58 THE NAUTILUS. 
CHARLES B. FULLER. 
BY REV. HENRY W. WINKLEY. 
The death of Mr. Charles B. Fuller, which occurred in April 
last, removes from our midst a man who had been a most enthusi- 
astic worker in the Natural History of the State of Maine. Since 
1858 he had been Curator of the museum of the Natural History 
Society of Portland, and the results of his labor have greatly 
enriched that museum. His interest in Conchology was great, and 
though he never published his results, the rooms of the society show 
what his labor was. I had several times suggested that he allow 
me to send his name for membership in the Association but his reply 
was “I am too old now and cannot help them.” He has however 
helped many, and some of our younger members will recall him as 
ever ready to assist. Though quiet and retiring, he soon became a 
warm friend to one who loved Nature. His work and influence 
must live for a long time, though he is no longer present. 
THE NEW POSTAL RULING. 
It has always been recognized that scientific research is greatly 
furthered by the exchange of the various objects with which that 
research is concerned. For the transmission of objects of natural 
history from one country to another, the mails have offered a cheap 
and speedy means. Heretofore, through the laxity with which the 
regulations have been enforced, it has been possible to enter such 
objects in the mails of the Universal Postal Union as “samples of 
merchandise,” and under the rates of postage therefor. From 
official information lately received from the United States Post 
Office Department, it appears that such a rating is entirely unauthor- 
ized by existing provisions, and that objects of natural history may 
only be mailed by the rates required for letters. The United 
States Post Office Department also stated that it had recently sub- 
mitted a proposition to the countries comprised in the Postal Union, 
