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Mr. G. Jinman, F.R.G.S., in a circular, maintains that storms 
are periodic in their arrival, and are governed by perfect laws. 
He rejects the circular or spiral theory, and insists — in opposition 
to Mr. Scott, of the Meteorological Office — that storms give 
more than forty-eight hours warning of their approach. The 
importance of the subject surely warrants a full and fair 
enquiry. 
Mr. C. S. Mixter (“ Science ”) gives reasons for thinking that 
the relative increase of the negro and negroid population of the 
United States is not so rapid as it has been feared. 
MM. Cornil and Berlioz (“ Comptes Rendus ”) show that the 
bacilli of the jequirity produce serious disease if introduced into 
the animal system. Frogs and fishes succumb more readily 
than the small Mammalia. 
There is difference of opinion as to whether birds leave the 
neighbourhood during an epidemic of cholera. The discussion 
so far consists merely of flat assertion and flat denial. 
“ Science,” in an able article on “ National Traits in Science,” 
writes : — “ Very noteworthy is the fertility of the English in 
generalisation : this is with them a process of individual effort 
quite unlike the German democratic method of generalising by 
the accumulations of many. Is it too much to say that the 
English and Scotch are the Greeks of modern philosophy ? ” 
Dr. Jackson, whilst hunting in the jungle near Pachmarree, 
India, was attacked by hornets, which stung him so seriously 
that he died within two days. 
We regret to find that we have omitted to record the death of 
Dr. Hermann Muller, one of the most able and successful coad- 
jutors of Charles Darwin. 
The “ Medical Press and Circular ” speaks of Prof. Huxley’s 
“ ready acquiescence in existing evils,” Prof. Huxley is, how- 
ever, reported as saying — “ If it should so happen that a Claude 
Bernard or a Ludwig should turn up in London among you gen- 
tlemen, at the present time, I really do not know what we should 
do with him ; I do not think we could turn him to account. I 
think we should have to export him to Germany or France.” 
Dr. A. L. Child (“ Kansas Review of Science”) gives abun- 
dant evidence that the concentric rings of trees are no trust- 
worthy indication of their age. 
Prof. S. A. Forbes (“ Science ”) is investigating the epidemic 
among caterpillars known as “ Schlaffsucht,” and has traced it 
to Micrococci. 
The October number of the “ Journal of the Royal Microscopical 
Society ” contains a translation of a paper, by L. Olivier, on 
u Practical Processes in Vegetable Histology ” (Rev. Sci. Nat., 
