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Living Spider from Jamaica.—Mr. W. Cole exhibited a living "Bird-
catching" Spider, which had been bought that morning from a coster-monger
The spider had been found in a lot of bananas at the docks, which had come
over in a vessel from Jamaica. The man said that these spiders were often
brought over in this way, and that an extremely large one had been frequently
noticed at Stratford Market running over the roof rafters of the building.
Molar Teeth of Elephas.—Mr. Cole also exhibited two teeth from
Wrabness, Essex, which had been sent to the Museum by Mr. R. Brooks, of
Mistley. They had been sent as teeth of the Mammoth, but Mr. E. T. Newton,
F.R.S., who was present at the meeting, pronounced them to be those of
Elephas antiquus (the "Straight-tusked Elephant"). He remarked that a
fragment of tooth shown at the last meeting (ante, page 148), also from Wrabness,
was clearly Mammoth, so that both species of Elephant had been found in this
locality (see note by Mr. Christy, ante, pp. 102-104).
Mr. W. H. Dalton, F.G.S., alluded to the note on Wrabness in Mr.
Whitaker's Geological Memoir, Ipswich, page 95 : —" On the southern side of the
Stour, just below Wrabness Sluice, there is "a low cliff, in bedded sand (mostly
fine) and loam, with a little gravel in parts, and with broken shells at one
part."
Straw-Splitting Tools.—Mr. Cole also exhibited about 30 "straw-
splitters," which had been purchased from a Mrs. Allen, near the church at
Finchingfield, Essex. The implements were similar to those described by Mr.
Chalkley Gould in the Essex Naturalist, Vol. xiv., p. 184,
Flint Implements from East Essex.—Mr. Hazeldine Warren, F.G.S.,
exhibited a very fine collection of Palaeolithic and Neolithic implements from
the Essex Coast, and read a paper on the same. Mr. Warren described the
actual mode of occurrence of many of these implements, and showed a number
of lantern-slides depicting the places where the implements had been found in
situ. The paper will be published in the Essex Naturalist.
Mr. Henry Mothersole also exhibited and described a collection of imple-
ments from the same localities.
A considerable discussion took place on these highly interesting exhibits, in
which Mr. Dalton, F.G.S., Mr. H. McLachlan, Mr. Kennard, F.G.S , Mr.
Mothersole, and Mr. Warren took part, and, on the motion of the President,
cordial votes of thanks were accorded to the exhibitors.
Papers Read.—Mr. J. M. Wood, C.E., read a paper entitled "Notes on
an Ancient Human Skeleton found at Foxearth, Essex." Mr. Wood exhibited
the skeleton, which he presented to the Museum, and also showed photographic
slides of the locality. Mr. Wood stated that the late Professor Charles
Stewart, F.R.S., of the Royal College of Surgeons, had considered the skeleton
to be of a very early type.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Wood for his paper, and for his kind
presentation.
Mr. Christy read a paper by himself and Miss May Thresh, entitled "A
History of the Mineral Waters and Mineral Springs of Essex.'' The paper was
illustrated by lantern-slides.
During the reading of the paper Mr. Thomas W. Reader occupied the chair.