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ily fancy tli:it this was done in intentional derision of the 

 Anio'ba. Figure 11 is a representation of tliis combat. 



It is bard to resist the conclusion that the actors in these trag- 

 edies and comedies within a j»in-hole, are endowed with some 

 small de;;ree of consciousness and intcUiirence. Tliouj^h a fre- 

 quently observed form, tiie entire life history of Ani(el)a does 



FIG. lO.-THE SAME STENTOB AS IN FIGURE 9 ESCAPING BY 8EVEKING ITSELF 

 AND I.EAVIN(; A LABGE I'ABT IJEIIIND WHICH WAS AT ONCE COMPLETELY KN- 

 CLdSEK UY THE AM(KBA. 



FIG. 11. — AN AM<KBA ENDEAVORING To KNCLOSE A RiiTFFEB BY INARrHING AND 

 1NTKI{LA«ING ARMS. 



not yet seem to be certainly known. Incidents such as those 

 recorded above form chaj)ters relative to the habits of Infuso- 

 ria, on which subject a ^ood deal yet remains to be written. 

 Figures 1 and 11 are drawn from memory, the others were all 

 made from sketches taken on the spot at the time the incidents 

 occurred. 



White's Objects. — Those that I have mounted are beauties 

 and 1 want lo more r)f the cro.ss sections. I think the scheme a 

 fine one. The staining, cutting, and preservation are all to be 

 commended. — W. G. B. 



