July 17, 1896.] 



SCIENCE. 



71 



Neurological Association at Philadelphia, June 

 5, 1896.* 



It is recommended: 



1. That the adjectives Dorsal and Yentral be 

 employed in place of posterior and anterior, as 

 commonly used in human anatomy, and in 

 place of iipper and loiver, as sometimes used in 

 comparative anatomy. 1880; 1882; 1889; 1889, 

 A; 1890; 1892; 1895. 



2. That the cornua of the spinal cord and 

 the spinal nerve-roots be designated as Dorsal 

 and Ventral rather than as postorior and anterior. 

 1880; 1882; 1889; 1889, A; 1890; 1892. 



3. That the costiferous vertebrae be called 

 Thoracic rather than dorsad. 1880; 1889; 1889, 

 A; 1890; 1892; 1895. 



4. That other things being equal, mononyms 

 (terms of a single word each) be preferred to 

 polyonyms (terms consisting of two or more 

 words). 1880; 1882; 1889; 1889, A; 1890; 1892. 



5. That the Mppocampus minor be called 

 Calcar; the hippocampus major, Hippocampus; 

 the pons Varolii, Pons; the insula Reilii, In- 

 sula; pia mater and dura mater, respectively Pia 

 and Dura. 1880; 1882; 1889; 1889, A; 1890; 

 1892; 1895 (excepting that the German Com- 

 mittee retain calcar avis, pia mater and dura 

 mater). 



6. That the following be employed in place 

 of their various synonyms : 



* The dates after the names refer to earlier recom- 

 mendations as follows : 



1880. Paper by the chairman before the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science. 



1882. ' Anatomical Technology, ' Wilder and 

 Gage. 



1889. Articles, ' Brain ' and ' Anatomical Termi- 

 nology.' Eeference Hand-hook of the Medical Sci- 

 ences, Vol. VIII. 



1889, A. Report of the Committee of the Associa- 

 tion of American Anatomists, adopted unanimously 

 at Philadelphia, December 28th. 



1890. Report of the Committee of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, adopted 

 unanimously at Indianapolis, August 25th. 



1892. Report of the Committee on Biological 

 Nomenclature of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, adopted unanimously 

 August 23d. 



1895. Report of the Committee of the Anatomische 

 Gesellschaft, adopted at Basle, 1895. 



Mesencephalon. 1880 ; 1882 ; 1895. 

 Pallium. 1895. 

 Oliva. 1882; 1889; 1895. 

 Clava. 1882 ; 1889 ; 1895. 

 Operculum. 1889 ; 1895. 

 Fissura centralis.- 1882 ; 1889 ; 1895. 

 F. calcarina. 1889 ; 1895. 

 F. collateralis. 1889 ; 1895. 

 F. hippocampi. 1882 ; 1889 

 Cuneus. 1889; 1895. 

 Praecuneus. 1889; 1895. 

 Claustrum. 1889; 1895. 

 Fornix. 1880; 1882; 1889; 

 Infundibulum. 1882 ; 1889 ; 

 Vermis. 1882; 1889; 1895. 

 Hypophysis. 1882 ; 1889 ; 1895 

 Epiphysis. 1895. 

 Chiasma. 1880; 1882; 1889. 

 Oblongata. 1889. 

 Lemniscus. 1889 ; 1895. 

 1889 ; 1895. 

 1889 ; 1895. 



1895. 



1895. 

 1895. 



Monticulus. 

 Tegmentum. 

 Pulvinar. 1889; 1895. 

 Falx. 1882; 1889. 



Tentorium, 



Thalamus. 



Callosum. 



Striatum. 



Dentatum. 



1882; 1889. 



1880; 1882; 1889: 

 1880; 1882; 1889. 

 1880; 1882; 1889. 



1889. 



1895. 



GOVERNMEKT CONTROL OF PRINTING OFFICES 

 IN GERMANY. 



The Berlin correspondent of the Lancet 

 states that a bill providing for hygienic im- 

 provements in printing offices has been proposed 

 to the Federal Council by the Imperial Chan- 

 cellor. It specifies that the rooms of the 

 offices must be 4 meters in height, and must 

 contain at least 15 cubic meters of air for 

 every man employed therein. The floor must 

 be smooth, and the walls must be painted with 

 oil paint renewed every five years. The type 

 cases must be provided with pedestals to avoid 

 the accumulation of dust beneath them. Ster- 

 eotype work is to be done in special rooms 

 efficiently ventilated. The type cases are to be 



* The German Committee adopt Sulcus in this case, 

 but the replacement of Rolando by centralis is the 

 more essential feature. 



