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parts ; the morning-glory the same ; flower of peas with the polen, 

 germs of the seed, and tlie seed in several stages ; the chrysanthe- 

 mum, the jessamine, the fuchsia belladonna ; acorn of oak, showing 

 the various tissues and the progress of growth, with illustrations, 

 showing the circulation of the sap, and the formation of the w^ood and 

 bark ; the cherry, with its distinct layers, the strawberry, mulberry, 

 male and female flowers of the muskmelon, flower of moss, and the 

 different kinds of mushroom, showing which are poisonous and which 

 are not. Such objects as are small are magnified many times, so as 

 easily to be seen and understood. The material of which these pre- 

 parations is composed is papier mache and other substances, faithfully 

 colored and marked, and they are most wonderful models of scientific 

 anatomical mechanism. 



His remarks were frequently applauded, and the hearty thanks of 

 the club were moved by 



Dr. J. Y. 0. Smith, who said : Mr. Chairman, this exhibition has 

 certainly been very instructive ; we see how much solid and valua- 

 ble information can be conveyed by the eye. This mode of impart- 

 ing truth is so vivid and impressive! Who of us will soon forget 

 the wonderful structure of the hoof of that noble animal whom we 

 so much use and so much abuse ? How deep the conviction must be 

 fixed that we waste the best part of the wheaten grain. What sup- 

 ports the 9,000 dentists that thrive in our community ? Mr. Chair- 

 man, the bolts of our flouring mills make the race of dentists 

 necessary. Our children do not have in their bread the material for 

 makino; bone and enamel. We of the cities are smaller tlian the 

 bony frames built up in the country. Why ? Because there is not 

 bone food in the substances we eat. Our food is quite too concentra- 

 ted, not gluten and silex enough, too much starch and sugar. If Dr. 

 Lemercier can by his lectures convince us of our national mistake, 

 he will be doing us a great public service. Dr. Smith concluded by 

 moving a vote of thanks to Dr. Lemercier. 



Mr. James A. Whitney. — In seconding the motion of Dr. Smith, 

 which I do most heartily, I wish to signify my high valuation of such 

 exhibitions as our learned friend from Paris has just made. A thousand 

 merely oral descriptions could never have made so clear an impres- 

 sion of the importance of having our horses shod properly. Hours 

 of harangue upon the value of graham bread could not have done so 

 much to persuade us as this admirable dissection of a grain of wheat. 

 Time has been when the link that bound America to her ancient and 



