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so, the presence of the reindeer in our peat beds might be 
accounted for, as that animal would be able to make its way 
across this swampy district. Mr. Reid’s suggestive in- 
vestigations give food for thought as to the former physical 
conditions of the Eastern part of England. 
For lists of the various remains from East Yorkshire 
as well as for a Bibliography of the various papers in which 
they are described, reference may be made to the “ Classified 
List of Organic Remains from the Rocks of the East Riding 
of Yorkshire,” by Mr. H. C. Drake and the present writer, 
published in the “ Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological 
Society,” Vol. XVII., part 1, 1910, pages 4-71. 
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‘The Love of the Honey Bee’ is given in a contemporary as the title 
of Mr. Tickner Edward’s well-known volume. 
We regret to record the death of James Dodgson, who was treasurer 
to the Craven Naturalists’ and Scientific Society since its formation, and 
was its President during the last two years. 
In the discussion to Prof. Garwood’s S paper on “The Lower Carboniferous. 
Succession in the North-west of England,’ recently read to the Geological 
Society, we learn that one suggestion, which accorded with Dr. V: aughan’s 
view, that the Thysanophyllum-pseudovermiculare Band at the top ‘of the 
Athyris-glabristria Zone should be placed well up in C,, would become a 
strong probability were it certain, as the Author adduced evidence for 
believing that the Spirifer-pinskevensis Beds are separated from the over- 
lying Athyris-glabristria Zone by the conglomerate exposed in Pinskey Gill. 
We are prepared to believe it. 
We learn from The Yorkshire Post that in regard to the suggested museum 
for the Spen Valley, Mr. J. G. Cooke, of Ben Rhydding, and his brother, 
Mr. W. Cooke, of London, owners of Healds Hall, Liversedge, have inti- 
mated that they are prepared to hand over the hall, together with about 
fifteen or twenty acres of land, for a public park, museum, and permanent 
home of the Spen valley Literary Society for ever. The offer is made on 
condition that the local authorities of Cleckheaton, Liversedge, and Heck- 
mondwike undertake its upkeep. The hall, which is a large building of 
considerable local interest, is located on a commanding site not far from 
the Heckmondwike boundary, and it has long been looked upon by the 
Literary Society as a suitable home for their museum, which, for lack of 
proper accommodation, has been in danger of removal from the district. 
We would advise the editor of the Lancashive Naturalist to change his 
printers, as, from a typographical point of view, the journal is not credit- 
able. The April number, which arrived very late, is badly ‘ got up,’ and 
includes a note to the effect that ‘the top line page 4o1, vol. 3, should 
follow the bottom line, page 399.’ The cover is as amateurish a piece of 
‘setting ’ as we have seen, and, amongst the misprints thereon, we notice 
‘history,’ ‘ peased,’ ‘ Mt’ (for ‘ Mr.’), and ‘ communieations.’ Mr. Haws 
also will deal with ‘Microscopic matters.’ Inside, some of the pages are 
headed with the name of the journal; some have the title of the article ; 
some have nothing at all ; some agents are ‘ Mr.’s’ others are not ; figures 
are used for letters, italic letters for Roman, and vice versa; there are 
types from wrong founts, and spaces in words where spaces should not 
be; plural verbs are given with singular nouns ; and points appear where 
they should not, and are omitted where they should appear. Some 
words appear in italics which should not (e.g., Bryum Association on page 3, 
and var. on page 6, etc.), and vice versa; and there is a quantity of 
broken type. 
Naturalist, 
