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low temperature, tliey are not always, if ever, present in the tissues 
of others. 
This inquiry was carried on partly in Oxford and partly in 
Edinburgh. I am much indebted to Dr Burdon Sanderson, 
Waynflete Professor of Physiology in the University of Oxford, 
for affording every facility his well-equipped laboratory could offer, 
and for valuable advice, during the investigation. 
Literature. — The memoirs which bear directly on this investiga- 
tion have been already referred to. A list of papers dealing with 
the existence of bacteria in living tissues will be found in the 
Handbucli der Hygiene der Gewerbekrankheiten, 1 Theil, 2 Abtheil, 
1 Heft. The following papers may be specially mentioned : — 
(1) Meissner, Deutsche Zeitschrift filr Chirurgie , Bd. xiii., 1880, 
p. 3446. 
(2) Bosenbach, Deutsche Zeitschrift filr Chirurgie , Bd. xvii., 
1882, p. 342. 
(3) Bonnet, Ichthyogathologischer Jahresbericht der Munchener 
Thierarznei Schule , 1882-83. 
PRIVATE BUSINESS. 
Mr J. R. Dunstan, Mr Cosmo Innes Burton, and Mr Adolf P. 
Schulze were balloted for, and declared duly elected Bellows of the 
Society. 
Professor Duns read a letter from Dr R. H. Gunning, intimating 
his wish to found a prize, or prizes, to be known as the Victoria 
Jubilee Prizes, to be awarded every three years. The Society 
agreed to accept the trust, and to record their cordial thanks to Dr 
Gunning, and remitted to the Council, along with Professor Duns, 
to arrange details in accordance with Dr Gunning’s wishes. 
