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himself on the scientific side. Speaking figuratively, the role of the human 

 parasite was well understood by him, and I sometimes think he must have 

 been acquainted with the genuine article. At all events he classified those 

 beings as evil "that do fastest propagate," but then did he not also say : 

 " There is some soul of good in things evil, would men observingly distil it 

 out." It is this very process of intellectual distillation recommended by 

 Shakespeare that we have together sought to utilise this evening, and I trust 

 that our humble efforts in this direction may not be entirely unprodnctive 

 of good results. 



The following objects were exhibited in the library : — 



Pond life... 



Freshwater Polyzoon (? n.s.) ... 



Section of Brain of Calf 



Anchors and plates of Synapta, in situ 



Sections of stem of Vine 



Aphis, Trama troglodytes 



T.S. Stem of Limnanthemum ... 



Diatoms, Sceptroneis gemmata 



Living serpula ... 



Diatoms, Pergodiscus armatus 



Sting and poison bag of Wasp 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. E. C. Bonsfield. 



Mr F. Coles. 

 Mr. A. L. Corbett. 

 Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. 

 Mr. G. E. Mainland. 

 Mr. H. Mori and. 

 Mr. A. W. Stokes. 

 Mr. G. Sturt. 

 Mr. J. Wilson. 



Attendance — Members, 71 ; Visitors, 12. 



March 27th, 1885. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 Dr. M. C. Cooke, M.A., A.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members of 

 the Club :— Dr. W. Hodges, Mr. Henry W. Parritt, Mr. Peter W. Squire, Mr. 

 J. T. N. Thomas, and Mr. Chas. J. Wainwright. 



The following; donations to the Club were announced : — 



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From the Society. 



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" Historic Names of Places in the Canadian North- 1 



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" Mound Builders," by Bryce M. Wright From the Author 



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" Journal of the New York Microscopical Society'' „ ,, 

 "Transactions of the Eastbourne Natural History { 



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" The American Monthly Microscopical Society" „ 

 " The American Naturalist " 

 " Proceedings of the Royal Society " 

 " Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymen- 7 

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" Annals of Natural History '' 



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