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highly tuberculous, were not so, it was very important that the fact 
should be made widely known. 
The President regarded this as a very important paper and one which 
might have a very wide bearing in the direction suggested by Prof. Bell. 
With regard to the dislike which was felt to eating meat affected with 
bacteria, he was disposed to think that not many persons would bo 
found more anxious to eat meat affected with cystic worms, than if it 
were proved to be really the subject of tuberculosis. 
The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Dr. Giles for 
his paper. 
Dr. A. C. Stokes’s paper “ On new Brackish-water Infusoria from 
the Eastern part of the United States ” was communicated by Prof. Bell, 
who said that it was illustrated by well-executed drawings, but being 
largely descriptive was scarcely so suitable to read at a meeting as it 
would be to appear in the Journal. It was therefore taken as read. 
The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited:— 
Dr. W. H. Dallinger : — Prof. Blitschli’s Photomicrographs of “ Arti- 
ficial Protoplasm.” 
Mr. E. T. Lewis : — Aleurodes asparagi sp. n. 
Mr. Payne : — Electric Turntable. 
Mr. T. F. Smith: — Photomicrographs of Podura and Blow-fly’s 
tongue in illustration of his note. 
New Fellows: — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows: — 
Mr. Charles Theodore Methew, Eev. George Hay Morgan, and 
Mr. Frederic William Eichardson. 
