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rates for samples of merchandise; that an appeal should be ad- 

 dressed to all the delegates and members of the Congress of 

 Zoology to bring this amendment to the notice of their respective 

 governments, so that those governments should instruct their 

 delegates to the Postal Congress to act favorably upon the same; 

 that copies of these resolutions be sent by the Secretary of the 

 Congress of Zoology to all governments forming part of the 

 Universal Postal Union and which were not represented at the 

 Congress of Zoology. 



In accordance with these resolutions, Dr. Stiles suggested to 

 the committee of the Academy in charge of this matter of postage 

 that, although it is probable that the U. S. Government will vote' 

 in favor of this proposed amendment, seeing that it is the same 

 proposition which the United States had presented at Vienna, the 

 cause would be helped by the Academy adopting resolutions in 

 favor of this proposed amendment and requesting the Postmaster 

 General at Washington to instruct our American delegates to 

 vote in favor of it. 



This the Academy has done, but other American scientific 

 bodies should join in the work, adopt similar resolutions and 

 send them to our Postmaster General that he may know that the 

 students of natural history in the United States eagerly desire 

 such a reduction in postage rates. The next International Postal 

 Congress meets at Washington on the fifth of May next. The 

 purpose of this article is to urge all those who read it to use such 

 means and influence as may be at their command to help in the 

 accomplishment of this end. 



For the guidance of those who will aid in the manner suggested, 

 a translation of the original French text of the amendment re- 

 ferred to is as follows : 



" Amendment to Article XIX (samples) 4, of the Regulations of Details 

 and Order. 



5. Objects of natural history, dried or preserved animals and 

 plants, geological specimens, etc., of which the transmission has 

 no commercial interest, and the packing of which conforms to 

 the general conditions concerning packages of samples of mer- 

 chandise." 



If this amendment be adopted by the Postal Congress, speci- 

 mens of Natural History can be sent to countries of the Universal 

 Postal Union at the rate of one cent for every two ounces. 



