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tem of the poison cast off by the plant. If, instead of imagining 
an animal large enough for that purpose, we think of plants 
small enough to grow in the tissues of the human body, we have 
body or other su aoe soils. As t produce poisons of the 
nature of those of strychnos, aconite, ae toadstools and 
other plants, it is clear that these must be taken up in the circu- 
lation of the host-body, and that poisoning, commonly resulting 
in fever, as well as in the special pains of the different diseases, 
m he innumerable reproductive bodies of these 
ants, acting like the seeds of other plants, with special 
facilities for getting from one person into another through th 
ai ntact, must propagate disease It do s not appear 
demonstrated in the clear and simple manner ‘that it is possible 
this museu ploy, can fall victims to the numerous 
modern medical frauds and delusions which are so perilous, not 
reside, or that they can continue to be indifferent or opposed to 
proper sanitary precautions. I oped, therefore, that we can 
shortly devote special attention to ae class of exhibits, in addi- 
tion to those more conspicuous plants which are generally recog- 
nized as poisonous. 
Finally, reference may be made to our intention of gradually 
publishing a series of monographs upon the more important 
economic plan and their uses, and of making these available to 
the haus public 
oped to publish, in an early number of the JouRNAL, an 
account, somewhat descriptive, of our present exhibits, with illus- 
trations of the methods of preservation and exhibiti 
H. Russy. 
