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the statement of the President of the club that the " Mosquito 

 worm" was of the Dermatobia species, that Dr. Rake would 

 permit the letter he had just read to be copied or at all events 

 an extract taken from it for publication in the minutes of the 

 meeting. Dr. Rake said he had placed the letter at the dis- 

 posal of the club to make what use of it they thought proper. 

 There was a postscript a,ttached to the letter with reference to 

 the Peripatus which he saw mentioned in the last number of 

 the Journal ; — " If you know any one interested in zoology, we 

 should be glad if you would ask him to look out for Peripatus 

 in Trinidad. It has not so far as I know yet been found there, 

 but it is not unlikely to occur. Peripahis is itsually found 

 associated with centipedes in rotten wood, in d;trk places. I 

 enclose enlarged sketch.— Chas. O.W." The sketch added, Dr. 

 Rake, was four times natural size and was of the Peripatus 

 capensis from South Africa. In answer to Dr. Rake. Mr. 

 Urich stated that two species of Peripatus Avere found here 9 

 years ago by Dr. von Kennel, one of which he described as new 

 and gave it name of P. Torcptatus. Tha other was P. 'Edwardsii, 

 a well known species, which is also found in Venezuela. P. 

 Torquatus is 15 — 16 ceniiui6tres long, of a dark brown color 

 with -il — 42 pairs of legs. It has two bright yellow longitu- 

 dinal stripes on the back. He did not know whether this was 

 the P. Trinidadensis asked for a short time ago by Dr. Gun- 

 ther.- Dr. Rake then read a most interesting paper on his re- 

 cent visit to India and illustrated it by a map, with the places 

 he visited marked, and some beautiful photographs. — Mr. 

 Potter proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Rake which was 

 seconded by Mr. Maingot. The Rev. R H. Moore and Mr. 

 Ev/en, as old Anglo-Indians, also begged to thank Dr. Rake for 

 his interesting paper. — Mr. Ewen said that in the last number 

 of the Agricultural Pecord he saw a nnte by Mr. J. H. Hart 

 F.L.S., on the Secua Nut, FeviUia cordifolia (Sir.) In writing 

 that note Mr, Hart had not stated the most valuable qualties 

 of these nuts, not being perhaps aware of them. Dr. Criiger 

 liad stated that besides, tlie rust preventing qualities of the oil, 

 the seed in large doses was a drastic purgative. But the most 

 important virtue of these seeds was the fact that the infusion of 

 them is an absolute antidote to several of the most viiulent 

 obeah poisons, not slighting the repitte it was held in as an 

 antidote to snake poisons. Professor Carmody said that this 

 Avas the first meeting the Club had held at the Victoria Institute 

 and that he was sure all present would join him in thanking the 

 Rev. L A. Tailt for having allowed the Club to hold its meet- 

 ino-s at the All Saints' School House ; seconded by Mr. Potter 

 and carried unanimously. — Tlie meeting adjourned at 10.30, 



