METEOKOLOGV — ('ORKEhPf)XDENCK. 28? 



Indeed, the summer characteristics of these two great types of 

 atmospheric change were wondei'fiilly marked in contrast. Especially 

 was this the case on Ben Nevis, by the way, where, on the 8th the 

 dry bulb read 54' at 1) a.m., and the wet bulb -i-i", with a fine, 

 clear sky and great diathermancy; whereas saturation, with a biting 

 cold, drizzling or heavy rain, an envelope of •• cloud-fog," and very raw 

 weather are the more usual conditions on the mountain, and which 

 prevailed dunng the second part of the month. 



The highest reading of the barometer, corrected and reduced to 

 mean sea-level, was 30-300 in central England, and occurred on the 

 4tli : the lowest, about 2'.)-1.50, took place on the 23rd. The mean 

 temperature appears to have been below the average. The amount of 

 cloud was about 7-5 (scale to 10), and relative humidity 80 % as means 

 for the Midland District. Westerly winds prevailed. At Loughborough 

 the solar radiation thermometer reached 139-2 on the 14th, and the 

 terresti-ial minimum at Hodsock, 3o-9 on the 31st. Bright sunshine, 

 178-6 hours at Hodsock, and 1732 at Strelley. Mean temperature of 

 soil at depth of one foot at Strelley, .511-1. The mean daily amount of 

 ozone at Cheltenham was 2-(5 (scale to 10). Lunar halo at Lough- 

 borough early on moi-ning of 31st. 



Corrrspoiiiirnff, etc. 



Shall we havk a Pagk fok Qukstioxs '? — An esteemed corres- 

 pondent has made the following suggestion : — 



" I venture to submit that without at all tending to degrade the 

 present high character of the ' Midland Naturalist.' it would prove 

 an element of popularity if a page in each number were set apart for 

 anssvering questions relating to Natural Science, and naming speci- 

 mens sent to the editors. The chief (perhaps the only objection) 

 that presents itself is the additional trouble entailed on the editors. 

 This need not be so great as appears at first sight. Volunteers may 

 readily be found to take each his separate department, to whom all 

 specimens and questions niay be sent in time to enable him to answer 

 for publication. Many a struggling student in out-lying places who 

 has no friend at his elbow to answer the simple, but to him 

 perplexing, questions that occur to him, would thus find in the 

 •Midland Naturalist' a silent ' counsellor and guide," and numbers 

 would be induced to subscribe who now find the contents of the work 

 too much above them."' 



[We warmly thank our friend for his suggestion, and shall have very 

 great pleasure in acting on it, and whenever any of our readers 

 ask us tor help and guidance in their studies, we will do our best 

 to ensure for them the assistance and advice of at least some one 

 of the many able naturalists whom we are proud to number 

 among our staff of fellow-workers. — Ens. -' M. X.'", 



