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end of the room was rung, and a number of other experi- 
ments were given. Dr. Womack also gave demonstra- 
tions with a Rontgen Ray apparatus. 
On behalf of Mr. Whiting, the Hon. Secretary 
exhibited and made remarks upon a specimen of the 
Common or Silver Eel, caught in No. 1 Pond, Hamp- 
stead Heath. The specimen measured 4 ft. 5in., and 
weighed over 5 lbs. in the flesh. 
On the 4th May, 1900, Dr. A. E. Tebb, M.D., 
B.S., D.P.H., read a paper on ‘ Hypnotism.” The 
paper dealt with the history of hypnotism, the methods 
of hypnotising subjects, the phenomenal characteristics of 
the hypnotic state, and the uses and limits of hypnotism. 
Many instances were given of its value from a medical 
point of view. 
On the 2nd November, 1900, Mr. A. W. Stokes, 
F.C.S., F.1.C., gave a lecture on “Milk and Milk 
Products,” illustrated by experiments. The lecturer 
stated that there were only two necessities to human life 
—air and milk. The large proportion of water contained 
by milk was shown by experiments. The uses to which 
casein has been placed in the way of special foods, such 
as “‘ Protene,” were explained. Milk sugar and its uses 
by homeeopaths was alluded to. Mineral salts, methods 
of analysing milk, adulteration, preservatives and colour- 
ing matters, were fully dealt with. The relative value 
and constituents of beer and milk were compared, and 
various preparations for infants and invalids, such as 
peptonised and sterilised milk, were explained. As 
Public Analyst for Hampstead, Mr. Stokes stated that 
there was almost an entire absence of milk adulteration 
in Hampstead. Various specimens and preparations 
