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“It is easy to shew that Dew is not an exhalation from the earth, for if a 
little roof be placed over any part of the grass, that part remains nearly dry, 
whereas if Dew was an exhalation from the earth this would be the best means 
of securing a plentiful supply. That it is not a fine rain is proved by the fact 
that it is least copious on cloudy nights. 
“Thus in the formation of Dew, of which we have the greatest amount 
when there is the greatest necessity for it, and in countries which are the most 
parched, we see an excellent example of that order which rules the world, the 
laws of which science does not invent but only can discover and admire.” 
Mr. Cummrnc explained the principles of the Magneto-Electric 
Machine, and administered a heavy shock to the members present. 
Number present 45. 
STATISTICS. 
Number of scientific meetings ... 12 Greatest attendance, autumn term 65 
Number of field-days_... 1 4 Leask — ... ia ie ee; 
Greatest attendance during spring Average ... a 24 ses 
Ferm. ... ee ast boing BO Average attendance for whole 
Least... ge sa oe 7 year «> we tke =~ 33% 
Average ... = zi os 2202" | 
The following Periodicals, &c., have been taken in :— 
Nature The Entomologist* 
Science Gossip Wild Flowers* 
Naturalists’ Note Book* Cassell’s Book of Birds* 
Geological Magazine* Entomologist’s Annual 
Journal of Botany* John’s Flowers of the Field 
Sec. Tt ON Ss. 
DISTRICTS. 
The map by which our districts are determined is ““"The 
Reduced Ordnance Map” No. 44, which contains 594 square 
miles. The map has been divided by us into square miles 
by parallel lines drawn from north to south, and east to west. 
Each of the squares is a district. Each of the spaces measured 
along the top (or bottom) of the map is given a number, while to 
each measured along the sides is attached a letter. Any district 
then is named by referring it to these letters and numbers. By 
this arrangement Cheltenham lies in n 7, the left hand top corner 
being a1. For convenience of reference, a small print t of a 
portion of the map (scale : half-inch to the mile) is inserted opposite, 
giving the principal roads, villages, and woods, together with the 
range of the Cotswolds. It may be remarked that all to the south 
and east of the hills marked in the map is hilly country, while 
that to the north and west is flat. 
All marked * were discontinued at Midsummer. 
+ This was drawn by S. Buller. 
