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ment was often due to the presence of bacteria and that the move- 

 ment ceased when the slides were sterilized. Prof. Bessey ex- 

 hibited a new Reichert stand and objectives which interested the 

 members very much. Mr. Saunders exhibited specimens of 

 Isaria filamentosa. 



March 28. — Three new members elected. Mr. Dales spoke 

 fin-ther as to Brownian movement and exhibited additional slides 

 illustrating his views. Mr. Woods exhibited a B. and L. stand 

 and accessories. Mr. Kenyon showed a Zeiss stand and objectives. 

 Prof. Bessey made remarks on the stands. Prof. Bruner ex- 

 hibited a projecting apparatus by Leitz. Mr. Hartley gave an 

 abstract of Hafgini's work in inoculating with cholera. Mr. 

 Kenyon showed a section of the eye of an embryo grasshopper. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



Domestic Science. By James E. Talmage, Ph. D., Salt Lake 

 City, Utah. Pp. 389, 100 cuts. 



We have been very much gratified to receive a second edition 

 of this book and to find the improvements which we suggested 

 in the first edition to have been made. We have now nothing 

 but praise to utter regarding Doctor Talmage's work. He has 

 the happy faculty, possessed, or at least exercised, by but few 

 scientists, of being able to interest unscientific people in scientific 

 truths. There really ought not to be that gulf between scientists 

 and common people which technical utterances tend to perpetu- 

 ate. Could we have a few hundred books like this there would 

 be hope of eventually obliterating the distinction between science 

 and common sense which now exists. And could the rural peo- 

 ple, as well as the lower classes of urban people, learn the sim- 

 plest teachings of science regarding domestic affairs, health, sleep, 

 drink, food, etc., one great step would have been taken towards 

 an improved social condition. Science is able, if it will, to teach 

 enough regarding life to largely destroy the unhappiness and pov- 

 erty of the world. The author of this book is a missionary to 

 the masses. As suggested before, we should like to see this 

 book in every district school in America. 



The Ancient Pit-Dzuellcrs of Tezo^ Japan. By Romyn 

 Hitchcock. Washington, S", 1892, pp. 11, plates 9. 



This pamphlet, by the former editor of the ^. M. M. Journal., 

 has resulted from the study of a people among whom Mr. Hitch- 

 cock lived for two years, and is illustrated with photographs 

 taken by himself. The matter will be of interest to ethnologists 

 but not to microscopists, excepting those who personally knew 

 our predecessor. Copies can probably be obtained gratuitously 

 by addressing the National Museum. 



