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[October, 
Extraordinary Freak of Nature; an Egg within an Egg . — 
Mr. W. T. Wiseman, F.R.G.S., &c., on opening a duck’s egg, 
a few days ago, discovered inside, in addition to a perfedt yolk, 
a small round egg, about the size of a pigeon’s egg. The shell 
was hard, and the colour a beautiful eledtric blue. We should 
like Prof. Owen’s explanation. 
Our friend and contributor, Professor R. Galloway, has ready 
for the press a work on the Extraction and Manufacture of the 
Kelp-Products. The book will contain drawings of a kelp 
factory, with the different vessels all drawn to scale. The 
processes given for the manufacture of iodide and bromide of 
potassium, and the re-subliming of iodine, will enable the 
manufacturer to produce these important articles at a remunera- 
tive figure. 
A writer in “ Notes and Queries ” says that, at a recent 
meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Society, Colonel Evans 
Lloyd exhibited a stone which was said to open at the death of 
any member of the family to which he belonged ! 
We are glad to find that a Natural History Club has been 
founded at Aylesbury. 
It appears that an exhibition of noses has been held at Vienna. 
The first prize was awarded to the possessor of a huge nose of 
a purple hue ! 
Dr. J. E. Rombouts (“Archives du Musee Teyler) denies that 
the power of flies to walk on glass is due either to atmospheric 
pressure or to the exudation of a viscous liquid, and ascribes it 
to capillary attraction. 
Prof. Young agrees with Dr. Gould that the effects of sun-spot 
periodicity, if they exist at all, are likely to be very different in 
different portions of the earth. ... In some regions it may be 
warmer and drier during a sun-spot maximum, while in adjoining 
countries it is the reverse. 
Dr. Dolan, in an essay on Rabies, remarks that “ experiments 
properly conducted and properly interpreted will ultimately lead 
us to the discovery of the remedy.” He adds : — “ We' need 
not expect that any Englishman will find this out, for we are so 
under the dominion of a false humanity that experiments on 
animals are out of the reach of many who might throw light on 
this disease.” 
We regret to announce the death of the eminent American 
microscopist, Dr. J. J. Woodward. The deceased, who may 
claim perhaps the highest rank in microscopic photography, was 
only in his fifty-first year. 
