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The following are the details of an experiment with infusion of 
hay (cold one hour), which showed under microscope no moving 
life, prepared May 25, 1868. 
A. 1 oz. infusion of hay, in bottle, no air, corked and sealed. 
B. 1 oz. „ „ IJ-oz. bottle, J oz. air „ 
C. 3 oz. „ „ 3-oz. bottle, no cork, in dark cupboard. 
D. 10 oz. „ glass beaker, outside window. 
E. 14 oz. „ „ long glass jar. 
G. 2 oz. „ „ saucer in dark passage. 
Eesults. 
A. May 25th. — No moving life. 
Aug. 20th. — No moving life. 
B. May 25^7i.— No moving life. 
June drd. — Mucedo on cork, and few rotating monads in 
liquid ; no moving life. 
C. May 25^^.— No moving life. 
„ 27th. — Filaments of Mucedo with fructules ; elongated 
cells; no movement. 
„ 30/^. — Plant of Mucedo closing mouth of bottle ; several 
Paramoecia. 
June 1st. — A new scum ; innumerable Paramoecia. 
„ 2nd. — Surface film one mass of moving Paramoecia. 
„ 6th. — Paramoecia and monads. 
„ 22nd. — A green slime on surface. 
D. May 25th.— No moving life. 
„ 27th. — Filaments, cells, and discs of Mucedo ; one or two 
cells slightly moving. 
„ 29th. — Monads very active at bottom. 
„ 30^Z^. — „ numerous. 
June Is^.— Surface, a few monads; bottom, a mass of monads ; 
one or two filaments. 
„ 2nd. — Bottom, cells and filaments. A bottle containing 
Conferva rivularia has similar filaments of 
Mucedo on surface. 
„ Srd. — Monads very active, smaller than in B. 
„ 6th. — „ and filaments, very small. 
E. May 25//«.— No moving life. 
„ 27th. — „ „ 
„ 29th. — Innumerable monads. 
June 1st. — Side to light, a mass of monads; surface, film of 
monads ; one Paramcscium. 
„ 2nd. — Side, monads of every size and shape. 
„ Srd. — Surface, filaments, with very active Paramoecia. 
G. May 26th.— No moving life. 
„ 27th. — Mucedo round and elongated ; no filaments ; 
monads very distinct and active. 
