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Rh may be seen. Somewhat later, the striations, both longitudinal and transverse, disappear, the nuclei become larger and more numerous, and

the disc-like arrangement of plates begins to appear. The process goes on until the slight resemblance to muscle is entirely lost. I show you here a specimen of a large torpedo from the Hunterian Museum of the University of Glasgow, and in this other jar you see the electric organ dissected out of the specimen. This is an interesting preparation. It is very