14 THK AMKUICAN MONTHLY [JHtiuan, 



Am opposed to any taritV. " tor rcvciuic only," or for aiiv other 

 purpose, on scicntitic books or iiistniinents. — D. J. B. 



C)pposetl ; so of all articles relative to tiic sciences. — E. F. 



()pj>ose(l to any tariJl'on scientific or educational apparatus or 

 supplies. — S. 1). B. 



I am decidedly ojipo.setl to all taxes on scientific investigation 

 or on articles neeiletl in gaining a scientific <>r other education. — 

 A. G. Y. 



I am oppos^etl to the present tarifV, as I think that all instru- 

 ments for scientific study should have hut a small dutv imposed 

 upon them. — II. C. B. 



To the ahovc list of i iS names should be .-idded 20S names of 

 correspondents who answered with a simple negative, making 323 

 votes against the present tarirt". 



Lest it should be suspectetl that the " Solid South " has con- 

 siderably influenceil this vote, we give the geographical distribu- 

 tion of the 323 negative answers, which is as follows : 



(1 New England States (of which 23 are in Mass.) 41 



4 Middle States (of which 65 are N. Y. and 22 Pa.) 90 



Western States (Ohio 20, Ind. S, 111. 29, Mich. iS, Wis. 



^. Minn. 7. Iowa S, Kans. 15. Xebr. 5) ii^ 



3 Pacific States (of which Cal. 14) 18 



District of Columbia and Territories (of which D. C. 6) 11 



14 Southern States (of which Mo. 17) 48 



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From the above it will be seen that New York, Pennylvania, 

 Massachusetts, Ohio, and Illinois have furnished 159 votes, or 

 about half of all. There are verv few microscopists in the 

 Southern .States. 



Staining Fibrin. — M. Sahouraud communicates in the Annales 

 Inst. Pasteur. 1S92. p. 1S4. a niethfxl for staining fibrin which is 

 said to be superior to that of Weigcrt. Pieces of chancre fixed 

 in Midler's fluid are placed for 15-20 hours in the following 

 solution : Tannin 1-200, alcohol 10 ccm. to 200 of the solution ; 

 they are then stained with anilin-violet (Ehrlich) and then colored 

 bv the Gram-Weigert method, in which during decoloration 

 clove oil is substituted for analin oil. 



Kangaroos in Australia. — On one ranch of 70,000 acres 

 10,000 kangaroos were killed annually for 6 consecutive years. 

 There are estimated to be four million of these animals in New 

 South Wales. The government pays 16 cents per head for them. 

 Skins are exported to England and America to be used for leather. 



