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formed by twisting the hair on the crown of his head into an oval 

 ring by means of this wax, which, when finished, has much the 

 appearance of a ring of iadia-rubber, and as it is never covered 

 either from heat or moisture, and the man is never afterwards 

 without this ornament, the wax must have some very enduring 

 properties. 



" There is also included a sample of three or four kiads of 

 indigenous medicines. The first is a species of Polygala, which 

 has been used with success by some of our doctors as a substitute 

 for the Sadix serpentaria of the West. No. 2 is our sarsaparilla. 

 No. 3 I take to be colocynth. No. 4 is called by the natives 

 Maimdi, and it is from the Amatinga country, where it is held as 

 a specific for the relief of sun-stroke. No. 5 (Tambesi) is the 

 tooth-ache plant, known, I believe, on the Cape frontiers. I am 

 assured by those who have used it, that a piece of the root rubbed 

 upon the gums will loosen any tooth, so that the vilest may be 

 removed." 



Read, a " Note on Lepidosiren arnieetens-" by Edward New- 

 man, Esq., r.L.S. 



Eead also, a "Note on a supposed species of Pelopceus •,''^ by 

 E. Newman, Esq., E.L.S. (See " Zoological Proceedings," p. 39.) 



Bead further, " A Catalogue of the Dipterous Insects collected 

 by Mr. "Wallace ia the Malay Peninsula;" by Francis "Walker, 

 Esq., F.L.S. ; with a Preface by W. "W. Saunders, Esq., E.E.S., 

 r.L.S. &c. (See " Zoological Proceedings," p. 4.) 



February 5th, 1856. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair; 



Henry Christy, Esq., and Alexander Groodman More, Esq., were 

 elected EeUows. 



E-ead, a "Notice of the habits of Atypus Sulzeri, Latr. ;" by 

 Edward Newman, Esq., E.L.S. &c. ; intended for publication else- 

 where. 



