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According to the “ American Naturalist ” the “ moths from the 
Great Basin have a peculiarly bleached and faded appearance 
probably resulting from the light soil and bright skies ot Utah 
and the adjoining territories.” 
A Professor Dulles, speaking possibly in the interests of dogs 
and dog-worshippers, denies the very existence of hydrophobia . 
An anti-vivisedtion meeting of ladies and clergymen has been 
held at Edinburgh. The usual absurdities were repeated. 
It is not generally known that Pascal opposed the Copernican 
theory, not as scientifically erroneous, but as tending to eresj . 
MM. Grehant and Quinquaud (“ Comptes Rendus ”) have de- 
monstrated that the blood of the hepatic and splenic veins, and 
of the vena porta, contain always more urea than the artena 
blood, or the venous blood of the limbs and the head. 
M. Chevreul contends that the three colours of Young— red, 
green, and violet— cannot be accepted as primitive until it is de- 
monstrated why yellow should be excluded. 
Prof. Haeckel has presented the colleaions which he made 
during his recent tour in Ceylon, &c., to the Univeisi y o J , 
where they are now arranged in the “ Zoological Institute. 
D. Amate proves experimentally that the chemical adtion of 
light is restricted within certain limits and temperatuie. 
The “Medical Press and Circular ” asks whether Mr. Jesse 
has become converted to reason, and withdrawn from the Besti- 
arian camp? If so, we may have hopes even for Miss b. r. 
Cobbe and Ouida. 
The establishment of a biological station at St. Andrews is 
strongly urged, and is to be decidedly recommended. 
Dr. G. Wyld (“ Light ”) tells us that just as Slade was perse- 
cuted by the Agnostics, so Eglinton is threatened and persecuted 
by the Theosophists. 
Prof E D. Cope (“ American Naturalist”) divides men into 
three classes with reference to the praflical use they make ot 
their intellect. These types are the mercantile, the literary, and 
the scientific. 
According to the “ Calcutta Englishman ” Dr. V. Richards 
has succeeded in producing the cholera artificially in swine. 
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