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atmospheric aud other bacteria {ante, p. Ill), and gave the follow- 

 iug particulars of the method used to colour the organisms after 

 incubation. 



The sterilized nutritive paper charged with the lichen jelly is, 

 after use, placed in the incubator for the cultivation of the microbes. 

 It is afterwards put into a saturated solution of alum for five minutes, 

 then washed and placed in a bath of sulphate of indigo (2 grammes 

 to one litre of water) for 30 seconds, again washed and put into a 

 bath of permanganate of potash (2 grammes to 1000 of water) for 

 30-60 seconds. The paper, now of a rose colour, is washed and 

 immersed for half a minute in a 3 per cent, solution of oxalic acid 

 by which the paper becomes bleached, while the organisms are shown 

 of a very distinctly blue colour. 



The Report of the Council was read [infra, p. 372). 



Dr. Carpenter, C.B., said that he had very great pleasure in 

 moving the adoption of the Keport, which could not but be considered 

 by all as most satisfactory from every point of view. As regarded 

 the Journal, their thanks were again due to Mr. Crisp for carrying it 

 on in the way to which allusion had been made, and they would all, 

 he felt sure, be pleased to learn that there was a prospect of it being 

 entirely self-supporting after 1887. The great progress made by 

 the Society, as shown in the Council's Eeport, must be a source of 

 much congratulation to every Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. Cheshire seconded the adoption of the Eeport. 



The President then put the motion to the meeting and declared 

 it to be carried unanimously. 



The List of Fellows proposed as the Council for the ensuing year 

 was read as follows : — 



President— Uq^. W. H. Dallinger, LL.D., F.E.S. 



Vice-Fresidents—:iohvL Anthony, M.D., F.R.C.P.L. ; *G. F. 

 Dowdeswell, M.A. : Prof. P. Martin Duncan, M.B., F.E.S. ; *Albert 

 D. Michael, F.L.S. 



Treasurer—Lionel S. Beale, M.B., F.E.C.P., F.E.S. 



Secretaries — Frank Crisp, LL.B., B.A., V.P. and Treas. L.S. ; 

 Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A., F.Z.S. 



Tioelve other Members of Council — * Joseph Beck, F.E.A.S. ; A. W. 

 Bennett, M.B., B.Sc, F.L.S. ; Eobert Braithwaite, M.D., M.E.C.S., 

 F.L.S. ; *James Glaisher, F.E.S., F.E.A.S.; J. William Groves; 

 John Matthews, M.D. ; John Mayall, Jun., F.Z.S. ; John Millar, 

 L.E.C.P., F.L.S. ; Urban Pritchard, M.D. ; *Stuart 0. Eidley, M.A., 

 F.L.S. ; *Prof. Charles Stewart, M.E.C.S., F.L.S. ; William Thomas 

 Suffolk. 



The President having appointed Mr. Cheshire and Mr. F. H. 

 Ward Scrutineers, the ballot was proceeded with, and the above- 

 named Fellows were declared by the President to be duly elected. 



* Have not held during the preceding year the office for which they are 

 nominated. 



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