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ACTION  OF  CARBOLIC  ACID  ON  REPTILES. 
the  present  year.  The  practical  study  of  mineralogy  is  to  be 
carried  on  in  the  study  of  M.  Delafosse,  once  a  week  at  first, 
but  afterwards  twice  if  necessary.  There  are  provided  two 
geological  laboratories,  both  under  the  charge  of  Professor 
Hebert,  and  to  be  opened  twice  a  week.  The  study  of  botany 
is  to  be  divided  between  the  Sorbonne  and  the  Museum  of  Natu- 
ral History  at  the  Jardin  des  Plantes  ;  the  laboratory  of  the 
faculty,  directed  by  Professor  Duchartre,  to  be  devoted  to  dis- 
section, microscopic  examination  and  analaysis.  A  new  arrange- 
ment has  been  made  with  respect  to  the  study  of  comparative 
anatomy,  which  will  be  divided  between  the  Jardin  des  Plantes,  the 
College  de  France,  and  the  Sorbonne,  the  dissection  of  animals 
being  studied  at  the  first  of  these  establishments.  With  respect 
to  experimental  physiology,  a  laboratory  is  now  being  arranged 
by  M.  Claude  Bernard,  but  on  a  scale  much  too  small  for  the 
purpose,  but  which  will  doubtless  soon  be  enlarged.  Lastly, 
says  M.  Edwards,  the  faculty  intends  to  complete  its  arrange- 
ments by  the  opening  of  a  reading  room,  in  which  the  students 
of  the  new  high  school  may  consult  the  various  scientific  periodi- 
cals, and  make  use  of  the  time  that  will  necessarily  elapse 
between  the  lessons ;  for  this  useful  object  the  professors  have 
given  up  their  common  room  until  a  new  one  can  be  provided. 
It  is  quite  evident  that  the  Minister  of  Education  and  the  learned 
Dean  of  the  Faculty  are  determined  to  carry  out  the  intentions  of 
the  government  with  vigor,  and  it  would  be  the  fault  of  the 
young  men  themselves  who  are  devoted  to  scientific  pursuits  if 
they  do  not  make  progress,  not  only  in  educational,  but  in  origi- 
nal investigation.  The  professors  are  the  most  celebrated  in 
France,  and  means  provided  are  such  as  no  university  in  the 
world  offers  for  high  scientific  study.  It  will  be  strange  indeed 
if  a  field  so  well  prepared,  and  in  such  good  hands,  should  fail 
to  be  fruitful. — The  Druggist^  London,  April  10,  1869,  from 
Ohem,  News, 
ACTION  OF  CARBOLIC  ACID  ON  REPTILES. 
We  have  been  favored  with  extracts  from  an  account  of  some 
very  valuable  experiments  made  by  J.  Fayrer,  F.R.S.E.,  C.S.L, 
