740 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited: — 



Dr. E. G. Hebb: — Soloid Microscopic Stains of Burroughs, Well- 

 come and Co. 



Messrs. R. and J. Beck : — The " London " Microscope. 



Mr. F. W. Watson Baker : — Series of twenty-five Microscopic Slides, 

 eighteen of them illustrating the structure of the human skin, seven 

 that of the skin of other animals, viz. ; — Nos. 1-4. Development. 5-7. 

 Vertical sections. 6, 7. Blood-vessels. 8-10. Nerve system. 11-14. 

 Perspiration ducts and glands. 15. Inflammation. 16, 17. Hairs in 

 situ. 18, 19. Pigment. 20-25. 8kins of various animals. — No. 1. 

 Formation of hair (3 months foetus). 2. Hand of foetus (4 months). 

 3. Foetal scalp (6 months). 4. Finger of child, longitudinal section. 

 5. Skin of heel, layers differentiated. 6. Skin of thigh. 7. Section of 

 skin, injected. 8. Tactile corpuscles in papillae. 9. Tactile corpuscles 

 in skin of finger. 10. Pacinian body in subcutaneous tissue. 11. Mei- 

 bomian glands in eyelid. 12. Surface of skin showing pores. 13. Per- 

 spiration ducts aud glands. 14. Perspiration ducts and glands, isolated. 

 15. Inflamed skin. 16. Section of scalp, horizontal. 17. Scalp of 

 negro, vertical. 18. Pigment cells in skin of negro. 19. Pigment cells 

 in skin of frog. 20. Skin of rabbit. 21. Skin of dog's back. 22. Skin 

 of horse. 23. Cat's lip. 24. Skin of sheep. 25. Skin of alligator. 

 Papier-mache and plaster models of skin : Vertical section, 200 times 

 enlarged, showing the three principal layers, sebaceous and sweat glands, 

 hair-roots, muscles, arteries, and veins. 



New Fellow : — Mr. Edward B. Stringer, B.A., was elected an 

 Ordinary Fellow of the Society. 



MEETING 



Held on the 21st of November, 1900, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 

 The President (W. Carruthers, Esq., F.R.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of 17th of October last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Donations to the Society received since the last Meet- 

 ing (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) was read, and the thanks of 

 the Society were voted to the donors. 



From 



Gait, Hugh, The Microscopy of the Starches. (8vo, London, 1900) The Publishers. 

 Thompson, Silvanus P., Optical Tables and Data. (8vo, London,) „,. „ ,,. , 

 1900) I The Publishers. 



The President said it would be gratifying to the Fellows of the 

 Society to learn that tie appeal which he made at the previous Meet- 

 ing had been responded to by Mr. Eadley, who had already made con- 

 siderable progress in the preparation of the catalogue then suggested. 



