THE CANADIAN JOURNAL, 



A REPERTORY OF 



INDUSTRY, SCIENCE, AND ART; 



AND A RECORD OF THE 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



TORONTO, UPPER CANADA, MARCH, 1855. 



CONTENTS: 



P'W- 



Tlio Soliii- E<;lipse of Miiy 2fitli, 1854. Supplementary Report of 

 the Committee appointed by the Council of the Canadian 

 Institute to draw up Instructions relative to the Eclipse. 

 (Read before the Canadian Institute, January 13th, 1855.)... 177 



Note on the object of the Salt Condition of the Sea. Uy Trofessor 

 Chapman, University College, Toronto. (Corajnunicated to 

 the Canadian Institute, .lanuary 20th, 1855 180 



On the Transfusion of Milk, as practised in Cholera, at the Cholera 

 Sheds, Toronto, July, 1854. By James DovcU, M.D., Trin. 

 Coll., Toronto.' (Read before the Canadian Institute, Jan. 

 27th, 18-55) .' 188 



Observations on the Colouring Matters of Floweri?. I5y E. Filhol. 192 



On the Discovery of Microscopic Shells in the Lower Silurian 

 Rocks. Uy Prof. Ehrenbcrj;. (Coniniunicateil by Mr. Leonard 

 lIorniT Kct 



Proceedings of the Canadian Institute 



Literary and Historical Society of Quebec 



Annual Report of the Literary and Historical Society 



.Address to His Excellency the Governor General 



Tlie Temperature of the Cold Days of February, 1855, nt St. 



Martin's, Isle Jesus, Canada East. (Communicated by_Dr. 



Small wood) ", 



On Charcoal as a Disinfectant. By Mr. J. G. Barford 



Production and Consumption of Iron 



On some Stereoscopic Phenomena. By yi. Dove 



An Earthquake 



Monthly Meteorological Register for Toronto 



'• " " Isle .Tesus 



ijni>1>er^, 



194 

 19.". 

 195 

 19f. 



loi; 

 190 

 U'T 

 197 

 197 

 I'.iR 

 199 

 200 



r 



l>UBLISIIEI) BY MACLEAR & Co., TORONTO, 



FOR THE 



COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN INSTTTUTK, 



AND FOll SALE BY A.~ II. AUMOUR & Co., TORONTO ; JUllN AliMOLU, MONTUliAL ; PETER SINCLAiH. 

 QUEBEC ; JOHN DUFF, KINGSTON; AND A. A. ANDllKWs: i,. rnxnov, r. W. 



.\\\ Conimunit-atiims to In- iuUlrcs-scd to llic Eilitur of tlio <'iiH<f/iini .hniiniil, Juiiiiilo, li.niitlaiicos to he 



sent til till' Treasurer nC the Caiiailian Institute. 



