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Table of Contents

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November 1874
The Natural History of the Oyster I	1
Herbert Spencer and the Doctrine of Evolution	20
Human Locomotion	48
Educated to Death	57
The Respiration of Plants	60
Facial Anomalies	73
The Confession of a Reformed Smoker	76
Woman Suffrage as Affecting the Family	87
Joseph Priestley	90
Sketch of Professor Haeckel	108
Editor's Table	110
Literary Notices	115
Miscellany	122
Notes	126
December 1874
The Paces of the Horse	129
Odors and Life	142
The Natural History of the Oyster II	157
Some Superstitions of Hydrophobia	174
Physiological Basis of Mental Culture	183
Thermal Death-Point of Living Matter II	185
Address Before the American Association I	197
The Early Study of Geography	212
The Transit of Venus	214
The Great Conflict	227
Sketch of Dr. J. Lawrence Smith	233
Correspondence	236
Editor's Table	238
Literary Notices	244
Miscellany	250
Notes	255
January 1875
Crystalline and Molecular Forces	257
Evolution in Ornament	266
The Future of Chemistry	276
Concerning Bears	281
Woman's Place in Nature	292
The Hermit of Red-Coat's Green	301
Address Before the American Association II	308
Reason Against Routine in the Teaching of Language I	322
Emotions in the Primitive Man	331
Biology for Young Beginners I	340
Sketch of Dr. Jeffries Wyman	355
Editor's Table	361
Literary Notices	367
Miscellany	374
Notes	382
February 1875
The Personal Equation	385
Bacteria and their Effects	399
Animals Not Automata	405
Celestial Chemistry	420
Reply to the Critics of the Belfast Address	422
Water-Supply of Islands	440
Marey's New Results in Animal Movements	444
The Relations of Women to the Professions and Skilled Labor	454
Reason Against Routine in the Study of Language II	470
A Short Study of Birds'-Nests	481
Sketch of the Life of Francis Huber	486
Correspondence	499
Editor's Table	500
Literary Notices	506
Miscellany	509
Notes	512
March 1875
The Genesis of Superstitions	513
Chameleons-Their Habits and Color-Changes	526
The English Observatories	530
The Atmosphere in Relation to Fog-Signaling I	541
The Mental Aspects of Ordinary Disease	562
Biology for Young Beginners II	574
The Electrical Girl	588
Darwin and Haeckel	592
Spiritual Pirates	599
Social Evolution	604
Sketch of Dr. Henry Maudsley	612
Correspondence	614
Editor's Table	616
Literary Notices	624
Miscellany	632
Notes	639
April 1875
The Triangle Spider	641
The Royal Institution and the Society of Arts	655
The First Traces of Man in Europe I	672
The Atmosphere in Relation to Fog-Signaling II	685
Apoplexy	705
On the Correctness of Photographs	710
Manufacture and Conveyance of Gunpowder	717
Rain-Drops on the Sea	732
Science from the Pulpit	734
Sketch of Dr. Joseph Fraunhofer	739
Correspondence	743
Editor's Table	744
Literary Notices	750
Miscellany	757
Notes	766
Index	769