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reagents employed. The sections demon- 

 strated were those obtained from the cere- 

 brum, cei-ebellum and spinal cord bj^ the 

 alcohol-methylene-blue method. It was 

 easily observable, even by the unaided eye, 

 that the sections from the normal animal 

 stained much more deeply than those from 

 either of the animals killed with alcohol. 

 Material fi-om the animal killed in 50 

 minutes was also easily seen to be stained 

 somewhat more deeply than that from the 

 animal killed in 54i hours. Methylene 

 blue, as thus applied, has been found to be 

 especially good for staining the granules in 

 the cell protoplasm. Absence of stain in 

 the alcoholic material would thus seem to 

 indicate that alcohol, as above applied, had 

 either destroyed the characteristic granula- 

 tion of the cell protoplasm or so changed 

 the cell contents that it is no longer able to 

 hold the stain. 



Prof. W. H. Howell proposed the follow- 

 ing resolutions regarding the work of the 

 late Prof. H. Newell Martin : " The mem- 

 bers of the American Physiological Society 

 have heard, with profound regret, of the 

 death of Prof. H. Newell Martin. In com- 

 memoration of his distinguished services 

 the Society adopts and places upon its offi- 

 cial record the following expression of its 

 appreciation and esteem. In the death of 

 Prof. Martin the Society has lost a member 

 to whom it owes an especial debt of grati- 

 tude. He was actively concerned in its 

 foundation and organization, and during 

 the critical period of its early history he 

 gave much time and thought to its interests. 

 He served for six yeai-s as its Secretary and 

 Treasurer, and strove always with enthusi- 

 asm to make a successful beginning of an 

 enterprise which he believed would foster 

 the spirit of scientific research in physiologj' 

 and bring its active workers into stimulating 

 fellowship. For its present prosperous con- 

 dition and its prospects of future useful- 

 ness the Society feels that it is largely in- 



debted to his wisdom and energy. In a 

 broader field his influence upon the science 

 of physiology has been deeply felt. His 

 own splendid contributions to experimental 

 physiology will have an enduring value, 

 while the stimulus given by him to others has- 

 been, and will continue to be, an influential 

 factor in the development of physiological 

 instruction and research in this country.. 

 As an investigator and teacher he was dis- 

 tinguished not only by his originality and 

 ability, but by many noble traits of char- 

 acter. His modesty, his genuine interest 

 in all kinds of biological work, his steady 

 insistence upon the highest ideals of scien- 

 tific inquiry, his chivalrous conception of 

 the credit due to his fellow-workers, and 

 the generous sympathy and appreciation 

 always felt and shown by him for the work 

 of younger investigators, are some of the 

 qualities which will endear his memory to- 

 those who were so fortunate as to be brought 

 into intimate association with him as teacher 

 or as friend." 



Prof. H. P. Bowditch, in seconding the 

 resolution, said : " Probably few of the 

 younger members of the Society are aware 

 of the great debt which we owe to Dr. 

 Martin for establishing the high standard 

 which the Society has always maintained 

 with regard to the qualifications of the 

 members. It was always Dr. Martin's con- 

 tention that a candidate for admission to 

 our ranks should be required to demon- 

 strate his power to enlarge the bounds of 

 our chosen science, and not merely to dis- 

 play an interest in the subject and an abil- 

 ity to teach text-book physiology to medical 

 students. To his wise counsel in this mat- 

 ter the present prosperity of the Society is, 

 I think, largely to be attributed. I trust 

 that the resolution will be adopted and 

 spi'ead upon the records of the Society." 



The i-esolution was unanimously adopted. 



A cordial invitation to the members of 

 the Society to join the British Association 



