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with the older and better silk what g-oes throug-h the newer. 

 Estimates of quantity taken are therefore not to be taken 

 as infallable. 



A Local Society. — The Central New York Microscopi- 

 cal Society has been dead for years. It never was very 

 enthusiastic, and would not have lasted so long- as it did 

 but for the place of meeting in Syracuse having- been fur- 

 nished free of charge by Dr. Robert Aberdein. Some of 

 the amateurs left microscopy and went into the Camera 

 Club to practice photography. Has not this been the case 

 elsewhere ? How will Syracuse, without any local society, 

 g-et on when its turn comes to entertain the A. M. S.? 



Washington Society. — The February meeting- occurred 

 February 9th, when the vice-president. Dr. Robert Rey- 

 burn, read a paper and g-ave lantern slide illustrations on 

 the life-history, and character of the principle forms of 

 bacteria with which medicine has to deal. Some eig-ht or 

 ten members were present. Mr. A. A. Adee is president 

 for 1898; Mr. H. H. Doubleday, corresponding- secretary; 

 Mr. L. M. Mooers, recording secretary, and W. H. Sea- 

 man, curator. This society has no expense for rent, light, 

 or heat, all these being- g-iven gratuitously by Dr. Reyburn 

 who has been one of the oldest and most faithful of its 

 members. Its dues are, however, prohibitive to some 

 people. It will be remembered that Dr. Reyburn was one 

 of the physicians that attended Garfield during- his long- 

 suffering- in 1881. 



Subscribers. — There are a few people who read our 

 journal regularly and, we much reg-ret to say, are unknown 

 to us because they take the journal through some dealer 

 who thinks it to his interest to conceal their names from 

 us. We have a communication of interest to them if they 

 will kindly forward their names and addresses. 



One or two subscribers have made themselves heard 

 quite loudly today because of an unintentional oversight. 

 We beg you all to be patient, and to politely remind us of 

 any seeming neglect. Remember that we have hundreds 

 of people to write to while you have but a few. 



