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came to R. from Prince Albert, asking him to 

 prepare a list or classification of animal structures 

 for the Exhibition, to be ready for the Committee 

 at 3 o'clock. So, as R. had come in after the 

 message, he had to work against time and set off 

 to the Palace without any lunch. R. gave us an 

 amusing account of the proceedings of the Com- 

 mittee at Buckingham Palace. There was of course 

 much good work done, and many clever suggestions 

 made. . . . The Prince had plenty to do in the 

 business which fell to his share as chairman. 

 They assembled at 3 o'clock, and not till a 

 quarter to 8 did they break up, when a message 

 was somehow conveyed to H.R.H that it was 

 time for him to dress for dinner. On the whole, 

 R. was much pleased with the day's work.' 



Owen was placed on the committee of the 

 comprehensive section ' Raw Materials and Pro- 

 duce of the Animal Kingdom.' The list of 

 substances in itself occupies many pages, and 

 they were also divided into their uses — food, 

 medicine, chemistry, clothing, building, and manu- 

 facture. 



As to the food, Owen remarks that it is im- 

 possible to give an exact list, for ' almost every 

 part of almost every species of animal serves as 

 food to some variety or other of the human race.' 

 The list of food was indeed a varied one, rang- 

 ing from condensed milk to edible birds' nests ; 

 and the manufacturing and domestic uses of the 



