BARBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 23 
very strong linen or flax. The Zoology Club spent many hours 
in tying these strings to the labels and thus saved time and 
expense. We found that we had a larger number than was 
_ necessary, as the proportion of specimens to which labels could 
conveniently be tied was not so great as we had anticipated. 
A number of dip-nets were fitted to the ordinary crab-net 
handles and were found useful on some occasions, especially 
when collecting with submerged electric light. There is a diffi- 
culty in securing actively moving animals with these nets. If 
the meshes are large the smaller things escape, while if they are 
very fine the net cannot be forced through the water fast enough 
- to catch swiftly moving organisms. 
A soldering outfit consisting of a blow-torch and irons was 
taken along, as well as ordinary tools such as hammers, hat- 
chets, saws, screw-drivers, ete. Wrecking irons with a curved 
claw at the end were useful in breaking loose coral rocks and 
overturning large stones. Mr. Stoner took with him an ento- 
mological collecting outfit, and Professor Thomas was provided 
with a geological kit. 
The Committee on Quarters secured information regarding 
accommodations at Pelican Island, Barbados, and the furniture 
that could be obtained there. Through Mr. Collens similar in- 
formation was secured regarding English Harbor, and this be- 
came rather an expensive item, as beds and mattresses had to 
be rented of an Antigua firm at a much higher rate than we 
had anticipated. 
The Commissary Committee busied itself in figuring out the 
kinds and quantities of provisions necessary for a party of 
nineteen for a period of approximately ten weeks, and also in 
ascertaining what eatables could be secured at Barbados and 
Antigua and at what prices. We decided to depend upon the 
local markets so far as possible and took only a few canned 
vegetables and a fifty pound drum of coffee, as Americans and 
Britons do not agree as to what is good coffee. 
In general we found that food was cheaper there than at 
home, particularly meats and tropical fruits. We opened our 
eyes and were thankful when we found that pork chops, for 
instance, cost only fifteen cents per pound at Barbados, when 
we had been paying forty cents at home and felt that we were 
