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ii would go on growing, but if before immersion a corner was knocked 

 off the crystal would "mend" Itself before it began to grow. Similarly 

 every grain of sand (which is broken and rubbed quartz crystals) upon 

 the sea-shore was always diligently mending itself from the silica 



contained in the sea-water. He spoke of the wonderful revelations of 

 the Penrith sandstone ; there the broken crystals could be seen mending 

 themselves with such exactness that the "mend " was put on in actual 

 optical continuity with the old grain — though any time in millions of 

 years had intervened .... If this was not akin to " purposive action " 

 he knew not what term to give it ; here, he thought, were the elements 

 of consciousness, of purposive acts adapted to ends, which no degrada- 

 tion of the term "mere matter" could deprive of the qualities of mind. 



It was announced that the next Ordinary Meeting would take place 

 on Wednesday, April 21. 



The next Meeting of the Biological Section would be held on 

 Wednesday. April 7. when the following communications would be 

 made : — 



1. " The Eel-worms of Wheat." By Mr. Albert Ashe, F.R.M.S. 



2. " Androconia, or Scent-scales of Lepidoptera." By Mr. A. W. 



Sheppard, F.Z.S., F.R.M.S. 



The Chairman further announced that by the kind invitation of 

 Dr. Eyre a visit will be paid to the Bacteriological Laboratory, Guy's 

 Hospital, on Wednesday, April 28. 



The following Slides were exhibited : — 



Mr. E. J. Sheppard, F.R.M.S. :— 



1. Showing chromatin extensions and spindle fibres attachment 



to same. Stained methyl-blue and iron-hsematoxylin 



(Heiclenhain). 

 •2. Same as No. 1 with the exception that the differentiation of the 



stains is not carried so far. 



Subject : Lil. aurat., Pollen mother-cells. 



Mr. John Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.R.M.S. : — Lesquereusia spiralis, a fresh- 

 water Rhizopod, with vermiform pellets on test, partly formed ; 

 ditto, with vermiform pellets on test, completely formed. 



New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of 

 the Society : — Miss Lilian A. Francis. Sidney A. Milbank, M.B.A.A.. 

 Frederick 0. Mosley, Frederick H. Taylor. 



