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Her Majesty’s Commissioners will take the greatest possible care of all objects, but 
they will not hold themselves responsible for loss or damage of any kind. 
Prices may be attached to the objects, and exhibitors will be encouraged to state their 
prices. Agents will be appointed to attend to the interests of exhibitors. 
Every object must be accompanied with a descriptive label, stating the special reason, 
whether of excellence, novelty, or cheapness, etc., why it is offered for exhibition. 
Due notice will be given of the days for receiving each class of objects; and, to enable 
the arrangements to be carried into effect, strict punctuality will be required from all 
exhibitors, both foreign and British. Objects delivered after the days appointed for 
their reception cannot be received. 
Reports of each class of objects will be prepared immediately after the opening, and 
will be published before the 1st June, 1871. 
Each foreign country will be free to accredit an official reporter for every class in 
which objects made in such country are exhibited, for the purpose of joining in the re¬ 
ports. 
There will be no prizes, but a certificate of having obtained the distinction of admis¬ 
sion to the exhibition will be given to each exhibitor. 
A catalogue will be published in the English language, but every foreign country 
will be free to publish a catalogue in its own language, if it think fit.— Journal of So¬ 
ciety of Arts. 
PROPOSED REMEDIES FOR “THE MURRAIN” (FOOT AND MOUTH 
DISEASE). 
The reappearance of this disease among cattle has called forth several communi¬ 
cations on the subject. 
Mr. T. C. Scott, in the ‘Times’ of August 19th, recommends the following as an 
“infallible cure:”—“Dissolve one pound of blue-stone (sulphate of copperas) in a gallon 
of soft water, aud wash the animals’ mouths with this from a sponge attached to a 
stick ; then put two or three large tablespoonfuls of oatmeal and powdered alum, mixed 
in equal proportions, into their mouths, as near the root of the tongue as possible, and 
the discharge of an immense quantity of saliva will be the result. Wash their feet, 
especially between the claws, with the same solution, and allow them to stand on dry 
straw. Three applications daily will cure the worst cases.” Mr. Scott means, of course, 
sulphate of copper, not copperas; but, as the writer corrects his error by giving the 
common name “ blue-stone,” no mistake is likely to arise. 
Sir J. T. Tyrell, in the same paper of August 24, proposes, on the authority of Pro¬ 
fessor Simmonds, sulphite of soda as a simple and efficacious remedy. One ounce of this 
salt is dissolved in three gallons of water, and the animals are allowed to drink of the 
solution ad libitum. 
“ An Old Colonist,” in reference to this subject, thinks that thirty grains of sulphate 
of copper to a pint of water, would be sufficiently strong as an outward wash. 
QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 
The Fourth Annual General Meeting was held on Friday evening last in the Library 
of University College; Arthur E. Durham, President, Esq., in the chair. 
A report was read which showed that 142 members had been elected since the last 
annual meeting, making a total of 512. 
The Treasurer’s report showed that the finances of the Club were in a very satisfactory 
condition. 
In vacating the chair, which he had ably filled for two years, the President delivered 
a highly impressive address, which was listened to with marked attention throughout. 
The following gentlemen were elected to fill the offices named for the ensuing year : — 
President —Mr. P. Le Neve Foster. 
Vice-Presidents—Dv. R. Braithwaite, Mr. W. M. Bywater, Mr. A. E. Durham, Mr. 
H. F. Hailes. 
