New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-01

Prot. Aisxsnjsr offered some friendly criticism TO
certain parts OF the metaphysical doctrines Totne
justice Of thess criticisms, a. qualifications, Prof
Pierce asserted.
The Section adjourned to another room and listened
10 paper by Prof Bsche, On Talcotts ethod OF de-
.emiuiDg latitudes. Careful experiments hsd proved
his method to be free from the defects q pslsonA
equstion ard il must now be accepted as bsing ss
vslusble as il was original. Ii is not the same as
Gauss method, but is Tslcotts.
Dr.. Lewis 5 eirer read paper by Mr.. 4. T.. Ws.h-
ereo in which he claims tina: mixture of supefhesed
with common steam produces saving OF water ard
s,esms and suggests the problem /, scientific to
eXplen this saving,
Prof Henry Cautioned the Association from any
hasty action in relation to subjects involving large Pc
cuniary interests.
Picf Joseph Lowering resd historical paper On the
Boomerang followed by an explanation OF its very Pc
cu!lsr motions T.s New-Hollsnd weapon had 81
ore tine become familiar toy in Great Britain The
mechanical explanation Of s motions is very difficult
Often ike Hudbrass muskets It misses the mark /
drives at:
AID though W. aimed At duck or ploysr
Rscoil. aud irocks Its owner oveI."
The primary point in the explanation may be expressed
by saying that il slides the air, like bird with ex-
panded wings or like fiat stone " &C lied" by boy.
lie Illustrated hs paper by boOmerspgs of card, which
whred curcusly through the air.
The next paper was a mathematical DISCUSSION, by
Prof ). Alexander, of the of switest dssceot,
in which he reduced the horizontal line and tue
teal line TO forms Of the cyclod.
The Section cow adjourned.
Section b was first entertained with an sb.truse
paper on comparative phlology. illustrated by dns
charts BY Prof j. y. Leslie, which ne endeavored
show that the forms OF words pass into each otaer
according 10 fixed rules by nsenslble gtadauons, IKE
the Il ylps of natural history
TIE second paper was amusing but sensible pa
per, by DIR. j. III. Gibbon, suggesting method OF
teaohiDg music 10 negro boys OF any age under lOO
Prof G. C. Swallow, State Geologist OF Missouri
reed the third paper, upon the Culture of the Grape
Missouri He showed that the soil Of the Rhine = az
similar TO that OF souri, and that the German wine
grow could therefore IN Missouri the business
VII ca he had followed in his fatherlsrd.
DR.. G. Il. jackson and tire Right Rev. DIR. Lynch of
Charleston, :. C., made some remarks upon the cul-
ture of the grape in Amercs. DIR. Lynch conceded
with Prof Swallow in believing thatthe abundant cul-
Yation of the vine would be tue most effecua tenn
peraGce movement.
Mr.. II. G. Warner read paper en- the phosphoree-
cent appearance Ct the sea.
The fifth paper and the last Of the morning, was by
Dr. C.. L. WeinlsId, upon the Psychology of Animals
This interesting metaphysical essay blending the
views of Swedenb0rg with those OF Goethe, aad yet
Borrowing little, If anything from other writers, At
ter pied determine the mental hfs OF anmals from
an amnsion cf their relations to the outward world
In proportion to the simplicity and pauoy OF cfea-
ure means Of receiving impressions and producing et-
ects may be pr, umed to be the mOnotony and bank
ness eff it's soul. The poyp lives to eat; the earth
worm eats travels aud makes love; the monkey does
all that ard cracks Jokes besides fights defe1ds ts
Young. &C.. while man increases his OWN relations 10
The external world by enlarging his organs OF sensa
ton SO to include exteInsl things what are the
telescope ard the microscope but improved eyes aud
the machine and the crucble but improved hands =
and they directly enlarge the soul.
After little conversation the Section adjourned.
The members having survived the dissipation last
evening at the elegant entertainment OF his Honor
the Mayor are this evening invited to leyee by the
Mary land Historical Society.
One hundred ard eight members IN attendance the
second day.