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whether of a festive or a literary character, we are still desirous of a little 
more. 
Mr. Eow. — I should be glad if the author of the paper would state his 
authority for the extraordinary fact that the bones of a pig will change colour 
if the animal be fed upon madder, and if he will also state how long it will 
take to produce this result ? 
Mr. Weldon. — The fact is well known, and I believe it will take only 
about six weeks, or even three, to change the colour of the bones. The 
simplest way of proving this, however, is to try the experiment. . However, 
as I have stated, the fact is generally known ; and as another example 
I may mention the case of bees, whose honey has often been found to 
take a variety of colour from the nature of the food they obtain during 
the summer months. 
The Meeting was then adjourned. 
