AC。DESSCIENCES,Nov。9,1885。WemustaddthatatalaterseanceM。Cartailhaccontested,ifnotthefacts,theconclusionsdeductedfromthem。
ButwhatisthevalueofcategoricalassertionsofthiskindinpresenceofthefragmentsofpotteryfoundatdifferentlevelsinKent’sHole?Oneofthesefragmentswassorottenthatwhenplacedinwateritformedablackliquidmudasitdecomposed。
IhavenotspacetospeakhereofthecuriouspotteryfoundinAmerica。Themostancientspecimens,moreover,areofmuchlaterdatethantheQuaternaryepoch。Icanonlyreferthoseinterestedinthesubjecttomybookon“PrehistoricAmerica,“publishedinFrenchbyM。MassonofParis,andinEnglishinAmericabyMessrs。G。P。Putnam’sSons。
“DeArchitectura,“bookii。,c。i。
OnthesubjectoftatooinganexcellentworkmaybeconsultedbyDrMagitot“Ass。Franc。pourl’AvancementdesSciences,“Alger,1881。