on account of its three court drawings of Sergeant C. G. Davies.
tion.
yards.
will be in small quarto, and will be
In solving the many problems presented by More imposing than these, and analogous, issued in four quarterly parts.
America, to which country the address was apparently, in extent with E-sagila (the temple
confined, archæology is not self-sufficient, but of Belus at Babylon), was E-zida in the sister-
THE death is announced, at Edinburgh
it may often point the way to further research. city; " the second Babylon," Borsippa. The on Sunday last, of Dr. David Christison,
For instance, at Ixkum, in Northern Guatemala,
north-western front of this, as restored, is very one of the pioneers and foremost repre-
a stone relief shows two typical Maya standing on striking, and it is probable that the other façades sentatives of scientific archæology in Scot-
two individuals of a totally different type. The were equally good. To all appearance provision land. The fruits of his research have been
latter probably represent a conquered race.
Near the city of Guatemala stone figures have been case elsewhere in Babylonia. The depth and permanently preserved in many papers
discovered closely resembling this non-Maya form of the foundation of the platform in the holy printed by the Society of Antiquaries of
people. Ruins in the neighbourhood bear an place are noteworthy,
Scotland, of which he was Secretary from
interesting resemblance in plan to those at the Reference was made to the tower, called the
1888 to 1904. Dr. Christison's separate
famous site of Teotihuacan'in Mexico, but the site House of the Seven Spheres of Heaven and Earth,
still awaits proper investigation.
and its very solid construction, which accounts, publications included 'Early Fortifications
Another point from which the antiquity of probably, for its still remaining to testify to the
in Scotland' and 'The Prehistoric Forts of
American culture may be argued is the distinctive importance of the worship. The lecture was Scotland'; and he collaborated with his
nature of American art; but while general
illustrated with lantern-slides.
brother in writing the life of their father,
similarities exist all over Central and South Ame-
Sir Robert Christison, who was for more than
rica, local developments occur, e. g. , at Mitla,
which are not only sui generis, but are, apparently,
half a century one of the most vital forces
accompanied by no remains which indicate how
ROYAL. -Jan. 18. Şir Archibald Geikie, Presi. in Edinburgh University.
they were evolved. Certain motives appear to be
dent, followed by Sir A. B. Kempe, Vice-President,
almost universal, such as the serpent and the
in the chair. - Papers were read as follows: "The MR. A. P. LAURIE has been elected to the
quetzal-bird, which occur in various combinations,
Physiological Effects of Low Atmospheric Pressures Professorship of Chemistry in the Royal
and also a water-plant, which is interesting
as observed on Pike's Peak, Colorado, last Summer,' Academy, vacant by the resignation of Sir
as being the only vegetable form in American art.
by Messrs. J. S. Haldane, C. Gordon Douglas, Arthur Church.
Mr. Maudslay referred in closing to the fact that | Yandell Henderson,
and E. C. Schneider. This is a
this year, in May, we shall be welcoming the
valuable contribution to the literature of mountain On Thursday afternoon next Prof.