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ample and commodious accommodations at Madison two years 

 ago. It will afford the members particular pleasure and profit 

 to visit the laboratories in the various departments of Cornell 

 University, to study their appointments, and to meet on the 

 ground some of the men who work in them. 



No place of summer resort or residence is more popular th in 

 the lake region of central New York, and none of the lakes pre- 

 sents more charms than Cayuga. Ithacans are proud of their 

 city and their University and will take pleasure in entertaining 

 the members while there. 



The efforts being made by those interested in entertaining 

 the members, entitle them to the hearty co-operation of all in- 

 terested in microscopical science and particularly the members 

 of the American Microscopical Society. The conditions seem 

 better than usual tor successful meetings. 



The " Proceedings " of 1394-'95 opened with an October num- 

 ber, seven months behind time. We do not hear that the sec- 

 ond number is yet in hand and fear there may be little or no 

 matter ready for it. Do not pretend to the Postoffice Depart- 

 ment that you are entitled to second class rates, Mr. Secretary, 

 when you are not ! No occasional publication is entitled to be 

 sent through the mails at pound rates. Neither can annuals or 

 semi-annuals claim that privilege. Issues cannot be over three 

 months apart to go in that way. Sending your October num- 

 ber at pound rates seven months behind the preceding issue 

 was illegal and improper. Unless your next number is out 

 within 3 months of the last one, walk up to the stamp window 

 and buy your stamps just like the Boston Society of Natural 

 History, the Franklin Institute and the others who issue 

 occasionals. 



The Jersey Biological Laboratory. — This place was or 

 ganized in 1893, by Sinel and Hornell and attained a great re- 

 putation in England for its slides. As a mutual accommoda- 

 tion, we have been running an advertisement for them since 

 last August and have received and forwarded a good lot of or- 

 ders from new subscribers. Owing to the withdrawal of Mr. 

 Sinel last Avinter, work and correspondence was tern poraril}- in- 

 terrupted and some of our subscribers have had to wait for their 

 slides provokingly long, but the goods are now arriving and 



