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cousin pellucida, i. e., out in cold weather. I noticed one or two 
eggs among the rotten leaves. 
As to the habits of Vitrina limpida, they were very hard to find 
yesterday [Nov. 17], as it was much dryer than a week ago, and 
most of the shells had crawled into the curled-up leaves. One 
specimen was busily engaged in making a meal off of the shell of a 
deceased brother or sister, eating right through the shell as is the 
habit of the Zonites.—-Gro. H. Ciapp, Pittsburg, Pa., in letters. 
Tue Stearns Loan CouLiection In THE Detroit Museum oF 
Art.—The citizens of Detroit, Michigan, are to be congratulated 
upon the addition to their facilities for scientific and sesthetic edu- 
cation, of the great collection of archzological and ethnological 
material of Mr. FREDERICK SrEaRNS. We quote the following 
from the Detroit Evening News, of November 1 : 
“The occasion which last night emphasized the significance of the 
gathering at the Detroit Museum of Art is one which the whole 
Detroit public ought to recognize. It was the formal dedication to 
the public use of the additional gifts lately made to the museum by 
Frederick Stearns. The archeological and ethnological collection 
which Mr. Stearns placed in the museum last night is in itself valu- 
able enough to entitle the donor to public gratitude, but when it is 
considered that the presentation of last night’s collection was but an 
incident in Mr. Stearns’ past relations to the institution, the event 
places Mr. Stearns among the foremost of Detroit’s public benefac- 
tors. The very presence in a community of a goodly number of 
persons of Mr. Stearns’ tastes and artistic discrimination is a refin- 
ing influence, but when such a man is willing to contribute not 
only his technical acquirements and skill, but his pecuniary sub- 
stance for the common good, the fact goes a long way to negative 
the current notions about the crime of being rich and refined in 
taste. The reception of last evening was a recognition in part of 
the publie’s appreciation of its indebtedness to Mr. Stearns’ munifi- 
cence, but the best and real recognition will be given from day to 
day by the individuals who are edified and profited by their visits 
to the museum. ‘The News tenders its acknowledgements to Mr. 
Stearns of all the benefits which he has conferred upon Detroit 
through his generosity to the Museum.” 
We understand that Mr. Stearns is preparing a series of Mollusca 
for exhibition in a special hall of the Museum of Art. 
