APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
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EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS
VOL. LIV NOVEMBER, 1898, TO APRIL, 1899
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1899
Copyright, 1899, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
Vol. LIV.Established by Edward L. Youmans.No. 6.
APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
APRIL, 1899.
EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS.
CONTENTS.
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I.The Stuff that Dreams are made of. By Havelock Ellis721
II.The Best Methods of Taxation. By the Late Hon. David A. Wells. Part I736
III.Mental Defectives and the Social Welfare. By Martin W. Barr, M. D. (Illustrated.)746
IV.The Wheat Problem again. By Edward Atkinson759
V.The Coming of the Catbird. By Spencer Trotter772
VI.Guessing, as Influenced by Number Preferences. By F. B. Dresslar781
VII.Concerning Weasels. By William E. Cram. (Illustrated.)786
VIII.Care of the Throat and Ear. By W. Scheppegrell, M. D.791
IX.The Physical Geography of the West Indies. I. The Mammals of the Antilles. By Dr. F. L. Oswald802
X.Iron in the Living Body. By M. A. Dastre807
XI.The Malay Language. By Prof. R. Clyde Ford813
XII.Life on a South Sea Whaler. By Frank T. Bullen818
XIII.Sketch of Manly Miles. (With Portrait.)834
XIV.Editor's Table: Science and Culture.—Survival of the Fittest842
XV.Scientific Literature845
XVI.Fragments of Science854
XVII.Index to Vol. LIV865
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