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falling in bulk outside our scope. But the last few lines we must 
quote with approval. Mr. Greatheed objects to “ Mr. Armitage 
being allowed to fill up the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral with 
the common angelic monstrosities, devoid of the necessary 
complement of pedtoral muscles. When will painters dissedt 
out in a pigeon the organs of flight ? ” To the naturalist the 
sight of a human figure with a pair of wings fixed on about the 
shoulder-blades is a sight anything but pleasant. 
“Science Coiner” is brief, but interesting. Emmering, of 
Laningen, is quoted as saying that bees always show signs of 
irritation on the approach of a thunderstorm. According to M. 
Miklucho-Maclay the temperature of Echidna hystrix is only 
28° C., and that of Ornithorrhynchus paradoxus 24-8° C., the 
mean body temperature of other mammals being 38-4° C. This 
the Editor justly regards as a piece of evidence in favour of the 
truth of Evolution. 
The Ecclesiastical Gazette. Vol. XLVII., No 564, June 15, 
1885. 
We are unable to discover why this paper has been sent us, as 
it contains no intelligence on subjects which lie within our 
scope. 
As a proof of the watchful and untiring malignity of the 
Bestiarians we quote the following passage : — At a meeting of 
the Church Missionary Society “ A letter was read from Miss A. 
Marston, dated 95, Onslow Square, on the subjedt of vivisedtion 
in its possible bearings on medical missions. It was resolved — 
‘ That the question of vivisedtion not having come pradtically 
before the Committee, they do not feel themselves called upon to 
give any opinion on the subjedt of Miss Marston’s letter; but 
thev have the most perfedt confidence in all their medical 
missionaries, and feel sure that they will never permit, either 
diredtly or indiredtly, any proceeding of an inhuman character 
to be carried on.’ The Secretaries were diredted to send a copy 
of this Resolution to every medical missionary connedted with 
the Society.” Are we equally vigilant in defence of Science ? 
