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VOL. XIV, NO. 5 MAY, 1922

THE SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY

EDITED BY J. McKEEN CATTELL

CONTENTS

RELATION BETWEEN RESEARCH IN HUMAN HEREDITY AND EXPERI- MENTAL GENETICS. Dr. C. C. Little- -.____ 401

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CORRESPONDENCE IN TWINS. Dr. Arnold Gesell-415

LATENT LIFE, OR APPARENT DEATH. Professor D. Fraser Harris----------429

THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY IN CHINA. Dr. William Henry Adolph_-_____441

THE LARGER HUMAN WORTH OF MATHEMATICS. Professor Robert D. Carmichael -----------------------------------------------------_447

ON FOUNDER'S DAY. Professor Edward L. Nichols_-_____________________469

UNUSUAL HUMAN FOODS. Professor Albert M. Reese- - __________475

REGARDING THE HABITS OF TARANTULAS AND THE EFFECTS OF THEIR POISON. W. J. Baerg -------------------------------------------482

THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE: Stars and Molecules; An International Language; International Meetings at Rome; Scientific Items ------------------------------------------490

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