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Notes. 
According to “ Science ” a lady has offered the University of 
Heidelberg a donation of £5000 to admit female students to the 
ledlures. The Senate declined this handsome trink-geld. 
According to Sir G. Birdwoodthe re-planting of North-western 
India already makes itself beneficially felt in the increasing rain- 
fall in the Southern Punjaub, Southern Afghanistan, Northern 
Beloochistan, and Northern Scinde. 
A block of pumice has been picked up by a French vessel, and 
solemnly presented to the Academy of Sciences by M. A. Milne- 
Edwards on the possibility that it may have been derived from 
the eruption of Krakatoa ! 
The German Association at its last meeting showed a tendency 
to indulge in foreign politics. 
M. H. Beauregard has had an opportunity of studying the first 
larval form of Epicaata verticalis. 
Mr. James Startin, M.R.C.S. — We are exceedingly sorry 
that we overlooked your important exhibit showing the ill effeefts 
of goods dyed with poisonous colours. Our sympathies are 
entirely with you in this matter. 
5 MOV 1884 
