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understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of 
knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Amen.” 
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REMARKS OF DR. DALLINGER. 
T) RESIDENT COX announced that Dr. Dallinger and A. 
W. Bennet, of the Royal Microscopical Society of London, 
were present as representatives of that society. Upon invita- 
tion the two gentlemen took seats upon the platform. Dr. 
Dallinger made a short address, in the course of which he said 
that it was a matter of great interest to him to be present at 
the meeting. As the representative of the London society he 
desired to express his lively appreciation of the work being 
done by the American organization. That which linked the 
two societies together was the fact that both were laboring in 
the interest of humanity. The speaker referred to the fact that 
light had been thrown on the causes of disease by the re- 
searches of microscopists. The microscopists were grappling 
with the source of diseases and were endeavoring to rid society 
of its deadliest evils. In conclusion, the speaker said he 
presented most cordial greetings to the society, and said the 
English organization had the heartiest interest in the former’s 
work. 
Mr. Bennett was introduced and referred to the vast 
amount of work being done by the American society. He also 
emphasized the benefits to be derived from a society devoted 
to practical study and use of the microscope. 
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MORPHOLOGY OF RHEUMATIC BLOOD. 
BY DR. EPHRAIM CUTTER. 
R. GEORGE A. BLACKHAM read a paper on the “ Morph- 
ology of Rheumatic Blood,” written by Dr. Ephraim Cut- 
ter, of New York, who was unable to be present. This paper 
dealt with the peculiar microscopical appearances presented by 
the blood of rheumatic patients. The abnormal appearances 
were mainly the presence of strings and tangled masses of 
fibrin, crystals of cystine, oxalate of lime, phosphates, uric 
