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first fishing them out into clean water, and then adding drop by drop 

 the following solution of cocain ; — 



A. Cocaine Hydrochlorate, i gram. 

 Water, 50 cc. 



Methylated spirit (without petroleum), 12 cq. 

 This solution keeps indefinitely. 



B. Solution A, 4 cc. 

 Water, 6 cc. 



To 1)0 made as required. 

 The solution must be added gradually at intervals of a few minutes. 

 When the animals are sufficiently sluggish the addition of a drop or two 

 ofosmicacid solution^ percent, fixes them. They must then be re- 

 moved by a medicine dropper to clean water, and thence to a cell 

 containing a 2 to 2| per cent, solution of commercial formalin (also 

 called ''formol" and " formal" = a solution of 40 per cent, formic aldehyde 

 in water ; or equal volumes of ^o P^r cent, mercuric chloride and I per 

 cent, sodium chloride). The cells used are the hollowed glass slides to 

 be obtained from any optician. The cover is sealed down with Miller's 

 caoutchouc cement, and finished with a ring of asphaltum, &c. (See 

 Journal of the Ouekett Microscopic Club, vol. v., ser. ii., March, 1895). 

 Five slides of Mr. Rousselet's preparation were shown : — Asplanchna 

 Brightwellii, Synchcvta iavina, Cyrtonia tuba, Pedalion miruni, and Plccsoma 

 Hndsoni. 



The Secretary called members' attention to Mr. Praeger's article in 

 current number of the Irish Natiwalist, and hoped it would prove a stimulus 

 to the botanists in the coming year, and also gave particulars regarding 

 the conversazione, arrangements for which are progressing rapidly. 

 Four new members joined the Club, which has received substantial 

 increase since the lectures under the auspices of the Field Club Union. 



Limerick Naturai^ists' Fiei.d Ci^ub. 



January 23rd. — The annual meeting unanimously adopted a suggestion 

 of the Committee, recommending that the Club should cease to hold its 

 meetings in a private room, and admit the public to membership, with 

 the result that an immediate increase often members took place, and at 

 least as many more are likely to be added by next meeting, which is to 

 be held in the Board Room of the City Library, kindly given to the Club, 

 free of all charges, for its future gatherings, by the Corporation Library 

 Committee. The Club now numbers upwards of sixty members, and 

 under its new conditions should be capable of doing good work in its 

 hitherto almost virgin locality. 



The report of Committee for 1895, mentioned the occurrence of 

 several interesting records, amongst them being a male specimen of the 

 large Footman {Gnophria qtiadrd) from Adare, an example of a ground 

 beetle {Patiagaus crux-major) from Finlough, Co. Clare, this insect being 

 an addition to the Irish list ; a Red Squirrel (SciJirus vulgaris) from Cratloe 

 Wood ; and amongst Lepidoptera the Secretary reported having taken 

 the Holly Blue {Lyccena argiohis) for the first time in May, 1895. 



