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HERALDIC : BERARDIER ARMS (US. xi. 280, 366). Quarterly arms nearly similar^to those mentioned in the query are described in the 4 Armorial General de 1696 ' (dresse par Charles d' Hosier en vertu de I'edit royal -de 1696, Bibliotheque Nationale, manu- .scrit du fonds fra^ais) :

" Francois Berardier, prestre, cur de St. Louis de Maizierres au bailliage de Chalon, porte ecartele au l e et 4 e d'argent a une ban.de d'azur chargee d'un croissant d'argent accost^ de deux 4toiles d'or ; au 2 e et 3 8 d'azur a une epee d'argent en pal, la pointe en haut et la poign^e d'or, et au 3 aussi d'azur a une arbaleste d'or." ' Begistre de Bourgogne,' vol. ii. p. 343. Bureau de Dijon.

Perhaps the inquirer will be interested in the other Berardier coat :

" Charles Berardier, pretre, cur de laMadelaine de Beaune, porte d'azur a une arbaleste d'argent senestree d'une 4pee de mesme posee en pal, la pointe en haut et une croisette cr^nelee d'or po.s6e en pointe." ' Registre ' (as above), p. 328.

LEO C.

HERALDIC QUERY (US. xii. 29, 110). Is it possible for the arms to be those of a branch of the Solages family, who bore Azure, a sun or ? As the name Vezian has been mentioned, it may be as well to point out that the first wife of Francois Paul de Solages, Marquis de Crameaux, 1698, was Marie Anne de Monstuejols, whose mother was a De Vezins. The mother made over all her property to her daughter on the occasion of this marriage. To prevent any premature conclusions, however, ii should be noted that the Solages family used for supporters two angels, and the count's coronet has to be explained. It is a pity the tourth quartering cannot be described. It might be helpful. LEO C.

[Our correspondent kindly offers to examine the seal if ARMIGEK will forward it to him, care of the Editor.]

WEIGHT AFTER A MEAL AND DURING HYPNOSIS (11 S. xii. 119, 189). I have no reason for supposing that the committee of my own club is composed of more intelligent individuals than is usually the case with such institutions, but it certainly has pro- vided the members with a weight-register- ing book, in addition to a weighing machine, which contains two separate columns, one for the weight shown " before dinner " and the other for the weight shown " after dinner." This foresight on the part of our committee presupposes some idea on its part that the popular belief referred to by the querist has no foundation in fact, and it is somewhat difficult to understand that the eating of a meal should make no

difference to the weight of a body. It surely stands to reason that an individual who has, amongst other hearty things, indulged in a pint tankard of bitter beer, for instance, which may be assumed to be the equal of one pound avoirdupois, for his lunch should show a corresponding increase in weight to that extent, at least if he be weighed im- mediately afterwards. I doubt, from a very casual inspection of the entries in our book, whether this double column is taken much advantage of by the members, though I imagine, for convenience' sake, that the weighing would take place during the day- time, and, therefore, before dinner. It may be said that, this being a club of some age, the form of the weight-register may have been continued from the days of the " three- bottle men," when it is easy to believe that the corresponding meal indulged in by such heroes would afford much scope for the value of the second column. However, acting upon your correspondent's suggestion, I have recently made the experimentum in corpore vili, and after a moderate luncheon of soup, toast, biscuits and cheese, supple- mented by half a pint of cider, I have found in my own case an increase of weight of about one and a half pounds. The two weights, both carefully adjusted, were taken within about half an hour of each other.

With reference to any alteration in weight being caused by a state of hypnotism I will not venture to express anv opinion.

J/S. UDAL, F.S.A.

Conservative Club, St. Janaes's.

PRINCESSES' (11 S. xii. 199). Your cor- respondent could get ' Dame Wiggins of Lee,' with preface by John Ruskin, through any bookseller. It is published by Messrs. G. Allen & Unwin, 40, Museum Street, W.C , price one shilling net.
 * DAME WIGGINS OF LEE ' ; ' Six LITTLE

' Six Little Princesses ' was published by Messrs. Warne & Co., but is out of print. I would suggest an advertisement in the ' Books Wanted ' section of The Publishers' Circular. WM. H. PEET.

" Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats : a humorous tale, written principally by a Lady of Ninety ; edited, with preface and additional verses, ly John Ruskin, with four new illustrations by Kate Greenaway and twenty-two wood- cuts," is now in a fifth edition, and is publishf d by George Allen & Unwin, crown octavo, cloth, at one shilling.

ARCHIBALD SPARKE, F.R.S.L.