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The Naturalists’ Co 3 ipanion. 
In our next issue we propose to begin 
a serial on “Eggs and Egg Collecting.” 
See Bennett & Dean’s “ad” ; send 
cash, and excellent goods obtain. 
German geologists estimate that the 
Dead Sea will be a mass of salt a thous¬ 
and years hence. 
One firm in Germany has made and 
sold, during the last five years, 3 , 000,000 
thermometers. 
Send for a copy of the Young Natur¬ 
alist to 18 Winthrop Place, Chicago. 
It’s a daisy, and full of illustrations. 
The Young Ornithologist, of Boston, 
continues to improve with each issue, 
and contains some very good articles. 
As may be seen we have added a cor¬ 
respondence department to our paper 
and sincerely hope that our readers will 
come forward and support it. 
Publishers who have not already had 
their publications entered on our Sub¬ 
scription Agency list, should do so at 
once, as we shall strike off some printed 
lists very soon. 
Those of our readers who are interest¬ 
ed in egg collecting and who wish to 
procure some English eggs should write 
Mr. Jefferys, Tenby, E^ngland, for his 
lists. His prices are way down and 
sure to please you. Collectors now have 
a chance to correspond with a prominent 
English collector and dealer and secure 
some raie bargains. See his advt. 
It was with utter disgust that we read 
an article in a local paper to the effect 
that a Paris lady (?) recently appeared at 
a party in a dress made of the skins ol 
1000 humming-bird’s. Any woman 
who will deliberately murder 1000 of 
nature’s beauties to adorn (?) her cloth¬ 
ing is not fit for comparison with the 
lowest and meanest of brutes. 
We extend our hearty thanks to F. C. 
Johnson, of New York City, for inval¬ 
uable aid rendered in identifying speci-' 
mens. 
Any one sending us five cents in sil¬ 
ver and the names and addresses of ten 
of their fiiends who are interested in 
natural history, we will send this maga¬ 
zine three months free. This offer holds 
good until May ist, only. 
In this number we publish from the 
pen of Prof. Jenner, of this place an ac¬ 
count of a fish of most wonderful charac¬ 
teristics and behavior. But because the 
article is entitled “A Fish Story,” or 
for no other reason need our readers 
doubt its entire truthfullness, for the 
writer is as well known for strict integ¬ 
rity as for scientific ability, which is 
above question. 
Parties having first-class birds’ eggs, 
minerals, fossils, insects, Indian relics, 
moths, butterflies, skins, marine curiosi¬ 
ties, scientific books or instruments, 
chemicals, shells, botanical specimens, 
cocoons, nests, woods, etc., etc., etc., 
for sale or exchange will please quote us 
the lowest possible prices, and also in¬ 
form us what articles they can supply us 
with at wholesale. The prices must be 
very low in order to secure us as buyers. 
Advertisers, in order to make an ad¬ 
vertisement pay, must keep their goods 
constantly before the public. By so do¬ 
ing you impress buyers, and they give 
you a trial and if that proves what they 
expect it ought to, then they send you 
other orders. Advertisers are respect¬ 
fully requested to try this publication, 
and we are certain that your efforts will 
be well repaid. Let your “ad.” be for 
three months or six months, and you 
will find orders rolling in fast. Try it, 
for it works like a charm. 
