exxvi Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 
purely American, one of which extends from East Africa across 
_ tropical Asia to Indo-China; whilst the remaining one extends 
frum the Seychelles to Galapogos, being centred Jike the 
Thelyphonidae, in the Malaysian region. There is some indi- 
cation that this last sub-family may also have spread out- 
wards from the neighbourhood of Borneo; but the direction 
which their evolution has taken is less clearly indicated than 
in the Thelyphonidae, and the evidence is consequently incon- 
clusive at present. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. Ancient Monuments in Kashmir.—By ANAND KOUL. 
2, Simhachelam Temple.—By S. P. V. Ramanusa SvaMIn. 
Communicated by 8, P. V. RanGANATHA SvaMIN. 
3. Firoz Shah’s Menagerie.—By Mavtavi Qasim HasirR. 
Communicated by the Narurau History SECRETAY. : 
_ The author called attention to the account by Shams-i- 
Siraj Afif, of curiosities brought to Faizabad by the Emperor 
Firoz Shah, to be on public view—two giants, a dwarf, two 
bearded women, a three-legged goat, a red-billed crow. 
4. Gadadhara, Prince of Modern Schoolmen.— By DB. 
S. C. Vipvasnusana. 
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The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of the — 
Society was held at the Society’s rooms on Wednesday, the 
9th August, 1911, at 9-30 p.m. 
Cotonen G, F. A, Harris, 1.M.S., President, in the chai. goose 
The following members were present :— 
_ Lt.-Col. W. J. Buchanan, I.M.S., Dr. Gopal Chandra Chat-— 
terjee, Dr. K. K. Chatterjee, Dr. A. M. Leake, Dr. D. Quink 
Captain E. D. Thurston, I.M.S., Major E. E. Waters, IM. 
Major J. W. D. Megaw, I.M.S., Honorary Secretary. 
Visitors :—Dr. R. K. Kacker, Dr. G. D. Pramanik. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
_ The following clinical cases were shown by Dr. G. C. Chat 
erjee :— 
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1. A case where an old injury to the lung by 4 pees 
wood had been followed by a peculiar train of symptoms, 
gesting a temporary pneumothorax followed by partial consi 
of the lung with subsequent fibrous and fetid bronchitis. fe 
