INSTITUTK NOTES. 



This number of the Proceedings somewhat appropriately 

 makes its issue on the sixty-eighth anniversary of the F'lood of 

 1843. In printing the article some effort has been made to 

 preserve the (juaintness of spelling and construction which 

 obtains in the original. This is our warrant for what other- 

 wise might be classed as errors in composition. 



Among the historical curios contained in the museum of 

 the Institute is a small block of soapstone on which is cut the 

 date 1770. Nothing is known of its history, and there 

 appears no record of it on the minutes. Any information 

 concerning this specimen will be appreciated. 



During recent months a systematic series of bacteriolog- 

 ical examinations of the Media water supply has been made 

 in the laboratory of the Institute. The results indicate the 

 water to be of first class quality. 



The mounted specimens shown by Dr. Krout and Mr. 

 Kaiser, in their recent lectures, excited much favorable com- 

 ment by reason of their neatness of mounting as well as for 

 their great scientific value. 



The current Winter has been noteworthy for the early 

 commencement of cold weather. iCarly in December the exces- 

 sively low temperatures began, and were continued for quite 

 an extended period. 



The cuts in this issue of the Proceedings were repro- 

 duced from photographs taken frotn the printed pages of the 

 original report by Albert W. Harker. 



