3 1 8 Exhibits in Natural History. [Sess. 



which is too long to summarise here, but is particularly 

 interesting. 



"We know that a great German said, " There is no mind 

 without phosphorus." It is becoming more and more the 

 creed of scientific men that mind is an elementary factor in 

 nature, or, to use a happy saying, which can hardly be 

 translated without loss, " Wer keinen Geist hat, glaubt nicht 

 an Geister." 



A word as to what we propose for next winter. We think 

 of taking up the Algse, and several members have promised to 

 co-operate. We cannot, of course, make any definite arrange- 

 ments till the section meets at the beginning of next session ; 

 but those who are going to take a more active part in furnish- 

 ing the intellectual fare will make preparations during the 

 summer, and a very pleasant and most profitable course of 

 study may be expected. 



Owing to indisposition, Mr T. C. Day was unable to give 

 at this meeting his " Lantern Demonstration on Colour 

 Photography in its bearing on Natural History." Mr 

 Symington Grieve kindly filled up a portion of the time 

 thus left vacant with some very interesting remarks on 

 a visit he had recently made to the West Indies. The 

 remainder of the evening was devoted to an exhibition of 

 microscopical and natural history specimens, of which a large 

 number were shown, — most of the latter in the living state. 



EXHIBITS IN NATURAL HISTORY. 



During the past session the following objects were exhibited 

 at the evening meetings : — 



Numerous geological specimens ; by Mr T. C. Day. Views 

 of the Zoological Station at Naples, and specimen of the Sea- 

 horse {Hippocampus guttidatus), from Naples ; by Mr William- 

 son. Specimens of grain from tombs in ancient Egypt, of the 



