The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-04-06

Anu tue improvement Vi tndi, ciihi-
mating by self chosen process its
worst and most worthless elements,
and making more room for the play
OF the better factors of society. The
Progress Of the Backboned Family,
by Arabella b. Buckley, is presenta-
ton of the life.history of vertebrate
animals, by a writer whose success in
popularizing her subject without
sacrificing scientific accuracy has
often been remarked. The illustra.
tons are commendable from every
point. DR.. Oswald concludes his en-
tertaining and somewhat sarcastic
Curiosities of Superstition. The
subjebt of Perceptional Insanities is
intelligently discussed, with citations
of interesting instances, by DR.. w.
A. Hammond. Under the singular
title of Dwarfs and Giants, M. Del
beuf, of the Belgian Academy of
Sciences, considers the muscular
powers of insects and compares them
with those of the larger animals,
with the result Of correcting some
serious errors of long standing. In
The Census and the Forests, Mr.. N.
H. Egleston surveys the devastation
of our wooded lands, the exact
amount of which is for the first time
revealed by the census bullerins and
maps. M. c. A. retirement gives
account of the Origin of the Donkey.
Mr.. Fl. H. Bates follows him with
some Speculations on the Nature of
Matter, which must be thought over,
as well as read. Mr.. o. f. Lyman's
paper on The Legal Status of Ser
vant-Girls, is of practical value to all.
Prof James Halls history of The
New York Geological Survey, is
likewise Of general interest, Ebut of
a different kind. The same may be
said OF Prof. Fosters Origin of the
Calandar and Astrology. A por-
trait and a biographical sketch are
given of Increase Allen Lapham,
LII. d., gentleman who did much
good work for science unobstrusivel,,
and who may be- regarded as the pro-
voker of the scientific activity for
which the state of Wisconsin is dis
tingushed. In the Editors Table
The New Scientific Weekly is COM
mended; and Incentives to the Pur-
suit of Science, and the Hindrances
to the Science of Politics, are also
discussed.
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