New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-26


AID gaSe sNiI( tic "n cXstnP"S. - 20 .,~.o Il
Pc. A~nrpsoS Of II ffalo askcd Mr. 'hoo,t
lc hsO given his attcLuon to it" inO'"" ''''
Mi scuoOicRAr1 said that hehfi S,.,e,
p,,s n.nr,.os s,o tLa, there Gcre - tu's y ~
layer C II dian nance, and then r,sh ont th 80
meath the ArEr SaA"" VIZ o. n,i n y.t 20 say n a.
ssm,s !, would be -ihr for Pui VA r. c,nnrTv
80. L tac snc ,s,i,cly inbub trd tu' cum y 49,,
Prof 4 n Hup,N'N oomm'II'oT" ,lr,n..o In
Y. atotS tf the Cniscee Hno -, dnr, Ions xbicb
s"Sk'e' oy soN'l. oN;,,al coucuirencss OF sound aH1
"'uso 'Vnp ro"'o now Wv sbat he c6icH sy7sno'
NJ, 1--WE, that the Chinese "as l,IoU1 ~ - ~
f'ui"P az. n,o,iccdou With the prefix Il II s4s
-"d V,H, o." emo p,g. be found IN the riot C-nnc,
st,,,ss,bcr cd form OF Can. itc strengthened rms
kc, ling end kcrt!rm may be mentioned 10 Ibe shN'
,.. Prot. Iia.d.uan went on from Wclsl,
Er,Il npd L-tin 70 sdC ucs words which may % DC
r1vro hon tbs primal by predIiug coasou 'nt'
Re tteu built W Chin - words IN thy sane way 3y
M.t,l T. ef1eo. Some iuitatvc words were clearly
brourit ou,. He cl.im.d that the Chlneoe language
bad .,fxes wh hoo the force Of prriAes es 10 tle
Noic'u languages, and that the same sttcrs pfchfc1
bad the kepe fOicc.
Prot. AGA,slz wished to say one word
cn the -pir1tlcss, ucouinscss way IN woc1
languages w,rc spoken, taught and studied.
1t wss IKE the old ru'g"ry, notting buy outchery,
putl C.mP~ratirc Aoetony CAV" NJ" To olss >cloh-'
Comparative Pno"gy ~as az much required 10 give
hfc Ia the study Of l,u2uage. He bad 'r years necn
collecting al the mi jruislon be )uld on Tu0Jec,
which lie Cobsd.Icc valuable in al inverilX1tiou oi
Tie etIy CONDITION OF the human race as wei rs 10
Con paraIvc Phlclogy. He had co ne TO the con
yctio that every bStulal family OF anins.s scattered
though tbey Ight b. s to- q b." yet uttered
system G soubcs ~hch internal, rela ed. Al
fhe moiabcrr OF the came family for Instance the
Wulv,s foxes idcsdls, "he her inbanli'nS Europe
AsJ or Am, rcs as " Il ss the oDgo Of New Holland,
al baked. Thry ~,re ef the bskLg fanuy. ne
volyos barkcd oLo wsy the foxes anJihe- The Jdckas
su,th.r rbe dini;o her, bat ths al baked 80
he tI fGnhy. Ihe roaring Of tue no.. the dep
and lord Of The ig", and the more pleasant aal
familiar n,caiDg OF tie cdt sete Gsirfem intOhations
,t tbe euu,e ufi,Ja.ce 80 too with the bovine ana
the .Quiuc fsu les. Among buds. the cAckhug q
.epe aud other Gaipacca aas very dnsrent from t1e
qus,kb OF the ducks ana other Aoatidea. EIch
par, llar system Of Ltons'ions IS crcumscr bed to
usrticuli fauii Of animals We had, too for hd nah
iy all its toms one system Of ihtonal0ns by wnich
men communicated with th. II ciloT-Den qlc,.IoG
All be,e IL htic bCt"e-n there different mo les oi
communicating q nIoiity ol dlfieTeoco OF the same
degree esss b, se'n tue iItOesti OF the differ
ept ep,Ues of oiere. fen lie, of animals and when
be to Auerica, BE- rrcOgnZed The voice OF DTds
BY fhtu fonhy recon O'ance.
Pies. AspFKsoS essed Il there were any animal,
who chsr geo th' II ansUlse
Prof AG.ssIz ,ad tunt they did 70 some extent.
Pre-. HSDKRsOS "sted 10 know if caeoes OF sni-
mas ever developed .pecch or chstgcd ther l6n-
susge vhei thei, crcum-'aGcrs were changed. He
hoped piof AgaSsz would give paper od tast sub
i.c. Hc wirbcG t. OF Il the sO.vee spoke better
lsngutee nO~ than they did wheu tue race wGs com
paIatlvcy u civilized
DR. GIrroN and thst among the Spanish focks
The cl,r knew tie voice of her lspo al'ng th III
ssId, End nice ear 'uli dscoVer p,r'ect accord
'bttwt q tie ne -tiDg ~ the t"o.
