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(even in closely allied groups) that their structure is of little 
value for systematic purposes. 
Dr. Freire, of Rio Janeiro, shows that soil from the graves of 
persons who have died with yellow fever swarms with microbia, 
which by innoculation produce the disease in animals. 
According to “Light” a Mrs. Croad, now of the Clapham 
Home for Incurables, though blind, is said to distinguish colours 
by passing the object over her cheek. To her “ each colour has 
its peculiar degree of heat, smoothness, roughness, or projection. 
White is cold ; black, hot or raised ; red, very hot and smooth ; 
blue, hot and grating ; brown, very grating.” 
We are informed that on October 12th the Duke of Argyll will 
deliver a Lecture, in Glasgow, on “ Geology and the Deluge.” 
We are happy to find that Mr. Gerald Massey’s Lectures are 
being attended by large and intelligent audiences. 
M. L. Crie (“ Comptes Rendus ”) has made a study of the 
Eocene Flora of Western France, as compared with that of 
Alum Bay and Bournemouth. 
