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[N. S. Vol. I. No. 3. 



AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. 

 Decemljer 19. 

 Mansfield Meeriman, The Strength and 

 Weathering Qualities of Hoofing Slates. 

 This paper, which will be published in 

 the transactions of the Society, about Feb- 

 ruary 1st, gave an account of original 

 physical and chemical tests of the proper- 

 ties of different slates. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 

 January 9. 

 Mr. J. S. DiLLER, Artificial wire silver, pre- 

 pared byF. C. Phillips. 

 Mr. G. p. Merrill, On the disintegration of 

 the granitic rocks of the District of Columbia. 

 Mr. W. Lindgren, Characteristic features of 

 the gold quartz veins of California, with speci- 

 mens. "Whitman Cross, Secretary. 



THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 

 January 12. 

 L. H. Bailey, The Plant Individual in the 

 Light of Evolution. 



Frederic A. Lucas, Secretary. 



BOSTON society OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



January 14. 

 J. Walter Fewkes, The neiufire ceremony 

 at Walpi. Samuel Henshaw, Secretary. 



the new YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 

 SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



Exhibition of microscopical and lantern slides 

 with notes on technique. 



E.. H. Cunningham, On the Sources of Illu- 

 mination for Photo-micrography. 



C. F. Cox, The Lantern Slides of Mr. E. F. 

 Smith, F. R. M. S., of London, illustrating 

 the latest Theories of Diatom Structure. 



O. S. Strong, Notes of new histological Nerve 

 Methods. 



Edward Leaming, Exhibition of photomicro- 

 graphic slides, bacteriological, neurological, 

 biological. 



Bashford Dean, Secretary. 



the new YORK entomological SOCIETY. 

 January 15. 

 Meeting at American Museum of Natural 

 History. 



R. L. Ditmars, Notes on a collecting trip 

 through Connecticut. 



Lewis H. Joutel, Secretary. 



NEW BOOKS. 



PadiantSuns. Agnes Giberne. New York, 



Macmillan & Co. 1894. Pp. vii+.328. 



Pace and Language. Andre Lefeyee. New 



York, D. Appleton & Co. 1894. Pp. vi-F 



424. 

 Die Samoani.sche Sehopfungs-Sage und Ansch- 



liessendes aus der Sudsee. Adolf Bastian. 



Berlin, Emil Feller. 1894. Pp. 50. 



Die Gross-Schmetterlinge Europas. Prof. 

 Ernst Hofmann. 2d Ed. C. Hoflfinann. 

 1894. Pp. xlf 24. M. 28. 



Model Engine Composition with Practical hi- 

 structions to Artificers and Amateurs. J. 

 Alexander. London, Whittaker & Co. ; 

 New York, Macmillan & Co. 1894. Pp. 

 viii+324. $3.00. 



Ein geologische Querschnitt durch die Ost-Alpen. 

 A. RoTHPLETz. Stuttgart, E. Schweizer- 

 bart. 1894. Pp. iv+268. M. 10. 



Geotektonische Probleme. A. Rothpletz, 

 Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart. 1894. 

 Pp. 175. M. 8. 



Biological Lect^ires Delivered at the Marine 

 Biological Laboratory of Wood^s Hall, Bos- 

 ton. GiNN & Co. 1894. Pp. 242. 



Introduction to Chemical Analysis for Begin- 

 ners. Fe. Rudorff. Translated from 

 the Sixth Edition by Charles B. Gibson 

 and F. Menzel. Chicago, The "W". T. 

 Keener Co. 1894. $1.00. 



The Etiology of Osseous Deformities of the 

 Head, Face, Jaivs and Teeth. Eugene S. 

 Talbot, 3d Ed. Chicago. The W. T. 

 Keenee Co. Pp. xvi+487, $4. 



