Microscopical Researches on the Growth in Animals, ^'c. 21 



in some days of this month, heavy showers, with strong breezes, 

 at which times we could distinctly see the greater part carried 

 past." 



Fhins of Mai/, — " During squalls with rain, there is only a 

 part of the mouth that receives the rain, a portion being quite 

 dry,^^^ In hail-showers a good deal rebounds and is blown 

 away. 



Mull of Kintyre. — " In gales some of the rain rebounds, or 

 is clean blown away." 



CorsewaU. — *' While rain and hail fell during heavy winds, 

 we observed both rain and hail rebound out again." 



Mull of Galloway. — " The rain has been seen to fly out 

 after falling into the receiver, and there is always a great deal 

 more in it when moderate than when windy." 



Poifit of Ay re. — *' AVe have always thought that we got 

 more with little than with strong winds.'' 



Calf of Man. — " We observed durhig squally showers, and 

 are of opinion that a great part is blown past the top of the 

 gauge.** 



Microscopical Besearches on the Conformity of Structure and 

 Growth in Animals and Plants. By M. Schwann.*!* 



M. Schwann's discoveries must be ranked among the most important 

 accessions that liave been made to physiology.^ They enable us to esta- 

 blish a theory of organisation and its development, an object which has 

 not previously been attained. 



Valuable observations and discoveries in every branch of physiology have 

 not been wanting, and some of these branches have reached a high degree 

 of perfection. But in relation to the primary foundations on which the 

 science must be reared, some of them have been imperfectly ascertained, 

 and others cannot be said yet to exist ; hence there is a complete want 

 of connection among the insulated observations that have been made. 



These bases or foundations do^ however, exist ; and M. Schwann in 

 his work has now deduced from M. Schleiden's observations and his 

 own, with as much perspicuity as penetration, the most general conse- 



* Part of the inside of the gauge being dry, is, however, no proof of inaccu- 

 i-acy.— T. S. 



t An extract published by Prof. Miiller in the ArcMv fdr Physiologie. 



X The work of Dr Schwann is entitled " Mikroskopische UrUersuchungeH Uber 

 die uehercinstimmung in dcr Slrufclttr unddem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen.*'' 

 Berlin, 1830. 



