tends to keep a full supply of goods by Zentmayer, Beck an 
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the work by way of Smith’s sound to the land around Cape Bri- 
tannia. This involves the discovery of the northern side of 
Greenland. He prefers this route to an attempt along the eastern 
side because a higher latitude can be reached by Smith’s sound, 
and he believed that a vessel might winter on the eastern shore 
of Robeson strait and advance depots to Repulse harbor in the 
autumn. Com. Beaumont, who has seen Cape Brittannia, the 
most northern known point of Greenland, believes that to stand 
on its highest peak would alone throw much light on Greenland 
geography. 
A paper, by H. Rink, on “ The Interior of Greenland” was 
read. This paper pointed out the principal feature, ice, in the 
interior of Greenland, and gave an account of the proceedings of 
recent expeditions for its exploration. The center of the country 
was stated to be a mass of movable ice. On this paper Com. 
Beaumont described a small tribe of people in the north of Green- 
land, cut off from all other peoples by glaciers. They hunted the 
seal, and would sit over a hole for three days in cold that would 
kill any other person. They were well disposed to Arctic 
explorers, but were dying out, two hundred only remaining of a 
once large tribe. The wonder of this people at seeing a ship 
was beyond all description. 
A paper, by Lieut. Com. Wyse, on “The Exploration of the 
American Isthmus and the Inter-oceanic Canal” gave an account 
of the route selected by the recent International Congress at 
Paris. Adverse opinions to the scheme were expressed by Com. 
Cameron and other members. 
MICROSCOPY .' 
MicroscopicaL LABoRATORY.—Dr. Carl Seiler, of Philadelphia, 
has opened a laboratory for the instruction of students in histol- 
ogy, pathology, and microscopical technology. A fee of $15 
is charged for a course of twelve lessons. Microscopical exam- 
inations of pathological and other specimens wil! be made to 
order, and a large variety of histological and pathological speci- 
mens will be prepared for sale. 
error SPIRALIS.—Dr. Jas. A. Close, of Summerfield, St. 
Clair Co. is mounting specimens of this parasite in its differ- 
ent stages H development, by a modification of Beale’s method, 
with considerable success. These difficult objects can be ob- 
tained from him by mail. 
 RemĮmovar.—Wm. Wales has removed from Fort Lee, N. J., to 
No. 361 West 34th St., New York City. At this address he in- 
2 ie makers, for the accommodation of those who may wikt too 
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