U THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [Jannarv, 



Am opposed to any tariff, " for revenue only," or for any other 

 purpose, on scientific books or instruments. — D. J. B. 



Opposed ; so of all articles relative to the sciences. — E. F. 



Opposed to any tariff on scientific or educational apparatus or 

 supplies. — S. D. B. 



I am decidedly opposed to all taxes on scientific investigation 

 or on articles needed in gaining a scientific or other education. — 

 A. G. Y. 



I am opposed to the present tarifi", as I think that all instru- 

 ments for scientific study should have but a small duty imposed 

 upon them. — -H. C. B. 



To the above list of iiS names should be added 205 names of 

 correspondents v^ho answ^ered w^ith a simple negative, making 323 

 votes against the present tarifi". 



Lest it should be suspected that the " Solid South" has con- 

 siderably influenced this vote, we give the geographical distribu- 

 tion of the 323 negative answers, which is as follows : 



6 New England States (of which 23 are in Mass.) 41 



4 Middle States (of which 65 are N. Y. and 22 Pa.) 90 



9 Western States (Ohio 20, Ind. 8, 111. 29, Mich. 18, Wis. 



5, Minn. 7, Iowa 8, Kans. 15, Nebr. 5) 111^ 



3 Pacific States (of which Cal. 14) 18 



District of Columbia and Territories (of which D. C. 6) 11 



14 Southern States (of which Mo. 17) 48 



323 



From the above it will be seen that New York, Pennylvania, 

 Massachusetts, Ohio, and Illinois have furnished 159 votes, or 

 about half of all. There are very few microscopists in the 

 Southern States. 



Staining Fibrin. — M. Sabouraud communicates in the Annales 

 Inst. Pasteur, 1892, p. 1S4, a method for staining fibrin which is 

 said to be superior to that of Weigert. Pieces of chancre fixed 

 in Miiller's fluid are placed for 15-20 hours in the following 

 solution : Tannin 1-200, alcohol 10 ccm. to 200 of the solution ; 

 they are then stained with anilin-violet (Ehrlich) and then colored 

 by the Gram- Weigert method, in which during decoloration 

 clove oil is substituted for analin oil. 



Kangaroos in Australia. — On one ranch of 70,000 acres 

 10,000 kangaroos were killed annually for 6 consecutive years. 

 There are estimated to be four million of these animals in New 

 South Wales. The government pays 16 cents per head for them. 

 Skins are exported to England and America to be used for leather. 



