SOME FACTS AND THEORIES CONCERNING HERALDRY. 303 
SANITARY SCIENCE. 
SYLLABUS OF A THIRD PAPER BY A. R. DEBNAM. 
(Read 17th December, 1885.) 
VENTILATION. Air space in dwellings. Overcrowding. Ventila- 
tion of small dwellings and public buildings. Inlets and outlets. 
Different systems of ventilation in use. 
CONVERSAZIONE. 
(7th January, 1886.) 
For an account of this, see the Report of the Secretaries. 
FEDERATION. 
(14th January, 1886.) 
Tuts evening Professor Chapman opened a discussion upon Fede- 
ration, in which several members and friends took part. 
SOME FACTS AND THEORIES CONCERNING 
HERALDRY. 
SYLLABUS OF PAPER BY W. C. WADE. 
(Read 28th January, 1886.) 
Mopern views on heraldry. Custom of France and the United 
States. Heraldry accepted by democracies as well as aristocracies. 
Contention that arms were originally adopted with a symbolic 
object. The contention of Mr. Planché to the contrary examined. 
Canting arms. Sir Walter Scott’s theory as to heraldry, as ex- 
pressed in his writings. Origin of systematic heraldry. Welsh 
legendary arms. Examples of ancient arms containing symbolic 
figures. Fabulous beasts of heraldry. Symbolical colours. Beasts 
of the chase. Arms of feudal alliance. Some Devonshire and 
Cornish arms. Augmentations. Arms of the United States; of 
Plymouth; of Drake. Conclusion. 
