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NA TURE 



[October lo, 1907 



Alcssrs. bcott, Oreenwood and Son announce ; — 

 '■ -Modern Flax, Hemp, and Jute Spinning and Twisting," 

 by \\. R. Carter, illustrated; "Industrial Alcohol," by 

 J. G. M'lnlosh, illustrated; " The Treatment of Paper, for 

 Special Purposes," by L. E. Andes, illustrated; "Cellu- 

 loid : its Raw Material, Manufacture, Properties, and 

 Uses," by Or. F. Bockmann, translated, illustrated; 

 "Three Hundred Shades and How to Mix Them," by A. 

 Desaint, plates; " The Paper Mill Chemist," by Dr. H. P. 

 Stevens, illustrated; " Recipes for the Preserving of Fruit, 

 Vegetables, and Meat," by E. Wagner, translated, illus- 

 trated; "Pottery Decorating," by R. Hainbach, illus- 

 trated; "Manufacture and Comparative Merits of White 

 Lead and Zinc White Paints," by G. Petit; and " Electric 

 Wiring and Fitting for Plumbers and Gasfitters," by S. F". 

 Walker, illustrated. 



The Walter Scott Publishing Company, Ltd., direct 

 attention to: — "Race Culture: or, Race Suicide?" by 

 Dr. R. R. Rentoul ; and " The Lungs : in Health and 

 Disease," by Dr. P. Niemeyer, translated by B. H. Hall, 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. Swan Sonnenschein and Co., Ltd., announce : — 

 " The Port of London and the Thames Barrage : a Series 

 of Expert Studies and Reports," edited by T. W. Barber, 

 illustrated; "The Student's Text-book of Zoology," by 

 Prof. A. Sedgwick, F.R.S., vol. iii., completing the 

 work, illustrated ; and a new edition of " Elementary Text- 

 book of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratorv 

 and Private Student," by' Prof. E. Strasburger, translated 

 by Prof. W. HlUhouse 



Mr. E. Stanford gives notice of : — " The Elements of 

 Geography," by J. H. N. Stephenson, part i. 



The list of the University Tutorial Press contains : — 

 " The Science of Speech : a Full .Account of the Structure 

 and LIse of the Vocal Organs and the Means of Securing 

 Distinct .Articulation," by H. H. Hulbert, illustrated; 

 " The Theory and Practice of Perspective Drawing," by 

 S. Polak ; "Certificate Hygiene: a Course of School 

 Hygiene for Teachers, dealing with Sanitation, Physical 

 Training, Food, Drink, Clothing, Fresh .Air, Work, Rest, 

 &c.," by R. A. Lyster; and "Junior Chemistry: a Text- 

 book of Experimental Chemistry on Modern Lines," bv 

 R. H. Adie. 



Mr. T. Fisher Unwin announces : — " Last Hours with 

 Nature," by Mrs. Brightwen, edited by W. H. Chesson, 

 illustrated; " Eliza Brightwen: the Life and Thoughts of 

 a Naturalist." edited by W. H. Chesson, illustrated; "The 

 Matterhorn," by G. Rey, illustrated bv E. Rubino, trans- 

 lated from the Italian by J. E. C. Eaton, illustrated ; " The 

 .Andes and the Amazon : Life and Travel in Peru," bv 



C. R. Enock. illustrated. 



The list of Messrs. Vinton and Co., Ltd., contains:— 

 "The Mare and Foal and their Treatment"; "Milch 

 Goats : Breeds and Management " ; " Dogs : Breeds and 

 Matiagement " ; "Poultry": Breeds and Management"; 

 "Fifty Years among Shorthorns." bv R. Bruce; and 

 " The History of Shorthorn Cattle," edited bv J. Sinclair. 



Messrs. Watts and Co. will issue :—" The' Picture Book 

 of Kvolution." by D. Hird, part ii. 



Messrs. Whittaker and Co. 's announcements comprise: — 

 " The .Metric and British Systems of Weights, Measures, 

 and Coinage." by Dr. F. M. Perkin ; "Moving Loads 

 on Railway Under Bridges," by H. Bamford ; " Principles 

 of Electrical Engineering (Direct Current)." bv L R. 

 Barr: " Steel Works Analysis." bv Prof. J. O. Arnold and 

 F. Ibbotson ; Whitlaker's " .Arithmetic of Electrical 

 Engineering"; "Modern Practice of Coal Mining," by 



D. Burns and G. L. Kerr, parts ii. and iii. ; " Electricity 

 in Mining," by P. R. Allen; and " Adv-mced Text-book 

 on Steam, Gas, and Oil Engines," by J. W. Hay ward, 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 

 I AMiiRiDGE.— The Public Orator, Dr. Sandys, spoke as 

 follows on October i in presenting to the Vice-Chancellor 

 the several recipients of honorary degrees on the occasion 

 of the visit of the guests of the Geological Society of 

 London : — 



Dignissime Doniine, Domine Procancellarie, ct tola 

 Academia. 



