New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-06
Afternoon Session.

Prof Coffin read bret paper relative 10 the pre-
vsiins winds IN North America and pointed GU;
the taiacy Of the old mode OF making observations
by the old mode; for example, cut of - obseva-
tions, II IN ! Instances the wind blew from the
North, in from the South, . trem the Souh-West,
| from the West, and l from the South East, the
prevailing record would be that the wind manly
blew from tine Norrh for gwen time when IN fact
the prevailing winds would be from The Southwark.
Tie also pointed the error OF calculating surface
winds aad various other erroneous matters into
which ignorant men, sell styled 'wlnd-Ieguators,
have fallen.
Th- winds follow a uniform, track from Il point
nearly West and then from The North, toward the
Rocky Mountains Eu We have a less decided law
IN regard To wiaG Than nearer the equator, aud pet
nf the influence oi the trade winds Whenever
the winds are registered the change in the Baro-
meter mus also ~ noted The observations d, the
surface a. he earth are very imperfect.
Mr.. RedtsM SAID that tn W az Department or
Tered eoasiy in all observations clouds. the
OF the lower strata OF cloud should X noticed rh,
all wrong
Prot Rogers trusted that Messrs Coffin and Red
etwout prepare dseset report OF the prevalent
the winds ard the systematic currents q the ear;hs At
mosrhere on IN Continent
Prot Nimstcd hoped this would be done ; and
men me tern sS,.a; @ as spil s Wild; ops5
s as well ~ other bodies IN naIaro-
Mr RtdfeId hoped The inquiries and reports
would be indie; endent Of each c,he.-
Prof Rogers SAID that II was wei known that
Committees OF One always worked much batter than any
others but there way 10 mrke Committees OF Two
well Committees Of One by each making
sr Independent report.
Mr. RcdGeH declined, because OF other business
FINALLY Prot .. cata @as sg2amsaT to posi- M All
Prof Baiify IA de some very interesting remarks
on tn sin nlipt found In mines which goved with
pho.phorcceut II hit making the pine, look Ike enchan
Cd palaces II called Rti:Gmorphd; he exhibited sonic
srccimrus which be 81 found la this country not IN
nue- but between the bark of the iccayed stunpS OF
old ch.suu tee He said II would Dc found by search, In
the sIups of any dccayed II looked ike lot of
.malldAk bro r strings rhres. ientrils Of decayed
plants bur when taken into dark room, 1t exhibited
beaui.ul phoSphoreccnt light tappeaed TO do this BY
the absorption aud the eHhaldtOn Of carbonic
acid process from the ordinary combustion OF
vcceiAbea Any person could get this plant out OF the
fields ana exhibit the phenomena In his own parlor II
appeared be phosphorescen however, only whilst grow
Ing. r.,
glow also supposed 70 be owing TO the absorp
to o oxy.en. and the exhibition Of carbonc acii gas
similar process 10 the respiration OF animals
DR. JurkS0n said thar common ceicareous spar,
when placed hot shovel becomes one OF the most osan-
truly ph phoresccnt uhst'nces we kno" or IL slowed
nercrly vs.. n a golden Yellow light.
Dr. JIckson then read paper on the Copper
ne OF Lake Superior. which he showed that the cop
per ore that region Is largely mixed with silver, pIruc-
uarly IN The valuable mine Eigc RIVER. In ton Of
the rex ore delivered by miner the bank. he
found b. yi-, that ;tere wa, the following VALUE
or .,iver So IS copper Si2 0; oAl value. Si2J 49,
20 ihst tw4, properly silver ,h.n copper mine
lie exhibited vefy hue specimens Of The silver and
copper ootS!aet foln thai place.
The meeting then adjourned. 80