OTTER SHREW. A West -African insecti vore or kind of shrew (Potamoyale relor), which resembles with otter, lives in clear streams, and swims with great. rapidity and strength. the union of the second and third toes serving the purpose of webbing. It is larger than a weasel, dark-brown in color, and has a long compressed tail, of much assistance in swimming. It has been described as living upon fish, but little is known of its habits or food. With a small and somewhat similar Madagascar animal ( fleet/ob. aurita) it constitutes the family Potamogatialie.
oTTINGEN, ARTHUR VON ( 1836—) . A German physicist and writer on the theory of music, Ile was born i» Dorpat, and, after studying there and in Berlin, became profes sor (1865) of physics in the University of Dorpat, whence, in 1893, he went to Leipzig as docent, becoming full professor in 1S94. While he was in Dorpat, (lettingen devoted himself especially to meteorology and thermo metric studies: founded a meteorological ob servatory in 1866„ and wrote: Die Korrektion der Thermometer, insbcsondcre iibcr Bessels briermethode ( 1865 ) ; Meteorologische l3eoladk tutgen, 1866-75 (1868-77) ; and on musical theory, ffornionicsysfent in dueler Elan-R.01111g
(18661. lie was an editor of Oswald's tilas8ips-er der exakten Wissenschaflea, and, with Fedders.en, of the third volume of Poggendorf's Biographi.cc1r. 1iticrarischrs Hand wiirtcrbuch, 1858-93 (189A). 11 is later work includes Blemente des yea metrisch-perspektirisehen Zeichnens (19011.
oTTINGER, EDUARD MARIA (1808 72). A German author and humorist. born in Breslau. He published several comic papers and wrote many novels, among which may be men tioned: Der Ring des Yostradamus (3d ed., 1853)1 Ein Dolrlt. oder Robespierre and stint. Zeit (3d ed.. 1862) : and Ratan Jerome Napo leon 11u1 pri (2.41 ed., 1861). He also lished several historical and bibliographical works, including Bibliographic biographigue (2d ed., 1854) and Gesehiehte des diinisehen Hofs (1857-59).