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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Museum for our lecture course has been decided upon. The 
first lecture will be on Egypt, given by Miss E. R. Scovil. 
There are several Egyptian curios in the Museum, among 
them some osirids, — How many of us know what an osirid 
is? — but Miss Scovil will explain that, besides giving us a 
short sketch of the history of ancient Egypt, and some notes 
about the latest discoveries in that wonderful country. 
The second lecture will be on Buddha by Mrs. C. Fiske. 
We have some veritable treasures in the Museum in those two 
large statues of Buddha which were brought to the Gesner 
Museum seventy-five years ago from an Indian temple in 
Burmah. 
The third lecture is to be on the Dinosaurs, with a short 
introduction on the Evolution of the Horse, illustrated by 
casts and photographs, and will be given by Mrs. Geo. F. 
Matthew. Extracts from an unpublished paper on these huge 
reptiles, by Dr. W. D. Matthew of the New York Museum 
will be quoted. 
The Fourth Lecture will be on the Pueblo Indians. Mrs. 
Sayre, a lady, who was sent by the Government of the United 
States, has for fifteen years lived among and taught these 
people, has kindly consented to tell us .something of their 
life and habits, .and of her personal experiences among them. 
All these lectures will be fully illustrated with the reflecto- 
scope, which has been repaired and put in the best possible 
shape, so that we will no longer hear the noise which former 
years has been troublesome, 
The two closing lectures of this course are to be given by 
the junior members under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. 
McIntosh. The lectures will consist of a talk on Prehistoric 
Acadia in two parts. These talks will be illustrated by lantern 
slides, tableaux and living pictures by the junior members of 
the Natural History Society. The talks will describe the 
manners and customs of the Indians of Acadia in ancient 
times. The costumes will be historically correct and the 
music, the ancient Indian chants and songs which have been 
preserved. In part one, the Social life of the Indians will be 
described and illustrated; in part two, the arts and industries. 
