Exhibits. 3o'j 



ties. At tho hole a liollow liad been made which easily received 

 the thumb when the forelinger was slipped through the hole 

 and gripped the stone. It was found on the farm of Torwood- 

 muir, Kinnelside, in which vicinity many other holed stones had 

 been found. Provost Nicholson suggested that it was a 

 quoiting stone. 



Fine copper pot found when excavations were made at 

 Maxwell's shop. High Street. Dumfries, in 1 .It stands 

 on three legs, each an inch in height, 10} inches to the rim. 

 the diameter of latter is 10} inches, the sides swelling to 12 

 inches. It has two right-angle shaped handles from rim to 

 side, and has been patched, the rivets being still visible on the 

 inside. 

 11th December, 1914. — Thomas Dykes. Dumfries. — Skull of man 

 from IJritish Columbia showing teeth worn by use almost down 

 to the gums, yet free of caries. Professor Scott Elliot showed 

 that the skull bore evidence of having been artificially flattened 

 in infancy. 



