New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04
GEOGRAPRICAL SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting of the Geographical and Ststis-
teal Society held last evening, ia the rooms of the
Society, in Clinton Hall. Although the attendance
not large, the were 80 badly ventilated that
within few minutes Of the commencement Of the
n setting, the air very unpleasant.
Mr.. GEORGE FOLSOM presided. Various reports
were read, aud the polls opened for the election
OF officers. The Regular ticket headed by Prof.
More The friends OF the old regime took substan-
TALLY the SAME, substituting the name of Dr. HAWKS
Tor President. Two other tickets were made up Of
selections from these.
The reports of the officers of the Society were read.
They sho business of Sl947 80, and a balauce 4
the treasury Of $llS 3d. There have been SD vou mes
sdded TO the library within the year. The library nov
has COO volumes. The Librarian, Mr.. Bayard Tsyl
suggests the desirabilty of acquiring a number Of
books, among them Pny scal Atlas, either that Of
Berghans or Johnston.
Mr.. II. b. MuLLARD then read paper on Ptisis
PumonsIes, the disease commonly known AS Con-
sumption. Il carried off, he said, persons than
any ether disease. II now caused one-sixth Of the
deaths in the world. In Canada, New-York and
Boston there had been very Considerable Elimination
deaths by it since the beginning OF the century In
New.York it had diminished from 20 10 IL per cent.
Providence is much more given 10 Consumption than
New.fork. Chicago shows only about per cent Of
Consumption. The army stat stics sho ~ed most Con-
sumption TIE Cult Coast of Florida South Carolina,
and Alabama; next in N.w-lork HaIbor aud Caltor-
ria; next Texas; next Washington and Oregon
T,rrt lies, neat the Atlantic Coas: OF Florida
and lowest New-Mexco. In Iceland from lS2
COusun ptioD. IL the same In Labrador and Green
land and was veIs rare in Upper Russia Persia and
AlgeIs were sipgularlJ free from IL. Consumption
was moro prevalent 10 Gibraltar and Malta than in
Capada according to the Brit III army statistics The
deaths are much greater in Bermuda than in New
foundland In liiadostan, there is very little Con-
sumption. In districts where intermittent fevers
prevalent, tnch Venice and the Tuscan msrenme,
there is very little pion. the deaths by Con-
sumption in the Rritfh army are three times as great
III the navy. March, April, May, February, Jauu-
AIRY, December, june, July, November, August, Sep
TENDER, October 10 the order in which the months
stand, commencing with that in which there is the
greatest nudber. In October, there are only about
four. Gftbs as many deaths as in March Among
toms, silors mos, liable to Consu nption then
shoe makers, ocksmths ply sians gardeners, butch
srs and lawyers. The liability of the tailor is more
than four times great that of the lawyer. This
rule does not however, apply TO those lawyers who
practice in the New-York Supreme Court, where the
air 10 nj 10 induce tuDerculous Consumption in
a very short time. Nor does the rule apply to those
lawyers W no attend the meetings Of the New.York
Geographical and Statistical Society. As TO climate
humidity appears TO conduce most IT, though moist
salt air is not conducive to it. Cold is unfavorabe
n, eptc aly equabe cold. IL ia more common among
womtn than among men, and is most co nmon between
the ages Of ~ and 80 Tnere is no reason to believe
that is less Consu mpton no than thou
SANDS Of year, ago.
long and prosy discussion ensued, which consumed
Il @ time until the votes were all counted.
For President, Dr. Hawks elected receiving So
votes TO 81 for Prof. Morse. The remainder of the
ticket elected was as follows:
For Vice Preslden. year. Henry Grlrnel
Mt for year Archibald Russe for three
years, tie Rev. Thompson; Recording Secretary 4. A
Sisnsbry Foreign job. jay Doues
tic Corresponding Secretary Marshall Lees; Librarian Chas
Wexford; Treasurer, Frsnh Moore.