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or Mastig"ocerca comes by, Melicerta will seize it, break off 

 its long- pointed toe, and use it as a tooth-pick to clean its 

 teeth, of which it has quite a number, quietly sitting- the 

 while on the above mentioned g-rain of sand. The eyesight 

 of Melicerta, with its vertebrate retina of rods and cones, 

 is so powerful that it often tries to look at the observer 

 through the other end of his (the observer's own) micro- 

 scope, and, no doubt, succeeds. A wonderful creature is 

 Melicerta, and, in order to observe all these and other mar- 

 velous habits, a good microscope and a little imagination 

 only are required. — C. F. R. 



Diatomaceous Earth. — Will any of our friends who haev 

 valuable earth to exchange with an expert in Austria please 

 advise us. 



"Meatless Dishes." —A cook book which tells how to prepare 

 nealthful and nutritious dishes without the use of meats or animal 

 fats. Gives tested receipts for : Chestnut Soup, Tomato Soup, Bar- 

 ley Soup, Wheatmeal Biscuits, Oatmeal Biscuits, Wheat Crackers, 

 Potatoes a la Duchess, Potato Omelet, Potato a la Creme, Tomato 

 Rice, Potato Balls, Sweet Potato Pie, Potato Cheese Cake, Winter 

 Fruit Salad. Contains an interesting sermon on salads by an ex- 

 pert cook. Gives useful hints on Hygiene, Kitchen Economy', Care 

 of Cooking Utensils, etc. How to test Nutmegs, a way to Polish 

 Knives, to Prevent Flatirons Rusting, best way to Clean Tumblers, 

 Gas Fixtures and Dish Cloths ; to improve the taste of Molasses, to 

 Keep the Heavy Odor of Cooking from Saucepans, Pots and Boilers; 

 to Make Stewing Fruit Boil quickly. Tells where to get Health 

 Foods, etc. Mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cts. C. W. 

 Smiley, Washington, D. C. 



THE ASA GRAY BULLETIN. 



A bi-monthly .Journal of Botany, devoted to the interests 

 of teachers, students and amatures. Especial attention is 

 given to edible and poisonous mushrooms and other cryp- 

 togams. Prominent teachers of botany, specialists, and 

 amateurs, from all parts of the country, are among its con- 

 tributors. Subscription price only 50 cts., per year. Write 

 for special clubbing rates to members of Reading Circles, 

 College Clubs and Mycological Societies. Address: 



The Asi\ Gray Bulletin, Takoma Park, D. C. 



