cxxxvi Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Nov., 



Pereira, Sub-divisional Officer, Goalpara, proposed by Major 

 C. J. R. Milne, I. M.S., seconded by Dr. X Annandale. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. A dubious passage on the Ilminsky edition of the 

 Babarnama. — By H. Beyeridge. 



2. Redactions in presence of nickel, (a) Inability of nitrogen 

 and hydrogen to combine in presence of iron and nickel, (b) 

 Reduction of the oxides of nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorous in 

 presence of nickel. — By Panchanan Neoot and Birendra 

 Bhusan Adhicary. 



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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 November 1910, at 9-30 p.m. 



Lieut.-Col. F. J. Drfry, I.M.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : 



Dr. Adrian Caddy, Lt.-Col. J. T. Calvert, I.M.S., Dr. C. H. 



Elmes, Dr. H. Finck, Captain E. D. W. Greig, I.M.S., Lt.-Col. 

 F. P. Maynard. I.xM.S., Captain J. W. D. Megaw, I.M.&, 

 Captain J. G. P. Murray, I. M.S., Lt.-Col. A. H. Nott, I.M.S.. 

 Captain J. D. Sandes, I. M.S., and Major L. Rogers, I. M.S., 

 Honorary Secretary. 



Visitors :— Dr. Bijitendra Basu, Dr. Cyril H. Flory, 

 Dr. F. A. Windsor. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The presentation of 28 volumes of the British Medical 

 Journal by Dr. H. G. Waters and of certain journals by Dr. Ken- 

 nedy was announced. The Secretary also reported that about 

 one hundred pounds worth of standard medical works selected 

 by the special library committee had been received and could 

 be taken out by members under the library rules. 



Lt. -Colonel Drury showed two brothers with enlarged thy- 

 roids and a cretinoid and myxoedematous condition, respec- 

 tively, together with coloured drawings of their condition before 

 improvement had taken place under treatment with thyroid 

 extract. 



Lt.-Colonel Maynard showed a case of cavernous venous 

 angioma of the orbit. 



