APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
Reading edition
EDITED BY
WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS
VOL. LVI
NOVEMBER, 1899, TO APRIL, 1900
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1900
Copyright, 1900, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
EDWARD ORTON.
CONTENTS
PAGE
THE TRANSPLANTATION OF A RACE. 513
MODERN CITY ROADWAYS. 524
TYPICAL CRIMINALS. 539
A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY. 546
"SALAMANDERS" AND "SALAMANDER" CATS. 556
WHAT MAKES THE TROLLEY CAR GO. 564
A SURVIVAL OF MEDIÆVAL CREDULITY. 577
"RIBBON LIGHTNING." 587
CROSS-EDUCATION. 589
THE MORBID "SENSE OF INJURY." 596
EARLY EXPERIMENTS IN AIR FLIGHT. 603
SKETCH OF EDWARD ORTON. 607
EDITOR'S TABLE. 614
FRAGMENTS OF SCIENCE. 618
MINOR PARAGRAPHS. 622
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 624
APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
MARCH, 1900.