96 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [March 



niaiiv species of Fofainenilrni, sjxtnj^x- spicuk-s, Radiolur- 

 iaiis, Coocolliths 1)1 llu- chalk, stellate spicules crystals of 

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

 1)V experts oi" amateurs in niicr(»sc()])v. 



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

 the latest edition of that beautiful work with colored plates. 

 Price ^,"^0. Also Smith's British Diatomaceac, two volumes, 

 uncut. Price S.^O. These works aw \ erv scarce and can 

 onlv be got. as in this case, when a microscopist from 

 P^urope finishes usinj.^ them. We trust that some scien- 

 tific societv i)i- public librarv will be desirous to possess 

 them, since they are ver\- rare Nolumes. 



The Pasteur Gardens. The muncipalitv of Mexico has 

 o-iven the name of Pasteur to the j^-ardens situated in front 

 of the National School of medicine in that city. 



Monumental. A conflict more w indy than sang^uinary 

 arose bet\\een Surgeon (yeneral Sternberg, of the United 

 States Armv, and Surg-eon Oeneral A. L. (iihon, of the 

 United States Marine Hospital Service, retired. General 

 Sternberg made a motion at the American Public Health 

 Association that the secretary be recjuested to accept con- 

 tributions for a monument to Pasteur, and he suggested 

 that each member contribute a dollar for the cause. This 

 brought General (rihon to his feet with a jump. For years 

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

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

 est American plnsician, and he mo\e(l as an amendment 

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

 buted SI to the I^isteur monument should be called on for 

 Sl»> for a monument to Benjamin Rush. The amendment 

 was declared out of order, and Dr. Gih<)n sul)mitted a mo- 

 tion similar to that of Dr. Sternl)erg, with Rush's name in- 

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

 to the Kxecutive Committee. 



I'rofessor Nocard of Alfort, near Pai^is. has received the 

 award of the Lacaze ])ri/e. S2<i(i() in value, for his researches 

 in animal tuberculosis. 



