258 Journal of Comparative Neurology. 



associates, none, so far as I know, was invited to serve on the 

 committee. If the omission was remarked by others, they prob- 

 ably, hke myself, attributed it to the geographic interval. 



§138. In the fall or winter of 1890 I received from the 

 secretary. Prof. W. Krause, a letter (since mislaid) reading 

 substantially as follows : "I have an idea that something as to 

 Anatomical Nomenclature has been done in America. Please 

 to send me copies of Reports and other documents." 



§139. In response there were promptly sent copies of all 

 the Preliminary Reports together with my papers and lists up 

 to date. Their receipt was acknowledged by Dr. Krause Dec. 

 29th., 1890, and later in the following : 



Gottingen, Apr., 15, 1891. 

 Dear Mr. Wilder : 



I have received your papers with many thanks ; if possible 

 please to send me some ten further copies of your two pages on polyo- 

 nyms, heteronyms etc., of the brain; [" Handbook," VIII, 530, 531]. 

 You will receive upon my part after some weeks a complete copy of 

 all the proceedings of the European committee on Anat. Nomenclature. 



With kind regards, 



W. Krause. 

 P. S. I have reprinted your Preliminary Report in the Monthly 

 International Journal of Anat. 1891, Vol. VII, No. 5 a. 6, p. 239. 



§140. My answer was as follows : 



Ithaca, N. Y., Apr., 30, 1891. 

 Prof. W. Krause, Dear Sir : 



In response to yours of April 15th, I take pleasure in send- 

 ing by bookpost copies of the sheet named, and also copies of printed 

 hsts, and of figures prepared for my students exemplifying the use of 

 the names. We have commonly employed the English paronyms of 

 the Latin words, but the latter are given in the " Macroscopic Vocab- 

 ulary " ['90, h\ You do not speak of having seen my articles in the 

 " Reference Handbook." Perhaps the work has not been introduced 

 abroad : since, however, they present my last views as to the principles 

 of Nomenclature, and also apply those principles to the brain, I desire 

 that your committee should consult them. In a separate roll will go by 

 bookpost a copy in sheets to be kept while of service to the committee. 

 Permit me to ask attention especially to the paragraphs on pp. 522 

 [§45 j and 532 [§82.] Very cordially yours, 



B. G. Wilder. 

 P. S. The photographs are of a column in the same volume, 

 VIII, of the Handbook, in W. Browning's article on the vessels of the 

 brain. He accepts and applies the principles of mononymy and 

 paronymy. 



