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and were read in full or by title. All these papers were valuable 

 and some evinced great study and high ability. Professor 

 McCalla's last official letter was numbered "278" and over six 

 hundred copies of circulars were sent by him from his office. With- 

 out doubt the soiree was the grandest ever given in America, if not 

 in the world. Two hundred and seventy-five elegant microscopes 

 on the tables and two fine projection microscopes in rooms above. 

 Truly the American society did not die on Professor McCalla's 

 hands. He has the satisfaction of knowing that up to this time he 

 has conducted the largest and most successful meeting ever held in 

 this country, and that, too, away from the east where the majority of 

 members reside. 



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IT was noticed that in our last number Dr. Ross had an article "to 

 be continued." 



Dr. Ross mailed to us the complete manuscript for this paper, but 

 somewhere and in some way a part of the manuscript was lost, and 



