Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-15


not at all calculated to advance the science of Asron-
omy. The forenoon session was closed by paper on
a new species of Orang, by DIR. Wyman, OF Boston,
1t is found in western Africa, whence skeletons Of it
were sent to this country by DIR. Savage. Dr. w cx-
hbited portions Of the skeletons OF this and of the
Chimpanzc or common Orang, and showed them to
be specifically different.
The principal papers in the afternoon were, one Oh
the Geographical Distribution of Animals along the
coast of y. England, by Prof Agassz and one on the
Cypress Of Mississippi and louisiana ,by DR.. Dcler
SON With regard to the distribution OF animals
Prof. hgassz believed them to have been generally
created for the localities in which they are ioundthu
with the exception of man and few animals which
migrate with him, have, to any great extent,
changed their locaes-thut when the same species,
rs certain fishes which found in the head waters
OF the Danube, the Rhone, the Rhine, and the noun
tain streams OF Scotland and Norway, and in the
lower water, he supposes that they have not migrated
or been transported from one OF these localities to
other but in each case created in the waters in
which they found. lie stated that the results of
the {. s. Exploring Expedition had shown that al
most every gronp OF islands in the Pacific Ocean had
destined iawna OF its own, which must have been
created for its particular locality. Prof Adams fol-
lowed with some interesting remarks on the dtstrbu-
uo. VI "'','I''i ~ '''',
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each other.
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the Fishes Of Wnepisogee Lake. by DR.. Prescott, and
by verbal report on Ciay-one Corrections, by Prot.
, Adams, in illustration of which he exhibited some
twelve hundred specimens of cavst0ncs collected in
vc,,,o,, l,,ri,, ,t, ,.,,l,,,;c,I ..,,r,o,.
On Friday rho OH, several ,.r, iroros,i,,, minors
were read before the As-ocotion The first was on
the Matches Bluff Formation. bv DIR. y. D. GATE.
which was followed nv some Interesting rtnorls on
tine TRANSPORTING Power Of Currents of Wafer. bv
! Prof W h Rouors and Prof Ag,s.,. Th, s,conJ
nanar vns ON fine Ab.orp,ion of Cor,opc A,,d Inv
= Different Lionil4. bv Prof Rogers Amona other en-.
riops f,cts if was stated that suphuric acid absorbed
r c,r,on, ociJ volume for voun,r vcrv nearly The
ncy MINER vas on the LANGUAGES of the Aboriaine.
' of tho t,,,h-,y..t hv Mr. uoIIcp,on. md the ucxt
= ,,n,in ,,,s nj, ,ho Mounds of fin. s,ntl.yya., by
= DR. Dickorson. These papers detailed a great many
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=, communication
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