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low cavity hollowed in the upper surface, large enough to freely 

 contain the living Termites, which are held captive by a glass slip 

 fastened over the cavity. The block under the microscope is 

 tenanted by two auxiliary queens, one soldier, and three workers 

 of the species mentioned. 



Mr. Dudley also stated that he had seen the rulings of the late 

 Mr. Fasoldt, exhibited under the preparer's own manipulations 

 of illumination and magnification, and that he was able to dis- 

 tinguish the bands said to be 190,000 to the inch. 



Meeting of March 20th, 1891. 



The President, Mr. P. H. Dudley, in the chair. 



Eighteen persons present. 



Mr. J. D Hyatt, of the Commissioners appointed by the Society 

 to the Conference of the Scientific Societies of New York City, 

 reported the action of said conference. The report was accepted 

 and adopted, and on motion it was resolved: That the present 

 Commissioners be continued in their ofifice for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Anthony Woodward, chairman of the Committee on An- 

 nual Reception, reported the action of his Committee in arrang- 

 ing for a reception to beheld at the American Museum of Natural 

 History in Central Park, on the evening of April 17th next, and 

 stated that the use of the first floor and lecture room of the 

 Museum was offered gratuitously by the authorities to the Society 

 for such purpose. 



On motion it was resolved : That the Corresponding Secre- 

 tary be directed to convey to President Morris K. Jesup and 

 the Trustees of the Museum the hearty thanks of the Society for 

 this kind offer. 



Dr. Edward G. Love exhibited one hundred projections of 

 lantern slides of his photomicrographs, and Mr. Charles F. Cox 

 also exhibited projections of a large series of lantern slides made 

 from Dr. Woodward's celebrated prints of diatoms. 



[We heartily recommend the new work, "Appleton"s School 

 Physics," published by the American Book Company. One de- 

 siring assistance in comprehending the foundation principles and 



