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'contribute any reports of their investigations. Mr. Ballantyne was in 

 favour of some such widening of the plan of work, as would give 

 interest to a greater number, and tliought that much of value was at 

 present lost by the limit set to the subject matter of papers. Dr. 

 Baptie desired to draw attention to the value tliat records made in one 

 department of science might have for workers in another department, 

 apparently in no way connected therewith. As an instance he might 

 state that he had been much intei-ested in certain observations made by 

 our entomologists last autumn. M. CJuerard, a French author of 

 repute, supposes the unusual prevalence epidemic prevalence of 

 fevers in Europe, at certain periods, is due to the transportation of 

 germs by atmospheric currents from the continent of America. A 

 curious co-incidence bearing unon the view that certain fever germs 

 may be conveyed by the wind to considerable distances is that just 

 before the marked outbreak of fever, Mr. Harrington found large 

 numbei-s of the cotton moth in Ottawa, October 9th. Their home is 

 in the South. How came they here? By air currents it is believed. 

 If air currents brought the moths from the malarious South, might not 

 the fever germs have been brouofht also? Those who entertain views 

 akin to that of Mr. Gu^rard may find in this fact, brought to light by 

 the Entomologists of our Club, a confirmation of their opinion, and 

 especially so if the Meteorologists of the Club can show that storms, 

 originating over the Gulf of Mexico and passing up the valley of the 

 Mississippi, rarely, if ever, get beyond the valley of the Ottawa. A 

 vote of thanks having been tendered to the President, he made a few 

 remarks in acknowledgment thereof, stating that in his opinion papers 

 from workers outside the present limits assigned by the Club would be 

 of value to it, provided they did not in any way interfere, by creating 

 additional work for the Council, with educational objects. 



New Memb"rs, 36. William A. D. Lees. 37 Miss Gertrude 

 Harmer. 38. Miss May L. Grist. 39. Miss Marion J. Whyte. 



