56 ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL MEETINGS AND ANNUAL MEETING. 
THE 432nd GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 
February 6th, 1913. 
{Bristol Times and Mirror, February 10th, 1913.) 
"A meeting of the Bristol Naturalists' Society was held at the 
University, Miss Roper presiding, when the following ladies and 
gentlemen were admitted as members or associates : Miss Ball, 
Mrs. Ulrich Just, Miss Alice Randall, Mr. J. Herbert, and Mr. 
A. W. Cottle. The President exhibited some twigs of willow just 
coming into bloom, which were gathered from bushes on the 
waste ground now exposed to view between St. Augustine's Bank 
and Host Street. Probably a spring exists there. Miss K. I. 
Williams read a paper, which was listened to with great interest, 
on "Fish and vegetable foods as served at table," in which she 
gave results of work carried out by herself in the University. 
Miss Williams' work, as described in her paper, concerns cooked 
fish and vegetables. Most foods have a percentage destitute of 
value as food, e.g., the shells of eggs and the skin of potatoes. 
Changes produced in cooking were then described. For example, 
rice is often boiled with more water than it can absorb, conse- 
quently the water which takes out the protein and mineral matters 
is thrown away. Rice is, in fact, much more nourishing when 
cooked without draining. The theory that fish is an excellent 
brain food, on account of the phosphorus it contains, was shown 
to be erroneous, as the amount of that element is extremely 
small. Fish can only be considered a wholesome food when 
fresh, but should be avoided when served with sauces to con- 
ceal its stale odour, as is often done on the Continent. In 
potatoes the valuable salts exist close to the skin, being lost in 
peeling. To get the proper supply of different nutrients required 
by the human body mixed rations are needed ; milk is one of the 
few foods which supply them all. At the conclusion of her paper 
Miss Williams exhibited slides showing the percentage com- 
position of various foods, chiefly vegetables. A discussion 
followed on various points raised by Miss Williams' paper." 
433rd GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 
March 6th, 191 3. 
(Western Daily Press, March nth, 1913). 
" At the last meeting of the Society Miss Roper, F.L.S. (the 
President), announced the election of Mr. O. J. Mountney, Mrs. 
Sandwith, and Col. Couchman as ordinary members, and Mr. 
Mockeridge, Miss Mullock, and Miss Winn as associates. A 
