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many species of Foramenifera, spong-e spicules, Radiolar- 

 ians, Coccotliths of the chalk, stellate spicules crystals of 

 selenite, and is a rich clay that can be studied with ease 

 by experts or amateurs in microscopy. 



Pritchard's Infusoria. — We have for sale a copy of 

 the latest edition of that beautiful work with colored plates. 

 Price $30. Also Smith's British Diatomaceae, two volumes, 

 uncut. Price $30. These works are very scarce and can 

 only be g"ot, as in this case, when a microscopist from 

 Europe finishes using- them. We trust that some scien- 

 tific society or public library will be desirous to possess 

 them, since they are very rare volumes. 



The Pasteur Gardens. — The muncipality of Mexico has 

 given the name of Pasteur to the gardens situated in front 

 of the National School of medicine in that city. 



Monumental. — A conflict more windy than sanguinary 

 arose between Surgeon General Sternberg, of the United 

 States Army, and Surg-eon General A. L. Gihon, of the 

 United States Marine Hospital Service, retired. General 

 Sternberg made a motion at the American Public Health 

 Association that the secretary be requested to accept con- 

 tributions for a monument to Pasteur, and he suggested 

 that each member contribute a dollar for the cause. This 

 broug-ht General Gihon to his feet with a jump. For years 

 he had been trying to raise funds for a monument to Ben- 

 jamin Rush, whom he considered to have been the great- 

 est American physician, and he moved as an amendment 

 to Dr. Sternberg-'s motion that each member that contri- 

 buted $1 to the Pasteur monument should be called on for 

 SlO for a monument to Benjamin Rush. The amendment 

 was declared out of order, and Dr. Gihon submitted a mo- 

 tion similar to that of Dr. Sternberg, with Rush's name in- 

 stead of Pasteur's. All of the resolutions were referred 

 to the Executive Committee. 



Professor Nocard of Alfort, near Paris, has received the 

 award of the Lacaze prize, S2000in value, for his researches 

 in animal tuberculosis. 



