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out Willy, who would not have aided any steady 

 experiments with the microscope. Blood discs. 

 Fresh blood from alligator and ostrich.' 



' ijtk. — R. read his paper, " Sheppey Fossils," 

 at the Geological Society to-night' 



On January 4, 1840, Owen sent Part I. of his 

 last volume of the Museum Catalogue 1 to the press. 

 The following extracts from the journal may 

 serve as an example of Owen's every-day life at 

 this period : — 



'January 23. — R. before dinner showed us 

 some of the engravings of teeth figured for his 

 work, 2 showing the beautiful architectural structure 

 which gives immense power to the tooth, at the 

 same time preventing pressure on the pulp. Lord 

 Northampton, Whewell, Buckland, &c, who had 

 never seen anything like them, were much de- 

 lighted.' 



■ 28M. — R. at H.A.C. on guard. He had only 

 about half an hour's watch. They had supper at 

 1 r and coffee at 5 a.m., and spent the night chat- 

 ting and playing whist. R., though a private, 

 was in the officers' room. The order to keep 

 guard originated with the Home Office. No 

 alarm of Chartists, however, disturbed the tran- 

 quillity of Bunhill Fields during the night.' 



' $oth. — First meeting of the Microscopical 

 Society since being fully established. R. had to 



1 Descriptive and Illustrated 5 vols, 4to. 

 Catalogue of the Physiological 2 Odontography. 



Series of Comparative Anatomy, 



