28 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OF SCIENCE. 
September 22, 1856. 
Vice President Hoxmes in the chair. 
Dr. Stevens presented a stuffed fawn. 
Dr. Schiel presented a rare collection of horned lizards ( Phry- 
nosoma) and other reptiles, chiefly from _ Humboldt River and 
the base of the Rocky Mountains, 
Dr. Shumard exhibited pencil drawings of some new fossil cri- 
noids, intended to illustrate a paper which he had in preparation. 
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Dr. Schiel read an interesting paper on Glycerine, in which he 
dvanced some new propositions respecting the chemical properties 
and affinities of that substance. Referred to a committee consist- 
ing of Drs. Prout, Litton, and McPheeters, 
‘Dr. McPheeters desired to know if Dr. Schiel had made any 
experiments touching the therapeutic applications of Glycerine. 
Dr. S. replied that he wa s engaged in some investigations of — 
kind, and ‘that the results would be communicated to the — 
Academy. ‘Hey was of opinion that Glycerine would be found a 
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