Established by Edward L. Youmans


APPLETONS'
POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY

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. 1.

APPLETONS'
POPULAR SCIENCE
MONTHLY.

NOVEMBER, 1898.

EDITED BY WILLIAM JAY YOUMANS.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.Was Middle America Peopled from Asia? By Prof. E. S. Morse.1
II.The Possible Fiber Industries of the United States. By Charles Richards Dodge. (Illustrated.)15
III.What is Social Evolution? By Herbert Spencer.35
IV.The Torrents of Switzerland. By Edgar R. Dawson, M. E.46
V.The Evolution of Colonies. V. Political Evolution. By J. Collier.52
VI.Architectural Forms in Nature. By F. S. Dellenbaugh. (Illus.)63
VII.The Herds of the Yellow Ant. By James Weir, Jr., M. D. (Illus.)75
VIII.Two Gifts to French Science. By M. Henri de Parville. (Illus.)81
IX.The Mongoose in Jamaica. By C. W. Willis. (Illustrated.)86
X.The Cause of Rain. By J. R. Plumandon.89
XI....

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