Our Annual Greeting. 



T T is with exceptional pleasure we this year pen our Annual Greeting 



to our readers — the pleasure of success. Since the commencement 

 of the present volume, much has happened in favour of our magazine. 

 With the introduction of new capital, an unfortunate agreement which 

 sadly fettered its progress, has been ended. We are now. in an 

 independent position with our own offices. One of our first resulting 

 discoveries has been, that Science-Gossip is far more popular and 

 has a wider circulation than we knew ; consequently with the coming 

 volume we hope to make some further improvements. We shall 

 begin with the paper on which Science-Gossip is printed, giving our 

 subscribers in the next volume a better quality, thus enabling our new 

 printers to produce the illustrations more successfully. These have 

 latterly been increased in number, and we hope with extended support 

 from subscriptions, to still further develop the pictorial side of 

 the journal. 



With other changes comes the official recognition of Miss Flora 

 Winstone, as Assistant Editor. This lady for several years past has 

 largely assisted in the editorial work, and in the absence abroad of the 

 Editor, has on several occasions brought out Science-Gossip. The 

 departments of Applied Science and Physics will be benefited by this 

 lady's editorial influence. We have to regret the retirement of 

 Mr. John H. Cooke as Departmental Editor of Microscopy. To him our 

 thanks have already been tendered for his past interesting communica- 

 tions, but are again renewed. His place has been generously 

 filled by Mr. F. Shillington Scales, F.R.M.S., a well-known micro- 

 scopist, and one of much enthusiasm in several sections of that science. 

 We expect his department will in future become even more popular 

 and important than latterly. 



Sincere thanks are also due to our other honorary Depart- 

 mental Editors who have so ably conducted their respective subjects 

 during the past year. Our readers will have observed that a new 

 department has been created for Physics, managed by Mr; James 

 Quick, whose exceptional opportunities and ability will be of great 

 advantage, for keeping well informed, those interested in novel 

 physical matters. To this gentleman our hearty thanks are also due. 



In conclusion we venture to urge on our readers and subscribers 

 the necessity of rallying round their " old favourite Science-Gossip." 

 Hitherto the proprietors have found the property a labour of love, 

 not to say a severe tax from a financial point of view. Now that 

 position is being altered, it is intended to share the prosperity with 

 present and future supporters, by increased improvements in the 

 Magazine. 



May, i! 



Editor. 



