46 Chicinnati Society of Natural History. 



Article IX. — amkndmk.xts. 



Section i, All propositions to amend these By-Laws shall 

 be in writing, and shall not be acted upon until the next regular 

 meeting, when a majority vote of the meml)ers present shall be 

 sufficient to adopt. 



The following were the donations for the month of March : 

 From J. E. Bruce, six copies "Statistics of Ohio," 1884; from 

 Kansas Historical Society, "Celebration of Quarter Centennial of 

 Settlement of Kansas" ; from Americas Symmes, "Symmes' Theory 

 of Concentric Spheres"; from Bureau of Education, "Circulars 

 of Information, Nos. 3 and 4, 1885"; from Chief Signal Officer. 

 "Monthly Weather Review," December, 1885; from Cincinnati 

 Asbestos Company, six samples Asbestos and nine specimens felt- 

 ing and packing; from Alfred Stoehr, Specimens of Litchi Nuts ; 

 from U. P. James, Specimen of Sandstone from Indiana ; from 

 John H. Warder, Tin Ore from Virginia ; from James Ridge, 

 Photograph of Skull ; from Director of U. S. Geological Survey, 

 "Bulletins, Nos. 15-23,'' of Survey ; from James E. Shoenberger, 

 Specimen of Four-legged Chick ; from John F. FoUett, Vol. III. 

 of "U. S. Geol. and Geog. Survey of Territories, under F. V. 

 Hayden" ; from C. H. Walker, three Specimens of Tracks from 

 the Connecticut Valley, lot of Minerals fr5m various localities, 

 Bamboo Fan, Carved Gourd Bowl, Cocoanut Fibre Cap, Cocoanut 

 Ladle from Central America, Bark of Secpioia, Chinese Napkin, 

 etc. 



