December 22, 1893.] 



SCIENCE. 



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tries, but the United States by their policy make it im- 

 possible; to receive or to send them. The scientific societies 

 should exert their influence at home, and endeavor to 

 have the United States Congress adopt the more ad- 

 vanced and liberal postal arrangements of the countries 

 vehich your correspondents blame for their troubles. 



W. Hague Hakeington. 



Ottawa, Canada, Dec. 14, 1893. 



A Dictionary of Scientific Terms. 

 In answer to the query of B. S. Bowdish regarding a 

 pronouncing dictionary of scientific names I would men- 

 tion "A Manual of Scientific Terms,'' by Stormouth. 

 Edinburgh, James Thin; London, Simpkin Marshall & 

 Co. 1892. This is a small handy book of xi -1-488 pp., 

 giving the pronunciation, derivation and definition of the 

 terms used in botany, natural history, anatomy, medicine, 

 etc., and contains an excellent ajjpendix giving alphabeti- 

 cal lists of sf)ecific names, jarefixes and jjostfixes with 

 their definitions. I would consider it just the book for 

 the purpose mentioned in the query. 



Waltee C. Kerb. 



New Brighton, Staten Island, Dec. 12, 1893. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 

 Fire destro5-ed the contents of the stock room of the 

 Salisbury Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 

 Worcester, Mass., on the morning of Dec. 2. The new 

 stock for the work of the current year had just been re- 

 ceived, and much of it had been imported from Ger- 

 many with no little pains by Dr. L. P. Kinnicutt and 

 his assistants. The loss on the stock and apparatus 

 amounts to $3,000, and the building was damaged to 

 the extent of $1,500. There was ample insurance. 

 Had it not been for the substantial character of the 

 building, which is of brick, wath brick partitions and 

 wnre-Iath ceilings, the firemen would have been unable 



to save the structure. The stock room was in the fourth 

 stoiy. The Freshman laboratory adjoining was injured 

 by smoke, and the chemical library below the stock 

 room was damaged somewhat by water. It is believed 

 that the fire was caused by an overheated chimney. 



— The Board of Education of the city of Saginaw, 

 Mich., has provided for a museum in connection with 

 its East Side High School. This is now well under way 

 and is to include departments of archaeology, ethnol- 

 ogy, ostiology, ph3-siology, botany, zoology, chemis- 

 try, geology, history and economic industries. Part 

 of the museum is to build up itself naturally by small 

 accessions. Specimens wdll be transferred to this sec- 

 tion only as they are illustrative of the branches in 

 which instruction is given. In this way it is hoped the 

 section may be developed, by the students themselves, 

 ipto a typical High School museum entirely independ- 

 ent of the remaining specimens, which will be arranged 

 more as a public museum, with attention to original re- 

 search in the lines being investigated by citizens. An 

 endeavor wall be made that this museum shall not be- 

 come a mere place for the storing of curiosities, but 

 may be built up each step with a purpose into a teach- 

 ing institution. 



— The Iowa Academy of Sciences will meet in Des 

 Moines, Iowa, Dec. 26 and 27, 1893. This Academy in- 

 cludes the active scientific workers of the state and a very 

 interesting programme is prepared, including papers on 

 the geology and natural history of the state, as well as 

 papers in chemistiy, physics and engineering. The 

 meetings wall be held in the Y. M. C. A. building, and 

 all who are interested in the objects of the Academy 

 are cordially invited to attend the sessions and take part 

 in the discussions. The programmes may be obtained 

 prior to the meeting by addressing the Secretary, Her- 

 bert Osborn, Ames, Iowa. 



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Museum of Hamline University desiresto exchaT]ge 

 Marine Shells, preserved alcoholic material of ma- 

 rine zuulog^y, or microscopic slides for zoological 

 specimens Irom southern and western United 

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 Biological Laboratorj'' of Hamline University, St. 

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\A/ ANTED to exchange for human bones or re- 

 * * cent medical text-books, the following books: 

 "Metallurgy of Silver," M. Eissler, 1889; "Practical 

 Treatise on Petroleum," by Benj. J. Crewe, 1887; 

 "Cook's Chemical Philosophy," 1885; "Cairn s 

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Sale. — Small collection of fine first-class sets of 

 birds' eggs; single breech-loadmg shotgun, gold- 

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 list of eggs and particulars. B. S. Bowdish, Phelps, 

 N. Y. 



1 am desirous of obtaining the following back num- 

 bers of The Auk : One copy each of Oct., 18S5; July, 

 18S6; January, iSS/; July, 1887; April and July, 1891 

 and two copies each of the following; January, 1886 

 Oct. 1886; Oct , 1887; July, 18S8; January, i8Sq; Jan- 

 uary. iSqo. My own contributions in them only are 

 requirecl; otherwise the copies need not be perfect. 

 I have in exchange for them two vols, (zoology) 

 I^Iex. Bound'y t'lirveys (col. plates) or complete set 

 of English re'prints of "Osteology of Arctic Water^ 

 Birds, etc." (q parts, 24 lith. plates); or other rart 

 scientific reprints of any subject required. Ad 

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For Sale.— The first eleven volumes of Crooke's 

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 vols. 2nd series, beautifully bound, half morocco, 

 as good as new, for $30. John J. Jarmey, 93 India- 

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For Sale.— A very fine tele&cope, length extended 

 twenty-five inches, closed, seven mches. Powei 

 twenty-five times. Good as new. Cost $25.00 

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Wants. 



WANTED.— Books or information on the micro- 

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 reports of cases where hair has played an import- 

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A GEOLOGIST thoroughly conversant with the 

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ANTED.— Tuckerman's Geneva Lichenum and 

 Carpenter on the Microscope, Wiley's In- 

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 and other particulars. Richard Lees, Brampton, 

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WANTED.— IconesMuscorum by W. D. Sulli- 

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 preferred. Address, stating price and condition 

 of books, Dr. G. N. Best, Rosemont, N. J. 



