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XXII.] officially reported upon to the Spanish Government only a short time ago:—

—Weight producing fracture at the bend, 1.32 lb. T co-efficient of fracture by bending, or of maximum bend.

Father Gaspard de St. Augustine says, in his manuscript History of the Philippine Islands, that the outside planks of the old Manilla and Acapulco galleons were of Lauan wood, and that it was chosen because it does not split with shot.

THE ACLE, No. 7 (Mimosa Acle, Juga xylocropa), is without thorns or excrescences. The Indians use it for the construction of their houses, and prize it for its good quality. In working it causes sneezing. The bark is