THE MEDITERRANEAN NATURALIST 
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Memory Training — Loisette’s System, 
“The Loisette system is taught as well by correspondence, as by personal instruction” Major H. Menars 
(March 1883.)” 2. — “The effect of the first lessons (upon the memory of my Sergeant-Major) was at 
once observable.” A Volunteer Adjutant. 3. — “The Pall MaXlGazzetU (4th. Feb. 1890), says, under 
the heading “University Notes” — “Loisette’s Memory Training System is tremendously popular in 
Oxford.” 4. — “A natural and pleasant aid to Memory.” — Flag- Lieut. C. Mure, R.N. Dec. 1891; 
“Invaluable” — C. Mure, Lieut. R. N., 17 May 1893. 5. — “Four Examinations passed, one an Open 
Scholarship at Cambridge (Mathematical).” — J. F. Green Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 6. — “For 
memorising or Memory training Loisette’s method is admirable.” — R. A. Proctor. 7. — “’Physiological 
and Scientific. ” — Dr. Andrew Wilson. (April 1883). 8. — “An enormous saver of time.” — F. J. Jordan, 
9. — “lintend to educate my son entirely on your system. There is more logical training in it than is 
many treatises of Philosophy.” — Rev. C. E. Cocking, M.A. Oxon., Rector of Lea. 10. — “The applica- 
tions of the system areas numerous as the affairs of life.”— Rev. J. Amos, MA. Camb. 11. — “Of great 
value in extempore preaching.”— Rev. E. G. Roberts, M.A. Oxon. 12. — “An excellent travelling com- 
panion.” — Commander J, B. Haye, R.N. 13. — “Taught by correspondence. In three weeks I was able to 
memorise the names, (fee., of more than 400 men.” — A. W. Jamieson, Major, B.S.C. 14. — “An invigora- 
ting physiological exercise.” — Dr. A. Carter. 15. — “Able to give gist of book after reading it once.” 
— Rev. J. M. MacDonald, B.A., Oxon. 16. — “I learned Chardenal’s ‘Rules of the French Language’ in 
three days.” — W. C. Paterson. 17. — A King’s College (London) Law Lecturer (J. H. Scaife, 
LL.B.) “Invaluable for Examinations, and as a healthy Training of the Memory.” 18. — A Cambridge 
University Lecturer, Dr. R. N Ingle, M.A. , was impressed with the possibilities of improvement 
to memory which the Lectures open up.” 19. — “Useful in the study of Japanese .” — G. Kopp, Royal 
Corean Customs. 20. — “Lessons delightful result exceeding my highest hopes.” — W. J. Offord, 12th 
January 1893. For testimonies from Army and Navy men see Prospectus pp. 2,30,36,39,43,50, 
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Contents-June. 
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1 La Botanique du Nord-Efcbai— E. A. Floyer 36)5 
2 “Falco punicus” in Malta— N. Tagliaferro 366 
3 Animal plagues 367 
4 The Malta Potato Disease _ 367 
5 The .Effect of Pressure in causing a thinning of soft 
strata— G. J. Burns, B.Sc. 368 
6 The Worlds Coal Supply 369 
7 On the Slugs of the Maltese Islands— A. Caruana 
Gatto, B.A.,LL.D. 370 
8 The Street of Duels 373 
9 Diamond making 374 
10 The Maris & Clays of the Maltese Islands— John H. 
Cooke, F.G.S, 374 
11 City Dust 378 
12 Geological Notes on Acireale—G, Platania 379 
13 The Pola Deep Sea Exploration # 380 
14 On the occurrence of lignite in the Globigerina bed 
of Malta— N. Tagliaferro 380 
15 Science Gossip : — Do glaciers excavate?— The Pcro- 
nospera in the Mediterranean— Irrigation— Flies 
and Cholera— Causes of modern debacles— Mal- 
tese Aphididse and their foes— Origin of stars— 
Vandalism in Malta— Earthquakes in Malta— 
Leprosy and fish diet— A new Botany— Electric 
farms — Prehistoric music— Survey of Greece - 
Curious roofs— The forms of eggs— The naviga- 
tion of the air— A radio-micrometer— The i noth 
as a chemist 381 
1$ Maltese Meteorology 355 
Gontents-August. 
— — Page 
1 Wanted— A museum for Malta 387 
2 Artificially coloured flowers 3SS 
3 Petroleum Theories 389 
4 Resoconto di una escursione fatta alic grotte di Iso- 
verde in Liguria da Emilio Balhi ed A. Caruana 
Gatt 389 
5 On Fuligula ruflna in Malta— N. Tagliaferro 391 
6 City Dust 392 
7 La Botanique du Nord Etbai— E. A. Floyer 392 
8 The Orange Disease in Cape Colony— S. D. Bair- 
stoAv, F.L.S. 394 
9 Colours of Ancient Egypt 399 
10 A Modern Golgotha— Minnie Cooke 400 
11 The Collection and preparation of foraminifera— E. 
Halkyard, F.R.M.S. 401 
12 Deep Sea Exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean 402 
13 On the Occurrence of Concretionary masses of Flint 
& Chert in the Maltese Limestones. J. H, Cooke 403 
14 Notes and News. 405 
lo Maltese Meteorology 440 
