198 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Leonard, Chambers, Solon Robinson, Tanner, Chilson, F. W.. 

 Geissenhainer, Jr., Lovye, Demarest, Ewing, Limdy, President 

 Pell, Hon. R. S. Livingston and others — between SO and 40 in 

 all. 



President Pell in the chair; Henry Meigs, secretary. 



The Secretary read the following translations and selections 

 made by him from papers receivd from Europe by the last steam- 

 ship, viz I 



Extracts and Translations by H. Meigs. 

 [The Repertory of Patent Inventions, No. 160. London, April 18.56.] 



THUGAR'S METHOD OF PRESERVATION OF THE FLUIB 

 SUBSTANCE OF FRESH EGGS. 



I deprive the fluid substance of eggs of all its water by evapo- 

 ration — effected by currents of air. 



Trays of slate or any suitable material, shallow, placed in frame 

 work, separating the trays. Heat introduced so as not to coagu- 

 late the albumen. Air pumps or fans to produce currents of air.. 

 First, beat up together the yolks and whites so as to break up 

 entirely the membraneous structure of the egg — fill the trays of 

 one square foot surface with three or four hen's eggs. 'When 

 dry, grind all to powder by a suitable mill. Put the egg powder 

 into tin cases, bottles or others suitable for preservation. 



[Societe Imperiale Zoologique, &e. Louis Napoleon, Protecteur.] 



A memoir from our Confrere, Monsieur I'Abbe Allary, on rais- 

 ing (education) Pigeons, and the advantages thereof, was ?ead. 



Monsieur Bourgeois wa'3 against the Abbe, on account of t]ie^ 

 injury to cereal and leguminous crops caused by the pigeons. He 

 reminded the members that pigeons were proscribed in districts' 

 where these crops were grown — so that the birds are shut up 

 while the crops might suffer from their devastation. 



Mons. Malezieux remarked that he had said in his work on 

 the subject which he had presented to this society, that although 

 raising pigeons might be very advantageous to their owaers, they 

 are nevertheless very injurio^as to the farmer. 



jMweS, 1856. 



We have received by some of the late steamers, among other 

 things, the April Journal De La Societe Imperiale et Centrale 

 D' Horticulture, Napoleon 3d, Protecteur. 



