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of tripsine, by V. Nikolsky.—On the éougry of the Caspian, by 
A. Zaitseff. They do zof have the uniformity of structure sup- 
posed by Baer ; they often cross one another at angles of 20° to 
30°, and some of them follow a north-eastern direction, while 
others, close by, run west and east ; and they contain not only 
broken mussels, as affirmed by Baer, but also plenty of quite 
full mussels of Cardium trigonoides, Dreissena polymorpha, 
rostriformis, and caspfia. The theory of Baer altogether is 
based on an insufficient supply of data, and the structure of the 
bougry ought to be better explored before pronouncing as to 
their origin. —On the sulphur ores at Tetushi, on the Volga, by 
G, Wilenius. 
The fourth volume of the ‘Collection of Materials for 
the Description of Caucasus,”! published by the school- 
masters of Caucasus, contains, as usual, much valuable in- 
formation, especially of historical and ethnographical cha- 
racter. M. Hahn contributes a most valuable paper of 250 
pages, in which he has compiled all information on the Caucasus 
he was able to discover in authors since Homer up to the fifth 
century of our era. The information gathered from Byzantine 
writers who have much more written about the Caucasus, will 
be embodied in a second part of the work. The importance of 
this very careful work, where textual translations are given of 
passages dealing with the Caucasus and its inhabitants from no 
less than eighty Greek and Latin authors, will be fully 
appreciated by all those who have to deal with the geography of 
the country. A complete index will much facilitate the re- 
search. M. Eivazoff gives a description of the Aisores of Koi- 
lasar, of their manner of life and customs, followed by an Aisor 
alphabet ; and M. Arkannikoff contributes a detailed description 
of the town Temruk and of the Temruk mouth of the Kuban 
River. In the second part of the same collection we find a 
series of interesting notes on the Tchokh village in Daghestan, 
on Daghestan legends, and on the life of Abkhazes ; a collection 
of Little Russian songs from Kuban ; and two lectures on the 
beautiful seven-centuries-old Georgian poem of Shota Rustaveli. 
SCIENTIFIC SERIALS 
THE Fournal of Physiology for July contains:—Note on 
the cause of the first sound of the heart, by G. F. Yeo and J. 
Barrett.—An experimental investigation to ascertain the action 
of veratria on a cardiac contraction, by S. Ringer (plate 2).— 
Concerning the action of small quantities of calcium, sodium, 
and potassium salts upon the vitality and function of contractile 
tissue and the cuticular cells of fishes, by S. Ringer and D. W. 
Burton.—A study of the action of the depressor nerve, and a 
consideration of the effect of blood-pressure upon the heart re- 
garded as a sensory organ, by H. Sewall and D. W. Steiner 
(plate 3).—On secondary and tertiary degenerations in the spinal 
cord of the dog, by C. S. Sherrington (plates 4 and 5).—On 
the structure and rhythm of the heart in fishes, with especial 
reference to the heart of the eel, by S. A. M‘William (plate 6). 
—The innervation of the heart of the Slider terrapin (Pseawdenzys 
augosa), by J. Wesley Mills.—Note on the sound accompanying 
the single contraction of skeletal muscle, by E. F. Herroun and 
(Gaptis Meo; 
The Fournal of Anatomy and Physiology for July contains : 
Account of some recent experiments on the effects of very low 
temperatures on the putrefactive process and some vital pheno- 
mena, by J. J. Coleman and J. G. McKendrick, M.D.— 
Accessory lobe to the left lung, by L. Humphry, M.B. (plate 
17).—Case of abnormal development of the reproductive organs 
of the frog, by A. F..S. Kent (plate 18),—Rotation and circum- 
duction, by Thomas Dwight, M.D.—Movements of the ulna in 
pronation and supination, by C. W. Cathcart, M. B.—Anatomy 
of a hydro-monocephalous brain, by A. Hill, M.D.—Corpus 
callosum in the adult human brain, by Dr. J. Hamilton, 
(plates 21 and 22).—Tumours in animals, by J. B. Sutton 
(plate 23).—Hyomandibular clefts and pseudobranchs of Lepi- 
dosteus and Amia, by R. Ramsay Wright (plate 24).—Anatomy 
of Spinal bifida, by Prof. Humphry.—Notes on some variations of 
the shoulder muscles, by W. B. Ransom.—Tarsus and Carpus, 
by Prof. Kk. Bardeleben. 
