GEORGE CATLIN, whose studies of the Indians of North America gave him well-deserved and enduring reputation, was born at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, June 26th, 1796. After seven years (from 1832 to 1839) spent among them, he published his “Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians,” and followed it with “Life among the Indians.” Part of his method of studying Indian character consisted in painting portraits of typical Indians from life. More than five hundred of these are now preserved by the United States government. Their scientific value is inestimable. Catlin died in Jersey City, December 23d, 1872.