Prf AGAssI2 eaio that IA connection With these re-
searches nlu,t COlsiccr tbs moral, Intellectual, Gni
mcItal fac ltic. Of anDak; plG.t c0ts'der That
vas uLdsr Their ekuls and .hat they had ~ s-y We
knew tha- the cbimp1nzce did rOt talk smp y be-
it bad no;hing 20 -ay All these ttlng. must os
Cvldcd rO Vb eiveis, and twenty years Oi inve9I'
g-;lou wUuld hardly o. enough t l1fnish eaihcett
data for good ulde, standing Of the sublect. Ike
ruPpO-ed thai man, Wien h'st created hao the power
of xrT Ssrg al thi ,hugs ~hlch he had to express
DI. GIBEUN salo that eIlmse Buew beir iengu3ge
~ soOs as they were m. lie had heard t1e orst
cbiIp of brood Of chickens As be approached, the
mothor uttered thrp and every chicken hed Lis
tongue. lie wcDt nearer and the Old len gave another
Phnp whoreupOp they al drew their heads uLder her
feather. Thtec chckens knew two 1Ords ii least ~
sO0n r. they were born.
Prof HALL begged TO be excused ron entering into
the subject Of hls paotr az leh9tbon the Geology OF
soIn. F,lnH o. tue Upper hi--- --ppi-0n account OF
:he state OF his Tea th He exhibited q geological
map Of The Middle aud Western States which wa
the Gis. atte1Pt male by him ia lea t1 repre-
gent the geological formations OF the East, aud
their pIoOugat alton in toe Wet. At that time he $
no errors, gblch subsequent inves.catocs
kaec - right rhe CHI i.inestonc oF Owen an1 Tue
este IN geolosisis embraces strata logging 10 the
Lower StiureD, tte Uppc SIiufi0n aud the Pper
Heidelberg group, a. Is now known. One Of the dit
fcultc- in tie wey of identifying he s'ern fJrmt
tons IL tho Eaaie'n wds the slP2o'ei a1sen,e
1850 in company Uuh Nr. Whitney, be traced this
group around tue north sides Of Lake II iron ant
Lake Michigan to POine Blies, a I'd t4sa'e Along
fbe tGsteIf shore OF Green Bay to Lake NInnebagi
TIE Nasing away % toe eoftor shaeS Of tlc Hudson
River grcup has given Green Bay ia preseL: co.tig
uaticn. THIS group should make lis appearance on
the Mississippi If continuous III western dhecuon,
but up the last year had rot been recozoized ia
tAat region. Ia the Au OF ls55 bJwever he had,
IL company witn Mr. Whitney, while engaged in tle
Iowa survey eysuntd severn oc ,'t 80 nh-ie shales
Oh !, fhg ltr lat ttl-
beGiiIc limestone, tue upper mber OF the Trenton
group. AID the Magma Limestone. These shaes are !
Oiled With Ogsi &c tcmalns Ot The age o; Tue Hudson
River group OF ork, and thus furnish dence
,eu,c ~ tins rart of the Aiss-,ippi Valley.
The "mOunds" OF Iowa ana Wwcoo-la are made up
H. part OF these sh 4cs oYeru1 by the narder oods OF
1he Nagsla Doet0Le, and hne section ot ue4,yt t4e
Whst stnes mny be cbt6inod ut o,sls5 Mo1u1 near
Gal ne. Osing tO the si' and eaNy dec rFos.c;
pstuIc # these beos thry are uuIj covered BY roll
nnG Vo olctaOr, bat the peculiar shape OF tae n3Ha0s
well as other cir, 1,i ,nce7 "oi eaa % me cp"-
v,iUr isf euch btO' as The ud % ilUEi IN theh
IL bad 6ls0 ascor LtG t1R TIE Ono0d4Ss - .Oroog
Ns;Ca with t1rkutss Of 100 feet On tue hts'sI2p
tsre euishea by the s+me l'h Oses, character ~ "a
NewNVk. Athlck ccdof liner! 'ne above the Nag
sa Nj si rrob,b, - referred to the age OF the ilm7
sta1e OF Gan di ada, ts ioassls aHd rs sht-
h,tes wire similar; ard perhaps portl N o ae TocA
NJ the moth luIe of Like Michigan, hitherto Supposed
10 BE- Of tpe Niega-a asc, might be Ie't"ea - 'ne
sSmc age Or Jhe Go.t iime-ione'
NJ DA.lyLs remarked that he had noticed The
=, ~.co River shalcs oe.cribed by Prof. H40 III WIS
- p,d had given them III he late rePoI tle ha ne
Wf'o' - He had asO can Mr.. Balls atten-
,oH y NCooa 'oeo' - rocks eAEbted a; 5: 'e3
s.n L. toe secloa oi Inv Central Ra road
mound ~ recent cut On the / l9OH N tie
Mr. WHustl remarked that he k51 noti,-
blue sbale in tie geclo1"a petition OF tie uJisoa
Rvoi lioup at tic Blue M)1ud IL WsHoosia ia l952,
but cO-ic hO. obtaiua good section Ok thc, - q 70
a. tan lie zeal importance.
Co! FOsTLK made some remsrb, on tie coY.inu
llan mol