208 H ARC ITT. 



The barnacles, on the other hand, have apparently perished. This is, however, 

 not strange. The wonder is that under the extremely artificial conditions any life 

 should have persisted during so long a period with no precautions to prevent 

 deterioration. Such, however, are the facts, open attention to which has been 

 directed at several times within the past few weeks. If a similar experiment has 

 been made I should be glad to have my attention directed to it. 



SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, 

 October 10, 1897. 



