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puscle ; so here is a perfect analogy. Now compare these 

 stages with those of the Plasmodium malaria or the Pro- 

 tozoa of the cancer cell, and it is quite evident that a close 

 relationship exists. 



It may also be shown yet that the Amceba Coli also is a 

 related form the sporulation and encyst ment stages of which 

 have been overlooked. So that here are three forms of Pro- 

 tozoa, all of which pass through similar life phases, all pro- 

 duce similar lesions. TVese consist of oedema, infiltration, 

 and followed by necrosis of the cells attacked, but which 

 produce entirely different symptoms clinically owing to 

 the different parts invaded. They are closely related to the- 

 gymnomyxa and the corticata, but more closely to the latter 

 where they are grouped along with the sporozoa, all of 

 which are parasitic forms passing through similar life 

 phases. The Amoeba Goli is probably more nearly allied 

 to Protomyxa aurantiaca because of the predominating amoe 

 boid phase. 



The Annual Field Day. 



The Annual Field Day of the Society was held this year 

 on Saturday, June 2nd, and was the largest and most suc- 

 cessful outing ever taken by the Society. The place selected 

 by the committee was Chute aux Iroquois on the River 

 Rouge, since the arrival of the railway named Labelle, in 

 honour of the late Cure Labelle of St. Jerome, to whose 

 untiring efforts directed towards the opening up of this 

 section of the " North Country," its recent advancement is 

 largely due. 



Despite the threatening weather, some fi 7e hundred ladies 

 and gentlemen, including professional men of science, cler 

 gymen, men of business — all lovers of nature, — assembled 

 at the Windsor Street Station of the Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 way, where a special train awaited them, and after a short 

 delay, owing to the necessity of securing extra cars to ac- 

 commodate the unexpectedly large number of excursionists, 

 the train left the station shortly after eight o'clock, reach- 

 ing Labelle, a distance of one hundred and one miles about 

 12.30 p. m. 



