The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-06

General Sessions at Newport City.
THIRD DAY.


General Sessions at Newport City.
THIRD DAY.
NEwpoRr, August 3, 1890
She Association met, pursuant TO adjournment ~ ven
O'Clock this morning The meeting, as customary, was
besd IN general before dividing into sections
After the reading Of the minutes, report from the
standing committee read, explaining that In reference
proportion appoint permanent officer 10 super
intend the railway affairs OF the society," 1t would be IN
necessary % do there was already exstng oon
untee fally empowered in the matter.
The Secretary reported that the following gentlemen
mad been recommended by the Standing Committee io'
nemsersh.p-
Al regular members--Leut B. Coms'ocS, ohi'eu
es&see Navy Dr. r Y. Marrissa Fall RIVER J. " ANS
worth Barre; Norman Eastman, Fan n'er, H. ~ w.
way, Cincinnati.
Az associate members-Geo ]. Hammond, Newport;
A Itisbee Salem; Scott Russell, Jr England.
ouel POSTER moved that Professor Agassz be invited
10 read is paper the arrangement Of the Museum Of
sSnparatye Zoology Cambridge, but the learned Pro
ssor having arrived motion, the association ad
surned aGd reassemhed in sections.
ysocEKDwes OF SECTION A-NAInxAAnos, PHYSICS AND CHE
xsrkY.
On this section coming 10 order, Professor William
Chadwick was elected Chairman Of the day
consequence OF the ndsposition Of Professor Bche,
ss paper on declnome,er observations made a, Grard
magnetic decinston, postponed.
Professor B. ROGERS proceededwith his paper, expa-
natory Of interesting experiments in regard TO DINO
sular This Of the moot able and intensely
papers Of the session. and the erudon and re-
search of this distinguished scientific gentleman were
sever used better effect The subject OF bnocuiar
vision, he said had been frequently considered by emil
pent men IN all It's physical, metaphysical and
phiosopn!cal relations Sir David Brewster had
axtar yatiOrs the cub.
rect and ne shows that binocuar visions are
necessarily performed by cumulative process in whch
she ais of the eyes extended the whole OBJ
yect at From some simple experiments which he
pad made be question this theory Of
Brewster Brckey and others The Professor then men
toned number Of experiments in proof OF the faacy of
The doctrine Of successive combinations Some Of these
experiments very simple, and had for their basis
the conveyance Of lines and figures in sterso
recpe the theory Of Brewster is TO be carried out, il
would be necessary that the eyes should have central
action.
and stated where in looking through lattice at
harm door, At short distance Of it, appeared TO him
there doors the barn. whereas there
but q reality entirely mental process, but
figures ndelby fixed upon the reta Of the
Profess Henry also made remarks the sub
eCi and alluded particularly TO the extraordinary
ssence Of the memory IN affirming that the same result
s continuous.
Professor and President Hill also offered some
Professor ROGERS added some practical observations
the Of the sereoscope Of the most important OF
which It's application TO the detection OF spurious bank
notes If two made from the same die, engraved
precisely alike, with all the letters and figures Of the
size he placed in sereoscope, they VIII unite to-
gethor and be perfectly and straght but if
OF the should not be so perfect any OF the letters
hIes n the @ h Ue S Ss.r 80 rre, e
viii be presented, and the letters would stand away
from another Ike the ragged regiment Of Falstaa-
Of line. On the conclusion Of his paper, the Pro
fessor was loudly appauded.
The next paper was read by Professor W. D. WHITNEY,
ssou the Data and Methods OF the Hindoo Astronomy"
NE object Of this paper TO show that the astro
nomiCal science Of the hndoos was not so ancient
paan the first period Of the Christian era.
The Hindoos, doubt, derived their astronomy
from the Creeks but were not content Ike the Arabs, TO
borrow adopt and confess their borrowing, bat they
rpdianized the whole system, giving new names
and establ sbng new combinations In regard TO stellar
astronomy the Hndoos held that there ndepen-
dent resolution Of the stars They held the existence Of
OF Indan origin They also had their IDEAS on the
Eyherity Of the earth.
Professor j. W CoAuKY, Of Hagerstown, Mary land,
inquired Of Professor Whitney whether he could not fix
the prd nearly possible, OF the Hntoo theory OF
the sphsrty Of the earth because Erstostheues lad
measvred tie Garth long before the beginning OF the
Christian era and Ia Place lays down that the Greeks
mad adopted he mode Of admeasuremept IRON more
Professor wEiSEY said the period could rot be hxed
with N certainty.
Professor HARMON alluded 90 certain expressions IN the
book OF JobThou hangest The earth upon nothing TO
show that hc ancents bad an exact knowledge OF the
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worth Studying whether the astronomy Of TIE anc.ents
vas not more perfect thar our own
Professor HfNEY then rcstsed some Of the principal
ponts q a lecture VIII Oh he had delivered tue pre-
vious evening on atmospherica eecu city: the object
Al the phenomena OF atmospherical, which seen
through the Instruments Of Observers phenomena Of
induction. They DO not spring from the atmosphere bot
from he earth. II a kite balloon be sent up i will
powerful sp-rk Of electricity. The earth In al
ways negatively electrified. The Professor explained
sumbcr OF experiments in proof u his theory.
Notes en- sources Of in the employment o. pierre
new combinations OF ammonia, pcric acid and metallic
by NJ C. Lea, were presented by Professor b. sli
Tie obcc, OF the frst Of these papers 10 that
pcrc acid not reliable test 10 discover the presence
o. potassa from the fact that Is forms similar prccip
tate with the salt Of soda ammonia &c. ouly be
employed analytical chemistry and with the greatest
precAution by the moet experienced persons.
The second paper q continuation Of former
memoir By the same author, and was published 10 SRi-
variety Of chemical combinations Of sulphur, copper,
cobalt, cadmium, chromium and manganese and IRON
sals
me same gentleman also read a short paper on the
combustion % wet fuel showing how great economy
could be carried out in the adoption Of new furnace IN
which ~ fuel could be burnt. THIS would be Of par
tusr benent 10 the southern properties, where
much fuel was necessarily consumed
ms led 10 discuss among the chemical professors
report Of which only hi for the recognized ransao
tons Of ths ASSOCIATION.
Professor c. W. HAcllU was the next who read
paper the theory with The spots This
Involved very lengthy and acs,ruse Arguments accom-
npossbie 70 oondeuse the Professor views leading
object 20 show that sudden atmospheric changes
accompanied by sickness, which have never been
accounted for, caused by the election Of some
kind Of matter from the He gave
variety Of calculations and observations which |
be bad made the subject, and said tina, he only
brought forward 10 elicit the attention aud consdera
tor Of other gentlemen he had found that whenever
tbcse spots the appeared most plentfuy there
always sudden changes in the weather, accompa
u by threats and other sickness He thought also
hat the aurora boreais causcd by the matter pro
pelled from the and made appear that the open
through the luminous envelopes Of the pro
Succd by this elected matter.
Ihs led TO lengthy discussion In which several gen.
tcmen participa
Professor hrCEf, OF Nantucket. stated curious fact
connection with the subject He said that, although
neither endorsed opposed the theory q Professor
HaCssey, he wond state fact that perhaps not /
70 any n the but himself The summer /
q the year 1915 the coldest that expert