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and blunt; and, unlike the mosquito, they do not stop to hunt 

 a soft spot to insert it, but just settle down to business where 

 they happen to alight. This appendage is in shape something 

 like a duck's bill, and quite unlike that of its co-worker ; the 

 bite is to many people more severe, the effects do not usually 

 last as long. The '"saw" is curved at the end and has its teeth 

 along the concace edge. The wings have a very pretto mottled 

 appearance when folded over the body of the inject in life. 

 Their favorite time to put in an appearance is during a calm 

 just before rain storms, especially if the atmosphere is close and 

 ''muggy." At some times of the yeir they arrive from the sand 

 in swarms during the early morning hours and towards sunset 

 as the breeze dies out ; a light wind is sufficient to keep them 

 down. A net made of cheese cloth is often used to cover the 

 beds of those who live in localities infested by these insects, but 

 this protection is not always effective, as the writer can testify, 

 and it becomes necessar}^ to close doors and windows as tight 

 as possible and make a " smudge " of insect powder to quie^ 

 them down. Even the Seminole Indians of the Everglades 

 have adopted the white man's nets and other means of guarding 

 . against them — E. S. Coutant. 



MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETIEJs. 



Lincoln Microscope Club. 



March Qth. 1895. The secretarv was directed to prepare a 

 list of the works and periodicals relating to microscopy acces- 

 sible to members of the club in the various departments of the 

 university. 



Dr. Ward' delivered the annual president's address ; subject, 

 — The Tapeworm. 



Dr. Bessey spoke further of a device for marking slides ex- 

 hibited by him at the last meeting. 



Mr. Dales exhibited a lamp for microscopical work ; also 

 slides of Actinomyces. 



March 2Sth., 1895. A business meeting only. The secretary 

 was directed to subscribe for the following periodicals not 

 taken by the university : Zeitschrift fur wissentschafthche mi- 

 kroskopie ; Journal of the Queckett Club ; International Jour- 

 nal of Microscopy and Natural Science; The Microscope. 



