58 THE NAUTILUS. 



CHARLES B. FULLER. 



BY REV. HENRY AV. WINKLEY. 



The death of Mr. Charles B. Fuller, which occurred in April 

 last, removes from our midst a man who had been a most enthusi- 

 astic worker in the Natural History of the State of Maine. Since 

 1858 he had been Curator of the museum of the Natural History 

 Society of Portland, and the results of his labor have greatly 

 enriched that museum. His interest in Conchology was great, and 

 though he never published his results, the rooms of the society show 

 what his labor was. I had several times suggested that he allow 

 me to send his name for membership in the Association but his reply 

 was " I am too old now and cannot help them. " He has however 

 helped many, and some of our younger members will recall him as 

 ever ready to assist. Though quiet an<l retiring, he soon became a 

 warm friend to one Avho loved Nature. His work and influence 

 must live for a long time, though he is no longer present. 



THE NEW POSTAL RULING. 



It has always been recognized that scientific research is greatly 

 furthered by the exchange of the various objects with which that 

 research is concerned. For the transmission of objects of natural 

 history from one country to another, the mails have oflTered a cheap 

 and speedy means. Heretofore, through the laxity with which the 

 regulations have been enforced, it has been possible to enter such 

 objects in the mails of the Universal Postal Union as " saniples of 

 merchandise," and under the rates of postage therefor. From 

 official information lately received from the United States Post 

 Office Department, it appears that such a rating is entirely unauthor- 

 ized by existing provisions, and that objects of natural history may 

 only be mailed by the rates required for letters. The United 

 States Post Office Department also stated that it had recently sub- 

 mitted a proposition to the countries comprised in the Postal Union, 



