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hands of diildren, and being kissed by tbem. The tasnia was the 
smallest of the kind, being only about a quarter of an inch long, and 
the larv£e were often as small as l-200th of an inch. He showed a 
specimen about 1-1 50th of an inch, demonstrating the extremely fine 
booklets or barbs which evidenced the creature's presence. They were 
abundant in the preparations, which were stated to have been recently 
taken from the human subject. 
Mr. Eobert Robertson exhibited a tetrarhynchus, an entozoon 
from the flathead. Mr. Robertson explained that it lodged in the 
flesh and intestines of the fish, and was supplied with four probosces 
covered with circular rows of hooks, which were employed for boring 
through the flesh and tissues of the fish. Mr. Robertson likewise 
presented some berg-mehl, a mountain meal, from Swan-hill, con- 
taining numbers of diatoms. 
Some diatomaceous deposits from New Zealand were exhibited and 
distributed to the members by Dr. Sturt. 
The Chairman, on behalf of Mr. Johnson, exhibited an apus found 
by the latter gentleman at St, Kilda, observing that these creatures 
existed on tadpoles. 
At the conclusion of the exhibits the following gentlemen were 
elected officers of the Society for the ensuing year : — President, Mr. 
T. L. Ralph ; Committee, Dr. Sturt, Messrs. W. H. Archer and 
F, Barnard; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Robert Robertson 
(re-elected). 
The meeting then proceeded with some arrangements for the 
annual conversazione of the Society, to be held in October, and several 
members present promised their aid on the occasion. It was decided 
to admit friends (ladies and gentlemen) of members, and for this 
purpose to give a liberal distribution of tickets ; and that the applica- 
tion for tickets of any ladies or gentlemen interested in microscopical 
research be made to the Hon, Secretary or any of the members. 
Members were also requested to forward to the Hon. Secretary lists of 
objects which they would exhibit on the occasion. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
The Memphis Microscopic Society, U.S.A. 
The Society met at the usual hour on the night of 3rd December. 
Dr. J. T. Marable, and A. J. Murray, City engineer, were elected active 
members; and Dr. J, J. Woodward, Assistant-Surgeon, United States 
Army, in charge of the Army Medical Museum at "Washington ; 
Dr. W. B. Bizzell, of Mobile, and Dr. Sterling Loving, of Ohio, were 
elected corresponding members. 
Contributions of unmounted material were received from Rev. E. C. 
Bowles, of Salem, Massachusetts, consisting of difierent vegetable fibres 
used in the manufacture of textile fabrics in India ; also, six slides from 
B. F. Quimby, of Philadelphia, two being crystals of salicine, one crys- 
tals of phloridzin, one crystals of chloride of copper, one of fresh- water 
algse from the Adirodacks, &c. 
Mr. G. W. Morehouse, of Wayland, New York, contributed one 
