THe Microscope. 993 
THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS. 
In My “ Den,” NEAR THIBODEAUX, LA. 
ties again. Referring to your good-humored response under 
the * Bausch and Lomb tent.” on evening of Aug. 21st, 
*tis very evident that fyou have had lots of voluntary advice 
as an editor, hence sufficiently case hardened to bear a little 
more. 
While we all regretted the delay of ‘“ Proceedings of A. S. 
M.,” for 1882-3, did not THe Microscopg, p. 39, February No. of 
1884, regret most too loudly, considering our worthy Secretary 
and Treasurer were not permitted to call in the aid of the 
scissors ? 
This year I’m aself-constituted committee of one to * hurry 
up ” the proceedings. Five days after the adjournment of A. S. 
M., I found Messrs. Kellicott and Fell already devoting eveiy 
spare moment to the work, and my report, after several days 
personal investigation, is that they have a six months’ job on 
hand for any one man. There are illustrations which must be 
redrawn before suitable for the engraver. Others require two 
or three trips through the mail from extreme northeast and 
southwest to Buffalo, N. Y., and the same is needed for many of 
the papers, although every effort has been made to prevent such 
a necessity. Now all this requires time, and as we have no 
Gould or Vanderbilt to cash the bills, a careful eye is required 
to shape the garment according to “cash on hand.” By the 
way, why has it not occurred to some one with his millions 
locked up, to immortalize himself by a liberal endowment of 
the A.S. M.? ?Tis doing work which will tell for the good of 
all mankind. There’s a chance for some philanthropist—who’ll 
take the hint ? 
Now, my dear Editor, the ones having the proceedings in 
hand will rush them through at as early date as possible, and 
don’t you scold it it should take them “ five months.” ‘ Thirty 
days” not time enough, Doctor, to build up a compound frac- 
ture case. Yours truly, 
GrrY BrEarp. 
In the Swamps of Louisiana. 
