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9. Start on Tour in fair condition.—Practige long walks before 
hand. 
10. Plaid.—To sit on when ground damp ; to sleep on when 
sheets damp. 
11. Compass.—-Necessary in fog, &c. 
12. Lucifers.—Awkward if not provided by hotel 
13. Thirst.—Prevent (1) by not eating or drinking salt or very 
sweet things, (2) by wearing no collar. Cure, by washing out 
mouth before drinking. If hot, save chill by drinking out of the 
hand. 
14, Stiffness—Removed by warm water for feet at end of day’s 
walk. 
15. Take watch key. 
Mr. D. WrtutAms intended to exhibit some fossils, &c., 
illustrating the bed of the sea, but was unfortunately prevented 
doing so by illness. 
The second meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon, Dec, 
10th, and was devoted entirely to subjects of Natural History, 
Colonel CocKELL took the chair in the absence of Mr. Skrine 
and opened the meeting by calling attention to the communi- 
cation about to be given by the President on a “‘ Second Capture 
of the rare Longicorn in Bath.” This rare specimen of the 
Longicorn, taken in Bath on the 29th of October last, is rather 
larger than the one taken last year, and was found in a timber- 
yard in the Bristol-road and supposed to have been imported in the 
timber, which was from America, in the larva state. (Reference 
for further particulars vide p. 264). Specimens of the beetles were 
exhibited, and Mr. WiILLIAMs then gave his paper on the 
“ History of the British Owls” (vide p. 267). Referring to a recent 
remark of the President that natural history was very much 
neglected in the club, he said he had been induced to bring the 
present subject before the members, Alluding to the derivation 
of the word “owl,” he at once entered upon the description of 
that bird. Though formerly considered as nocturnal hawks, they 