The Quarterly Fournal of Microscopical Science for July con- 
tains :—On spermatogenesis in the rat, by Herbert H. Brown 
(plates 22 and 23).—A simplified view of the histology of the 
t *-Sbornik materialoy dla opisania myestnostei i plemen Kavkaza,” 
Tiflis, 1884. 
striped muscular fibre, by B. Melland (plate 24).—On the de- 
velopment of a freshwater macrurous crustacean (Atvephora 
compressa), by C. Ishikawa (plates 25-28).—On the supposed 
communication of the vascular system with the exterior in 
Pleurobranchus, by A. G. Bourne, D.Sc. (plate 29).—Observa- 
tions on the nervous system of Apus, by P. Pelseneer (plate 30). 
—Note on the chemical composition of the zoocytium of 
Ophrydium versatil, by W. D. Halliburton, M.D.—The 
development of Pérzpatus capensis, by A. Sedgwick, M.A. 
(plates 31 and 32). 
The Fournal of the Royal Microscopical Society for August 
contains :—The pathogenic history and the history under culti- 
vation of a new bacillus (B. a/v), the cause of a disease of the 
hive bee hitherto known as foul brood, by F. R. Cheshire and 
W. Watson Cheyne, M.D. (plates 10 and 11).—Experiments 
on feeding some insects with the curved or ‘‘comma”’ bacillus, 
and also with another bacillus (B. sedtilis ?), by R. L. Maddox, 
M.D.—On four new species of the genus Floscularia and on 
five other new species of Rotifera, by C. T. Hudson, LL.D. 
(plate 12), with the usual summary of current researches. 
The American Naturalist for September contains the reputa- 
tion of the Lantern fly (udgore lanternaria), by John C. 
Brauner. To the bibliographical references made in an 
editorial note to this paper may be added the spirited discussion 
on the whole subject in the Zxtomological Magazine of 1836.— 
The age of forest trees, by J. T. Campbell.—The relations of 
mind and matter, by C. Morris.—The exhalation of ozone by 
odorous plants, by J. M. Anders and G. B. M. Miller.—Glacial 
origin of Presque Isle, Lake Erie, by J. D. Ingersoll.—Recent 
literature and general notes. 
The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South 
Wales, vol. x. Part 1 (June 4).—The papers in this yart 
are of great interest, and worthily sustain the credit of this 
most active and energetic Society. Zoology — Dr. R. von 
Lindenfeld, On Australian sponges, part iv. The Myxo- 
spongiz, with 5 plate. On Amaba farasilica, a new 
protozoon infesting sheep. On the Phoriospongize.—William 
Macleay, On a new snake from the Barrow Ranges, and On 
some reptiles from Herbert River.— A. S, Oliff, On some 
Ceylonese Coleoptera.—J. Brazier, Synonymy of some shells 
described by Dr. Gray. —W. A. Hasnell, On some Australian 
Amphipods, with 9 plates.—Captain Hutton, Revision of the 
Toxoglossate mollusca of New Zealand.—J. Douglas Ogilby, 
Some rare Port Jackson fishes. Aofany—Dr. W. Woors, Aus- 
tralian Proteaceze. Paleontology—F. Rattle, On a Devonian 
Australian fossil allied to Worthenia, with a plate ; also on the 
Glacial period in Australia ; and on the meteorology of Mount 
Koskiusko, by Dr. von Lindenfeld, with two plates. 
Morphologisches Fahrbuch, Band 11, Heft 1, contains :— 
Contribution to a knowledge of the renal organ of the Proso- 
branchia, by Dr. B. Haller (plates 1-4).—On the morphological 
significance of the nucleus, by Dr. W. Pfitzner (plate 5).—Short 
contributions to a knowledge of some marine Rhizopods, by O. 
Biitschli (plates 6 and 7).—On the significance of the Zinea 
semiciycularis Douglassti, by Bernharl Solger.—Notes on 
Apseudes, by J. E. V. Boas.—Short Notes. 
Zeitschrift fiir wissenschafiliche Zoologie, Band 42, Heft 1, 
July 24, contains :—A biographical sketch of Carl Theodor 
Ernst von Siebold, one of the founders of the Zedtschrift, by 
Ehlers (with a photograph).—On the significance of the nucleus 
from the point of view of evolution, by Prof. A. Kolliker.— 
Researches on some Flagellates and kindred organisms, by Dr. 
C. Fisch (plates 1 to 4).—On the anatomy of the Amphisbcena, 
by Dr. Carl Smalian (plates 5 and 6). 
Band 42, Heft 2, August 18, contains :—An essay on the 
history of German slugs, and on their European allies, by Dr. 
H. Simroth, This monograph is illustrated by five plates, that 
of the species being coloured. 
SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 
Paris 
Academy of Sciences, October 5.—M. Bouley, President, 
in the chair.—Spectral analysis of the elements of the terres- 
trial atmosphere, by M. J. Janssen. The author describes the 
special arrangements that have been made at the Meudon 
