New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-02
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business before the meeting az this nomen'- "lsi
TO state Ina, when there are nc regular meetings
RI. Association Of an evening, there Will De otiie
or extra meetings, not Of an improper character
but Of different character; indeed know OF al
;,,so,;on 70 invite sentlemen OF the AssociaueI
from distance TO spend the evening st the houses
Of friends here when they have nothing oe''eF Il
do.
P,of. sh,yg1rd-I should be glad to see tAe mem
bers of the Association at my house TO inSPect my
collection of minerals, aad shall be happy tor then
10 SPEND not only all the day light but all the even
ing with NE.
President.-AIl the evening light. "a iaush)
sseppard.-Y sir, and all the other gentlemen
IL attendance here.
Tbs articles OF the Constitution were then read
By which !, appeared that the name OF this Society
is the Association OF American Geoosists and
Nauralists.'
The President said that the book for the name:
Of new members laid on The table.
did not see any one sign ii, but believe several 4d TO-
wards the close
Nh Redfeld declinin; 10 serve on the Committee
Of Business. Prof Omstead was appointed IN nj,
place.
Lie SUBJECT vi tiIC SS'AHs W
again, the Secretary said that the address would be
normally due from Prof. Rogers next year the
! Local Committee mad made a bluncerin snnounc-
ing him as TO deliver the address OF this year
Mr. Redfeld said they had better make begin
ming and 60 on with the reading of papers.
Prof SHlinan said he had valuable paper from
Nh Weld, Gan Englishman) who has charge OF
the Mount Savage Iroa Works on the Cumberland
Mountains.
Mr.. Dana rose and said that the British Asso-
ciaton al one OF their meetings, took measures to
adopt rules for the establishment of uniform cor
rect, and scientific Geological Nomenclature. The
great difficulty here in the study OF Zoology and
Botany Is the want of good nomenclature Va
| rious authors change the name Tor The same sub
lect without rhyme or reason; genus Is often &C.
signated by several synOnymes; no proper rules
are adopted; TO an English or American rsan OF
science the French scientific language Is often a.
! foreign as the vernaculdr: so II Is IN Germany
This lmpedcs study. Chemists and Mlneraioglsts,
&c have adopted valuable system tor their no
mencldture and BIOLOGISTS and Botanlsts ought 10
do so at once. He moved that Committee be
appointed to attend this matter, and TO adopt the
rules Of the British Association with perhaps soAe
! slight notifications.
Prof. Rogers seconded this as thing OF the high
est importance. In this country, our sparse POSI-
non is added to all the difficulties they complain OF
! in England, except a difference OF language. Many
pursuing these studies in part OF this country,
are utterly ignorant of what others are cong IN
other parts of it and that is why we make so little
progress in these sciences.
| Prof Sillindn said he had received letter from
Prof. Agassiz of Neuichatel, Switzerland, who will
be here in few weeks 10 prosecute his important
OBJECTS a leading OF which IS this very subject
of Zoology He comes for the express purpose OF
investigating thoroughly American Natural History
Mr. Dana hoped there would be no delay; ne
had one volume on American Natural History,
that would be readyfor the press in month: VERY
small notifications OF the rules oil the bltish Asso
cialion are required.
A Committee of seven We're then appointed, 10
adopt rules for securing 10 this country a correct,
uniform and philosophical nomenclature in Zoology
ana Botany.
The Committee are
J. D. Dana, F. c. Ilerrick, d. H. starer
H. H. Haldeman c. u. Sheppard DIR. A. Gould,
D. Whelpley.
To which the President was added, on Prof Ro-
gers's motion.
The Secretary said that paper was received
from J. H. Redfield, of NewYotk, on the Fossil
Fishes of the United States; or rather those found
in our New Red Sandstone.
Mr. Redfsld said he weuld be ready 10 read Ito
morrow.
Prof Sili,nan then read paper from Lieut.. X.
w. H. Hardy, R. n. Of Kilkenny House, SION Hi,
near Bath, England, on two subjects l. The Ma
polite ROOT bark or poe-cat tree root bark OF Nils
seurl. 2 The mslletoe and holly barEs, and their
medicinal properties 1t. Hardy said that the bark
of the root OF the polecat tree or mapoite possessed
wonderful and strong anti sco!buic properties; and
would cure gums that were sore, swollen, ana
tender, even when the teeth were loose lie
cured a man with II al Sonora IN Mexico IN 'hree
DAYS. whose were so very bad that his pillow used
10 br covered with coaguated blood OF morning
In general cases il cured scorbuc gums, NC. IN
one days use of the bark. He never knew II 10
fail piece ef the root bark Is To be Hlasilcateu
/ ill all the punsent properties nave leit II men GheW
ano,b.r niece and So on till a cure ls effected. II
the disease returns repeat the remedy. he speaks
of It's anti-scorhutc properties IN the same manner
! as we do OF the properties OF cihcnoha OF SUI
! phate OF Quinne as a cure Tor asue us ihe,apen'
neal properties were first shown te HIM by an amer
| lean. Mi Gibson a hunter or trapper, who married
p woman al Opossum, in Sonora, Mexico; whose
! wife Hardy attended. Il Is found IN great aound'
apce on the banks OF the Missouri, where
lis smell d,ssusts all who come near II; M Hdf,
| DIV took some OF II TO Enslanu anu IDS useu
| II there with great success III every CASE
! The second case was the produce OF me iniSe-
toe berries and the inner bark Of the Holly tree
(hiri lllnr) made into plastic sidte ana si!rdd Oh
cloth Take 3 ID. of yellow oeeS"aX ahi I 10 OF
bird lime: met the wax over SOW hre; add The
bird lime By degrees, so as not TO nave itoo over
keep the vessel after this on the hIe - minutes so
that IN. bird lime and are FULLY Incorporated;
syread This mixture on cloth and cut II into proper
SIZE for pasers In cases OF neuralgia pat The p!as
ter over the part where the Paia IS Inc plaster
will retain lis virtues til every part OF II is worn
from the cloth and il does not materially interrupt
the action OF the skin. Arepeuuon OF II has equal
effect also the carbouzrd ashes OF the oafK OF thr
Holly miysd With lis own weight OF calclned alum
ruhbsd on the gums. where neuralgia proceeds IRON
tooth, will give relief This Is Tor nenra;la In all
rs forms. and the remedy IS almost simultaneous
with ", ,he application He has cured cases IN this
way; he however alutes only 10 secondary effects;
leaving the primary cause Of neuralgia 10 sc other
WIS., diseased OF: But be thinks even the primary
disease (when not the result OF organic cerange-
;n.nD can be cured by tins bark, when made into
saIt with saIphurc acid and given internally Lieut.
Hardy thinks that the Drnds ct old knew these VIZ
tues IN rnise,oe and holly; and hence the great
reverence they made the people pay TO them; and
got up the superstiuous notion lhat spris OF molly