[In the Fish collection of the Peabody Academy of Science 



there are examples of t 



>oth of the above m 



entioned albir 



10s. The 



haddock, agreeing with 



the description givi 



m by Prof. G< 



)ode, was 



taken off Newburyport 



some years ago, ai 



id sent to the 



.Museum 















es: During t 







in Mass. Bay, a si 



nail Cyclopter 



„, (lump 



fish) and the eel were v 



rashed aboard the s 



chooner « Her 



o," Capt. 







■ the gale anc 



1 brought 



them to the Museum on his arrival at. Salem the next day.— P. 

 W. P.] 



Chloral as a Preservative. — As it is very desirable that a 

 substitute tor alcohol be found for the purpose of preserving spec- 

 imens, we copy the following from the New York "Tribune," trust- 

 ing that trials of the experiment will be reported. 



The "Philadelphia American Times" contains an article by Dr. 

 W. W. Keen upon the anatomical, pathological, and surgical uses of 

 chloral, in which he recommends this substance very strongly for 

 the preservation of objects of comparative anatomy and natural 

 history. It is used by injeetion into the blood vessels, or by im- 



pieparations now in use. Its special advantage is that the color 

 of the object is preserved perfectly, and all the parts have a nat- 

 ive to affect the general health of the experimenter or to injure 



For preserving a subject for dissection, half a lb. of chloral will 

 sutlice at a cost of a dollar or less. A solution for preserving 

 specimens of natural history of ten or twelve grains to the ounce 

 of water is quite sufficient, is much cheaper than alcohol, and the 



