CONTENTS.

WAS MIDDLE AMERICA PEOPLED FROM ASIA?

THE POSSIBLE FIBER INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT IS SOCIAL EVOLUTION?

THE TORRENTS OF SWITZERLAND.

THE EVOLUTION OF COLONIES.

ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN NATURE.

THE HERDS OF THE YELLOW ANT.

TWO GIFTS TO FRENCH SCIENCE.

THE MONGOOSE IN JAMAICA.

THE CAUSE OF RAIN. [12]

DREAM AND REALITY.

A PRACTICAL DUTCH CHARITY.

SKETCH OF FRANK WIGGLESWORTH CLARKE.

Correspondence. THE MOON AND THE WEATHER.

Editor's Table THE GOAL IN EDUCATION.

Scientific Literature.

GENERAL NOTICES.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Fragments of Science.

MINOR PARAGRAPHS.

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