288 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



An account was next given by Dr. De Zouche of a case of 

 cerebral tumour (Glioma), of one of epithelial cancer of the rectum, 

 and one of cancer of the stomach, sections of which were exhibited 

 under several of the microscopes. 



The members of the Society lastly proceeded to examine the 

 specimens arranged under about twenty microscopes for their in- 

 spection. 



The second meeting of this Section was held on November 17, 

 1871. 



Mr. Hamilton in the chair, and eighteen members present. 



At this meeting no paper was read, but descriptions were given of 

 the specimens exhibited, and of the cases from which they were 

 removed. 



Dr. Carter narrated the case of a patient from whose body he had 

 removed an extremely fatty liver, the cause of death being melaena. 



Dr. Glynn exhibited a specimen of cirrhotic liver. 



Mr. T. S. Walker showed sections of a melanotic tumour of the 

 eyeball, in which the pigmentary deposit and the disintegration of 

 the retinal tissue were well seen. 



Mr. Banks exhibited sections of an adenoid tumour and of a 

 tumour of nerve. 



Dr. Braidwood showed portions of a very fine white powder which 

 had become deposited on the inner surface of the glass of a locket 

 enclosing a lock of hair from a child who had died a year previously 

 from malignant scarlet fever. In the locket were placed, after the 

 child's death, a lock of hair not disinfected (this was below a well- 

 fitting glass cover) and a lock which had been disinfected with 

 Condy's fluid (this was placed outside the glass cover and inside the 

 lid of the locket). On the locket being opened a year later a fine 

 white powder was seen on the inner surface of the glass, next to the 

 ?ion-disinfected lock of hair. When examined with a J^-i^ich lens, 

 this deposit was found to consist of very minute spherical granules 

 (like the microzymes in vaccine lymjjh), and of sharply-defined, 

 acicular, crystalline-like bodies. 



TuNBRiDGE Wells Microscopical Society.* 



The October meeting of this Society was held at Eev. B. White- 

 lock's, when the subject of Animalcidce was considered. The meeting 

 for the following month was held at the house of Dr. Johnson, the 

 subject for discussion being Sponges. 



* Eeport furnished by the Eev. B. Whitelock. 



