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the body, that it was not a true Wild Cat (Felis catus), 
but a ‘‘ reverted Tabby.” 
A paper on ‘* Fossil Hunting ”’ (illustrated with 
exhibits) was read by Mr. Hugh Findon. After claim- 
ing for this pursuit a place equal, if not superior, to 
other holiday occupations, Mr. Findon proceeded to 
describe the outfit necessary for collecting specimens, 
viz., a small sledge-hammer, a cold chisel, a pocket 
trowel, a satchel, tin boxes, and a geologically coloured 
map of the district. He then enumerated the follow- 
ing maxims to be borne in mind when out collecting : 
—1I. Search always and everywhere. 2. Never go 
anywhere without some implement of some sort. 3. 
See that your tools are made of the best of everything, 
or they will fail you in time of need. 4. When ex- 
ploiting the seashore keep an open way of retreat in 
case of emergency. Mr. Findon, with regard to the 
third maxim, gave a useful caution against ‘“‘ cheap ”’ 
tools, but said that, nevertheless, it is not necessary to 
pay an enormous sum for a geological outfit if bought 
at an ordinary tool shop. The hammer which he 
carried with him on these occasions was a two-pound 
solid steel sledge, costing two shillings. The handle 
was a piece of American hickory, which is one of the 
toughest woods known—price, threepence. This must 
be accurately fitted to the head and wedged with a 
metal wedge. The other end was bound with wire, 
and was used to hit the fossils themselves when neces- 
sary. The chisel was much safer to use than a 
