Miscellanies. 319 



The following interesting articles were added to the Museum 

 of the Natural History Society at its last monthly meeting. They 

 were procured by Edward Little, Esq., of Newbury, C. W., from 

 Alexander Bell, Esq., of Euphemia, and forwarded to the Society 

 by J. T. Dutton, Esq. :— 



1. A Wart, taken from the root of a soft maple tree {Acer dasy- 



carpum), fully 26 feet from the living trunk, the root to which 

 it was attached not exceeding one inch in diameter at its 

 junction in either end. 1856. 



2. An Arrow, nearly one yard in length, one of a full quiver of 



fifty, from Upper California, now in possession of a gentle- 

 man who after being pierced with two of them despatched 

 the Indian, and brought the bow and arrow home. The 

 quiver is made of tanned deer-skin, with the hair on. The 

 arrow is made of (wo different kinds of wood, and spliced 

 very neatly. It is also barbed with three feathers. The 

 stone bead is remarkably sharp and neatly made. 



3. An Oak Deer-bleat, given to the donor by the Indian Shaw- 



nabeein 1846, and stated by him to be his own manufacture. 



4. A Stone Arrow-head, 1£ inches long, found ten feet under 



ground on Lot 21, Euphemia, C.W., shewing a striking ana- 

 logy between the Californian and Canadian weapon. 



5. An oval Stone Hatchet ? about 4 inches long by 2^ broad and 



1 thick, well polished and perforated across its breadth, the 

 aperture \ inch in width. The stone is a very hard jaspery 

 slate, transversely marked with natural lines. This instru- 

 ment was obtained in 1854 below the surface of the ground 

 on the margin of the river Sydenham, Lot 12th, First Con- 

 cession, Brooke, C W. 



6. The Molar Tooth of a Horse, — for description of which see 



page 318. 



7. A pieee of Fossiliferous Limestone, from Newbury, C. W. 



Mr. Joseph T. Dutton lately presented to the Natural History 

 Society a specimen of native loadstone or magnetic iron ore with 

 polarity, from near Samakoff in Bulgaria, received from his bro- 

 ther, Samuel Dutton, Esq., of Constantinople, chief engineer to 

 the Sultan. An analysis by Mr. Samuel Dutton accompanied the 

 specimen, which has, according to him, a density of 4.223, and 

 gives for 100 parts, — 



