96 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [May, 



ing the world over. In Nature^ lately, are notices of the nineteenth volume 

 of the Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute (Welling- 

 ton, May, 1887). In the contents upwards of 50 articles are named : — Zoolog- 

 ical, Botanical and Geological. Some of these are descriptions of new spe- 

 cies, others anatomical or histological, indicating a commendable scientific 

 activity. The report of the colonial Museum and Laboratory of New Zea- 

 land for i886-'87 is the 22d Annual Report. The total number of additions 

 to collections during the year have been 10,708. Analyses made, 345, as fol- 

 lows : — Coals and oils, 22 ; rocks and minerals, 117; metals and ores, 43 ; ex- 

 aminations for gold and silver, 81 ; waters, 36 ; miscellaneous, 46. We no- 

 ticed in the last volume of this Journal^ p. 199, a similar report from New 

 South Wales. Frequent articles from professors in the schools of these far- 

 distant lands, and other indications, point to a scientific interest and progress 

 there not equaled in our country except at a few of our warmest foci of sci- 

 entific activity. Our ideas of those countries are. probably, as inadequate as 

 the ideas entertained by our English neighbors of our own country ; we should, 

 probably, not go far astray if we were to think of the cities and towns of Aus- 

 tralia, New Zealand, etc., as being as comfortable in all the necessaries of the 

 present civilization as ^ve are ourselves. In that country, as in our own West, 

 the past two decades must have meant a period of marvelous growth. A reflec- 

 tion on the important part which a scientific knowledge of the conditions of 

 life has played in making possible this wonderful advance both in America 

 and on the other side of the globe is not out of place, but need only be men- 

 tioned now. 



Kditor's Address. — During the entire months of June, July, and August 

 the Editor will be disengaged from his duties as professor in Hamline Univer- 

 sity, and letters will reach him more promptly if addressed to No. 3 East 

 47th street. New York city. 



NOTES. 



Forced respiration. — A most surprising case is recorded by Dr. (i. E. Fell, of Buffalo, 

 N. Y. A man had taken an overdose of laudanum and chloral about 10 P. M. on 

 Saturday. At midnight his wife noticed heavy breathing, and summoned physicians. 

 Dr. Fell took charge of the case. Artificial and forced respiration was begun. The 

 next morning at 6.45 it was found that the respiratory centre was entirely paralyzed, 

 and on cessation of the forced respiration he could make some voluntary breathing 

 movements, but breathing could not proceed automatically. The bellows continued 

 to be used until the following day (Monday) at 9 A. M., when the tracheotomy tube was 

 removed, and the patient has since recovered. 



Marshall D. Ewell, M. D., LL. D., author of 'Medical Jurisprudence,' has been 

 engaged by the law school of Cornell University to deliver a course of lectures upon 

 that topic during the season of 1888-89. 



MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETIES. 



The American Society of Microscopists. — T. J. Burrill, Secy. 

 The annual meeting will be held at Columbus, Ohio, August 14-17, 1888. The invi- 

 tation comes from the young and vigorous State Microscopical Society of Ohio, Dr. H. 

 J. Detmers, president. There has been quite a contest between our friends m three 

 cities over this meeting, and the final vote of the executive committee has just been 

 taken. There is great local interest, and every needful thing to facilitate work, as 

 well as a hearty welcome, and pleasant entertainment may be expected. The society 

 will doubtless accept the cordial invitation by a large attendance and a good programme. 