NO. IQ8o, VOL. 76] 



Societatis Geologicae Londiniensis hospites, hesterno die 

 ad nos paulisper advcctos, omnes etiam nostroruni 

 hospitum in numero libentcr computamus ; omnes, 

 scientiarum in hac sede venerabili e tot orbis terrarum 

 partibus praesentes, non sine fraterno quodam aninii motu 

 contemplamur. " Sa.xa et solitudines voci respondent " : 

 quanto magis nos, litterarum humaniorum et scientiarum 

 amorc imbuti, eorum adventu vehementer commovemur, 

 qui scientia quadam admirabili praediti, etiam ex ipsis 

 saxis reruni naturae veritatem extorquent ! Hospitibus 

 nostris omnibus patent hodie Musea nostra, patent 

 Collegia nostra omnia, patent omnium corda. In hoc 

 templo denique honoris, dum hospites nostros omnes, e 

 lot terris advectos, ea qua par est observantia excipimus, 

 nonnullos, gentis uniuscuiusque quasi legatos praecipuos, 

 titulo nostro vclut exempli causa decoramus, qui honos 

 aliorum hospitum insignium prae.sentia illustratus, vestrum 

 omnium plausu sine dubio comprobabitur. 



(i) Christiania ad nos misit Universitatis suae Rectorem. 

 geologiae profcssorem insignem, qui patriae in rupibus et 

 metallis explorandis non sine laude iamdudum cxercitatus, 

 Norwegiae australis praesertim de saxis igneis praeclare 

 disputavit. luvat videre virum patriae devotissimum, 

 virum Regni novl scnatoribus adscriptum, virum deniqu'' 

 gentis totius Universitatis legatum auspiciis optimis 

 nominatum. 



Doctorum nostrorum in seric primus hodie incedit 

 W.-VLDEM.iR Christopher Brogger. 



(2) Assurgit deinceps Saxoniae explorator indefessus, 

 Universitatis Lipsiensis professor eximius, qui Germania e 

 sept'entrionali oriundus, palaeontologiae imprimis usus 

 auxilio, .Saxoniae in saxis serie pcrpetua ordinandis diu 

 feliciter occupatus est. Idem geologiae in elementis 

 enarrandis quantum excellit ! Rerum naturae in pene- 

 tralibus suo Marte explorandis quam fortis est ! Rerum 

 naturae in miraculis et observandis et explicandis quam 

 subtilis ! 



Praesentatur vobis Regni Saxonici unus e Consiliarii-, 

 geologiae professor Lipsiensis, Hermann Credner. 



(3) Progreditur proximus Musei Bruxellensis curator 

 sollertissimus, vir in palaeontologia vertebrata (ut aiunt) 

 investiganda diligentissimus. Mcministis arte quali, 

 ossibus immensis ordine apto coUocatis, bestiam illam 

 immanem, Iguanodon Bernissartensem, in speciem suam 

 pristinam restituerit, cuius effigiem accuratissime ex- 

 pressam, et zoologiae in Musco nostro positam, Belgarum 

 Regis, liberalitati acceptam rettulimus. 



Nostri in Regem ilium animi grati testimonium hodie 

 sine dubio libenter audiet unus e ministris eius fidelissimis, 



LUDOVICUS DOLI.O. 



(4) Francogalloruni respublica maxima, vicinitatis 

 vinculis nobiscum consociata, trans fretum angustuni, 

 nonnuUis tarn formidolosum, ad litora nostra legatum 

 transmisit acceptissimum. Hospes autem noster, qui 

 Normannorum in provincia superiore vallem quandam 

 viridem olim ab oceano denudatam penitus perscrutatus 

 est, in Instituto Catholico Parisiensi geologiam praeclare 

 profitetur. .Scientiae vero illius in .Actis edendis diu 

 occupatus, Scientiarimi ab .Academia, viri magni in locum, 

 epistolarum minister perpetuus nuper est electus. Idem 

 stili lucidi perspicuitate et verborum aptorum vcnustate 

 insignis, opus ingens, summi laboris, summi acuminis 

 monumentum, scientiae suae studiosis dedicavit, cuius in 

 ipso limine professorcm quendam Germanuni, operis tanti 

 aemulum generosissimum, aperte atque ingenue collaudat, 

 qui, tempore eodem, laudis titulo eodeni a nobis iure 

 optima exornatur. 



Laudis eiusdem socius merito declar.itur .Ai.i^KRTt.'s 



.AUGLSTUS DE LAPPAREXT. 



(5) Germaniae quidem e legatis allcruni hodie non sine 

 dolore desideramus, .Scandinaviae vero legatum altertmi 

 non sine gaudio salutamus. .Salutamus professorem. cuius 

 Regem illustrem inter doctores nostros iamdudum libenter 

 numeravimus, cuius popularem insignem, Linnaeuni. cum 

 orbe terrarum toto nuper celebravinius. Hodie vero Florae 

 antiquae potius quam hodiernae antistitem decoramus, qui 

 scientiarum ardens amore, saepenumero etiam caeli arctoi 

 frigora fortiter toleravit. Talium virorum auxilio Vetera 

 ilia poetae Romani verba denuo vera redtluntur : — 



