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and one side view at each side of the box. In a round ring, such 

 as a bracelet, the treatment is somewhat different : the whole 

 animal, from snout to tail, is carried round in each direction, the 

 tail being situated at the side opposite to the head. 



The importance of symbols must not be neglected. In a 

 hat representing a beaver, we note the teeth and cross-hatched 

 tail. Had these been omitted, an almost precisely similar design 

 would have stood for a frog. 



Of the two carved bowls exhibited, one is in the form 

 of a seal, in which the head, with its well-marked jaw, nostrils 

 and eyes, forms one of the handles, the other being com- 

 posed of the tail, with the two hind flippers, one on either side 

 of it. The other bowl is of rectangular shape, and probably 

 represents a beaver, although this is not quite certain, on account 

 of the absence of an indication of scales on the tail. Both bowls 

 have evidently been used for food, as is shown by the grease- 

 saturated condition of the wood. 



A series of lantern slides, illustrating the foregoing remarks, 

 was also shown. 



Professor S. J. Hickson exhibited and remarked upon some 

 interesting specimens of Alcyonaria, collected during the last 

 few years in Malayan waters and the Indian Ocean. 



Mr. J. E. King read the first part of a paper on " Folklore 

 of the North American Indians, from the Jesuit 

 Relations (1611 to 1637)." 



