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Siberia, in which certain cells were seen under the microscojje 

 to be as well preserved as in common dried animal tissues. 

 The specimen was presented to the Society by Dr. Walter 

 Channing. 



Dr. "NYhite presented, in the name of Mr. Todd, a fi-agment 

 of the lower jaw of a moose to all appearances fossil, found on 

 the surface of the soil at Lake Superior ; and the skull of a 

 polar bear of an unusually large size taken sixty days ago in 

 Hudson's Bay, and presented by Mr. W. M. Thoruj) of 

 New Bedford. With this were exhibited skulls of a giizzly 

 and brown bear, together with a cast of that of the extinct 

 cave bear of Europe, and some of the characteristic distinc- 

 tions between them were pointed out. 



Dr. Winslow presented the remainder of the bones taken 

 by him fi-om the same locaUty in South America as those 

 exhibited at the last meeting; the complete series were 

 referred to Dr. Wjanan for examination. 



Rev. Mr. Eddy exhibited some specimens of Anastase fi-om 

 Smithfield, Rhode Island, for the first time discovered in this 

 country. 



Prof A. E. Yerrill stated that he had succeeded in prei^ar- 

 ing star-fishes with theii' natural colors perfectly preserved, 

 simply by immersion in weak alcohol a sufiicient length of 

 time to kill the animal, and then to dry rapidly by artificial 

 heat. 



The Secretary also made a statement on behalf of the Pub- 

 lishing Committee, relative to efforts making to obtain subscrib- 

 ers sufiicient to warrant the Council to direct them to resume 

 publication. He stated that the Journal would now be 

 published in quarto under the style of Memoirs, and that the 

 Proceedings would no longer be issued to the Members free 

 of cost. It would be necessary to obtain two hundred sub- 

 scribers to the Memoirs at three dollars and fifty cents per 

 number, and three hundred subscribers to the Proceedings at 

 three dollars per volume, before commencing again. A sub- 

 scription paper and circulars were placed upon the tabic. 



Messrs. Henry P. Quincy and Charles W. Kennard were 

 elected Resident Members. 



