New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-03


| chcrofcrm rs observed hy DR. Dwight may be removed
| hy agitation with lnto alcohol
sh THAI iho ~ Effects observed In tho ADMINISTRATION
oc chlorom On. To thu pre'enceo ~ cl1r the
irt i uch when IA attempted 20 nh ale IT, as n pre-
vent Inhalation altogether
9th That the m e y are not due 10 any poisonous pro
duct arising from the action of bleaching salt 'he small
quantity of fuse oil in the alcohol employed in the manu-
tscturc of choroinun.
10th That the IN effects due 10 peculisr,ies Of
stiiuon or temperament of sone patients and in few
TO of attention or judgement the part Of the
person administering
O,tr,n Of Quart; Pcbsc' Of The Saadd'ac Coagiom.r
ale sEd formation II ts Sii~oDs Sf1afIfcd Rocks.
Ky Prof J. BRNNrRp Of Cleveland.
Prof u. remarked IN substance a. foows:-rhr the
rrcsden, had said in hA opeuing Ia iure. tina, the
hers cf this hcdv had coma here other things ito
view the beautiful scenery 81 the Like and 10 eramns
"the pebbles and he proposed to present few Of them
for their especial examination
He reviewed AZ some length the commonly received the
ory tht the pebbles Of the sandstone congomarse we're
originally derived from niected veins of quartz in the
granite broken into fragment and gn"nts had
been subsequently subjected n the powerful afon ~
and running water and hsd been thus worn n their
present form and distributed ha surface OF the form
irg rocks and hSd thus aided in making up their mass
That the doctrine Geologi-ts poats 10 the
disinegrson Of the granite for the origin OF the sicious
rrsu' constituting the mass Of the silicous sirsded
rocks
TO all this Mr. objected as he stated for various and
obvious reasons. follows
No adequate transporting power could be shown to have
existed.
Ii the pebbles and grains of sand entering into the lorna
ton Of strstrd sand rocks derived from the
granite the series shoud conIn ether specimens of gne
ous rock usually associated with the granite.
In the consomerat the pebbles possess great uniform
~ Of figure and size.
lfderved from the quartz veins in granite, all forms
should presented from the extreme angular to the smooth
round pebble Of the brook
This feature he never observed in the conglonerats
lie raised the inquiry in relation to the distinct line Of
sepsr.on which exists the bands O pebhas and
the massive formations composed Of finer grains of
sand.
ooF. ~ scha-a in rails
20 the unsoundness old theory Prof took the bold
stand that all nearly all Of the traed sand rocks al
been formed from solution of scOus alter IN the waters
Of this primitive ocean.
lie stated that nearly half fthe of the globe EN-
hrsced in the sstifed rocks composed 81 SILK sni
raised The inquiry from whence this npoy was derived
He showed from the ANALYSES Of the granite that il
tanned in the Fedsps and Mica adaquste supply o ali.
cous mstter which have gons into Of solution
in the formation of the gnes rock
AZ an evidence that the quartz pebbles had formed from
this ISOLATION specimens shown which contained upon
their surface the i'm preston OF fossil plants
Oth,r specimens presented that contained indanta
tons Of other pebbles upon which they nd rested while IN
y soft and plastic state
Some shown which presented the stru 'tura Of
geode their interior being fn-lv studded with crystals
lie said n II the most unegriVsrs evidence h could
present Of the new theory fo1nd in large slabs OF
conglomerats found in place and resting dire y The
surface of the shale the under aide of the pebbss being
uniformly attened though deposited in soft gelanou'
state
Professor stated in conclusion thai he did not present
his theory fer the purpose Of conrv-rny time honored
doctrines The whole rested the Observance
Of ctsfscts not OF so tod character which could be
explained away mar- fre lks Of nature.
Hessd that these witnesses he's present before
the members of this body That their testimony wit
enduring chara the of the ntv rock
and asked the meub-rs Of the Association we're prepared
r. ceve their uninDe liable tsstin1nv.
DR. Newberry remarked in reference 10 the paper Of
Prot b. that this discussion arose from the discovery nv
Prof b. OF specimens from the congo nsre in which the
Impressions Of plants distinctly Transmitted tn the
bibles which sclterea through iris rock tn the
iufsr of ipdu ifpds w. II
these specimens that the quartz pebbles had been formed
syuchronous With, sn-rir 10, the depo'''po Of IN.
rock Dr. n said. If This theory 9caantef il you'd
entirely evoutioniz- our vi q" the NODE Of frmti,n
Of only this irpor AM rock but Of rgs part Of the
hceous portion OF the earhs crust Hsf're abandon ng
The time balow-d opinion. t'st these n@bbss we're rag
mpnts Cf quartz rock reminded bY a'rlOnn9 w01f look
FIR which could have ero8e1 the pehblss suhse
Quent .hfir depo'ion Quartz "a nearly fine lecsS
e,is IS Oily s'ubleb sra'ar-ll 'aine solutions
SC. has Giie q raDge Of chemical combination that
al the phenomena thee hattenei and gro led pebbles
might easily be produced by chemical setioo.
DR. w had also found mingled with them qrsr'z peb-
bles in the coDgomerste rolled fragments Of sDe r'o
siceous satifd ss'es sc pebbles which he recognized
az fragre nts of well known rO ks.
The of the quartz pebbles pracse'y that
Of quartz ard MT that of ccicS scDi1rt1 RI Hf
fint &c without central cavities or c,rouruc
ure DR. s. said he had recently on the south shore
of Like superior concomrrae IN the Vt fOrmt
ton entirely by h4nical means which could in no re
spec be distinguished from he 'opgpmerl'a Of the coal
The instance cited was wh4re the P'tsdsn
sandstone trap quartz jasper Sc. broken d. Tn -
gether forming sand rounded p-bb' which are Identical
form insrsOg character aud in every respect With
the pebbles under consider .ti,n.
Ia regard the presence Of quartz pebbles in the nta
ror of certain fossil plants he would say plants
are hollow and reedike and he al f-eq1en'ly fond well
pre- erved specimens of fossil nuts in the stems of the same
plants.
In reference 10 the the theory Of Prof Bhst coal
Of mineral oginhe would only say that there seemed
room for doubt thst all coal Of vegetable origin
Because lst Beds of coal associated with great
hers Of fossil plnts-esch piAnt being covered with
ooutany of crbonaceous matter correDODGing in thick
ness 10 the -ize and density Of the orzinL plant
ID Every variety Of @ 'al-whether anthracite. csnnsl
properly be-t-d and aGiued Win
microscope found to be composed almost entirely of
the remains Of vegetable tissue
Sd Coal had been formed from wood nv artificial pro-
oesses, of which he gave and interesting exam
pies