INDEX. 407, 



Life, probability of, 187 



Light, on the measure of its intensity, 184 



Zodiacal, 62 Lime, chloride of, 391 



Living animals in rock strata, 247 



Lyceum of Natural History of N, York, proceedings of, 191, 357 



M 

 Maclure, Mr., notice respecting, 400 



■ remarks by, 384 



Magnetism, notice concerning, 182 



Man, temperature of, 164 



Marble and granite, durability of, 168 



Marine plants used in making paper, 169 Marseilles, 171 



Mastodon, casts of the bones of, 400 



Matter, vitality of, 54 Medical convention, 200 



Mercury, per-ioduret of, 394 Micrometers, 183 



Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, 132, 201 



Mitchill, Dr. on Sea-Serpentism, 351 



Molluscous animals, alive in alluvial deposits, 249 



Moon, action of on the atmosphere, 174 



Mountains, White and Green, slides upon, 217 



Muriate of lime, a native salt, 242 



Muriate of soda, localities of, 244 



Murchisonite, a new mineral, 380 



N 

 Necrology, 177 Nitrogen gas, found in springs, 234 



Nova Scotia, mineralogy and geology of, 132, 201 



O 

 Obituary of Rev. D. H. Barnes, 401 



Prof E. T. Bowen, 403 



Mr. T. D. Eaton, 404 



Odors, affected by electricity, 394 

 Orang Outang, description of one, 161 

 Organic Remains, importance of in geology, 90 

 Osmelite, a new mineral, 388 

 Oxahevrite, a new mineral, 387 



P 

 Packfong, notice of, 396 Palestine, minerals of, 374 

 Paper, manufacture of, 169 



to remove rust from iron and steel, 169 



Peat, the drying and use of, 250 Phillips, Mr. Obituary of, 160 

 Phosphorescent plants, 170 Plants, the poisoning of, 169 

 Polariscope, description of, 369 Portable gas, 1-89 

 Post office, American, 373 Potteries, analysis of, 153 



Quartz, containing coal and liquids, 363 



R 

 Raining trees, notice of, 170 Rain-water, contents of, 181 



