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one or two of them had been found in Indian graves in this vicinity. 

 They were probably the kind of spoons used by the first settlers, and 

 from them found their way among the Indians. 



Mr. Dodge read a letter written by Samuel Whipple to William 

 Jepson at Boston, June 2, 1725, which contained a number of allusions 

 to the customs and costumes of that period. 



Mr. r. W. Putnam exhibited a singular specimen of the Horned 

 Pout, Pimelodus, from Lake Champlain, presented by Dr. Benjamin 

 Pickman, of Boston. The fish was fully grown and was of a pure 

 white color. This was the first instance that had come under his ob- 

 servation of pure albinism in the class of fishes, and he had never seen 

 any account of its having been noticed before. 



Donations to the Museum and Library were announced. 



On motion of Hon. A. W. Dodge, the thanks of the Institute were 

 voted to John Cummlngs, jr., of Woburn, for the valuable donation of 

 a copy of the text and plates of Girard's " Eeptiles of the United States 

 Exploring Expedition." 



Mr. E. Bickuell made some remarks on the structure of several 

 kinds of wood, beautifully prepared sections of which were exhibited 

 under several microscopes. 



John Pickett, Thomas Pickett, and E. Morrill^ of Beverly ; and 

 Horace A. Brooks, of Salem, were elected Eesident Members. 



Wednesday, EEBRrAKY 13, 1867. Quarterly Meeting. 

 Vice President Goodell in the chair. 



William H. Whitmore, William Sumner Appleton, Augustus T. Per- 

 kins, and William Frederic Poole, of Boston; Cyrus P. Brackett, of 

 Brunswick, Me. ; and George C. Goodale, of Saco, Me., were elected 

 Corresponding Members. 



Daniel E. Stateu, William Coggswell, William McKean, Samuel A. 

 Lord, N. A. Clarke, and Charles H. Swan, of Salem; Josiah Newhail, 

 of Lynnfield ; and William P. Conant, of Wenham, were elected Eesi- 

 dent Members. 



Monday, Eebkuaey 18, 1867. Eegular Meeting. 



Vice President Goodell in the chair. 



Letters were announced from, — Chicago Academy of Science (Feb. 

 5) ; A. D. Brown, Princeton, X. J. ; Eev. Samuel Lockwood, Kevport, 

 N. J. (Feb. 6) ; J. E. Chase, Boston (Feb. 7) ; John Clark, Boston; J. 

 F.Pickering, Boston; H. C. Perkins, Newburyport (Feb. 9); Prof. 



