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wise and some anticlockwise. Even with astral vision Mr. Hodson is unable to see the end of their flight There appears to be a centre, in the heart of the particle, which shows greater activity than the rest; in some cases this centre is spherical, and in others it is elongated and forms a kind of core; the shape, whether spherical or elongated, is maintained by the flow of fine lines of force round an inner central core, giving the appearance of a tenuous skin or film. The observer felt that if the film were broken there would be a tremendous explosion, as the particles contain an inconceivably great quantity of energy. Magnifying the particle still more, and endeavouring to place his consciousness inside the central heart, Mr. Hodson finds that the streams of bubbles coming from the centre and travelling to the surface are then discharged; he is aware of a rhythmic sound or hum; The whole mass, with the exception of the enclosing film, consists of these bubbles, all in motion and tending to move outwards. From the inside, these appear as separate from each other, but from outside, and with less magnification, they appear to be tightly packed. This description seems to be that of a B particle, but also applies to the ultimate physical atom as seen from the astral level. The B particle is not very complex and is near, or on, the border of the astral; this description is very complex, and it would appear that Mr. Hodson was describing the U.P.A. together With the astral atoms flowing through. Note the idea of a film and a centre from which force is welling up. The relative activity of radium, mesothorium, and uranium were contrasted and found to be as follows: Most active, Radium Less active, Mesothorium Least active, Uranium Observations on Gases A further series of experiments were made with gases, which were prepared, in as pure a state as possible, in glass tubes, numbered for reference. Neither Mr. Hodson nor the members present knew, at the time, which gas was being examined. (1) The first tube contained oxygen, and as Mr. Hodson was entirely new to this work, and had never made the attempt to sec a chemical atom before, some