, 1860-12-24
2CIEyTTFIC AND ExCUR8IVE.
4 YeritabIc Account OF ye scientific
Excursion to Ann .1rbOr.

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concerning the pluya1 perils they were
! about to encounter, albeit axnltant over the
imnense accessions soou to inErc to the cause
Of scitaee.8 AT 1sosth the signal was givcn aud
Thu triD al if CONSCIOUS of its precious f.oisht,
moved 1najcstically from the depot.
oL,MrsEs OF SCIENCE
! The first Object Of scientific interest was tie
! packed ice on the brcakwatcr and tha mllsfi
| outside. The President proceeded to eall the
: attention OF the sutuns to the analosics u.
i tween these acrrmlations aud The glaciers and
4; docs of the Arctic Sea. liz next spoke Of tho
+: Important part Which ice plays In tho economy
(; Of Nature, aud next Of the chemical atluitiea
which take place when It il brought into ui,i.
! mate union with certain alcoholic mixtures.
! and the effect Of those mixtures upon the All.
! NAL tissues Of the stomach. lie proposed 10
: verify his observations by clinical dcnlonstre.
! ton if any Of his brother saya1s rcrcproyidrd
with Instruments for the experiment. Where
!! Upon twcnty-thrce complete sets of the imp!e.
1ncnts necessary, simultaneously appeared
iFomthc wcnty.threc pockets Of the twenty
! three brother sayans around, ani tho expert
| IuCut K:17 satisfactorily tried o.,
; sEW btFFALO.
Arrived at New Buffalo, t1u train 1,aus ed for
half an hour to nllow the party to exaulipu tho
! evidences Of volcanic action which arc lcrs
! displayed I'll Aetupcndoua scale.
zAuTacCAKEs II ANYTHING.
10 General $. belongs the hnlor Of having
flFst pointed them out. Under bis guidance
, tue incmbca asccnIcd one Of tllc ]0ltie.t Of
! the numerous sandhill. that line the coast,
i He demonstrated tl4at these accun,ulaiiuus;
ru1gcFiy known as "dunes," ard euppuaed II;
tc the result Of the ioiut agency of wind and
wafer, arc volcanic eundD, cjrctct. from bu-
heath, aud that the slucs and poul.1olcs arc
irae volcanic cratcrs. Willie thus occupied.
low, rullbling, hubtcrranc:ln nnisc was heard
III tic distance, which continued to Increase
in volume, anil so:nc, 1t least, felt distinct Vi
/; brations III the earth under their feet. 1t i.
much to bc regretted tlat 3u.t ut this jnnclure
long freight tTnin approached the statit,n.
which prevented tl'ru. iron. M:akiuy furti1-r
observations. II tl4ey had had ,.urc tiue here
tho result of their examinations into these
threatening volcanic mystcrit3 1nl.lIt laye
proved II great Safeguard to the nciglborius
city Of ChicaStel,crl'aps diyerting daugcrs ii,
the future greater in tllcie consequence to that
modern 11crculaneum, cyen THAI lla. been tho
rivalry Of New Buffalo III the past.
ANN ARBoR.
Upon arriving at Ann Arbor in tho carly
evening. the party was met by committee on
behalf Of the citizens OF the place. The depot
aud station gFounda were tasteful1y ornament
ed By Chinese lanterns, blue and bengal ligl,t::
while magnificent shower nf to:sscts notified
the inl,abitante TINT thcir>tlistingnished xursfs
had arrived. Many Of the warehouses and
prty1tc residences were 1luminated; while the
Ann Arbor city mills, on the opposite eidc Of
u: uurnn River, were perfect blaze Of light.
ihlHc superb structures lad teeh ectecied by
tue committee as quart"fs Tor their visitors.
All the machinery and lixturcs hsd been IT,
moved, anu most luxuriant accommodations
provided. The exterior de;osattons xc.. c.
ccedlugiy briiiaut. IN the front. 1.resentcdt,
thc slatfoE, Was = large TRANSPARENCY sboNin;
Using sun, cnblenatic cf science, with the
motto below, ''.Ga.,h1' .fatef.'
Prof. D. welcomed tho rS;ty ;u a short
speech Of glowing rloquence st..ing that Anu
Arbor lad lons regarded with arsi,tel i:.::eti-
.. @sr the c1ertions ,nndc " Chicago iu tho
sanse 1t %..1:src; there gtolo-iets, lnleontolo-
SGi-ts, botanists, chemists and philosophers
had worldwide reputation; and Oh behalf of
tho citizcns uf Ann ArbDr ho WAS proud to
! take than by tic laul.
rEof Ii responded: lie raid his woulA
DC happy to die IN ths *auss Of sci..uce.
Scieuce was :. .:umIt; Ac was proud Of his
h":::;ue connection with it, aud 20 was c.cry
member Of The Academy. Ills spirit scared
| with the glimpse le bad just caught oI thu
| dawniny uf tic ni.ltunial morn vi scientific
! rtsez.r.t, ;"h,l. NIL mankind would BE- tceu-
| ..tMc, when til. eaa:cs ii everything would be
:: known, and Governments rr:.riatei nu trur
scientific principles aud adi;,iEs.!crc, t,v ec;:
D.! tntifc men. His up-ura:iGn on the Union Of
Silence ar::. tic States was yery line; but our
! space will not admit Of euch Insertion IL to du
-: ii Justice.
The party soon AFTER proceeded to tl,rituuar-
tcrs, preceded by thu: .Ann -trl,ur brasa ban.i
/ r}a, Ing La tue ConQucrius" Within the
! iii" the scene WIS very hrilnEt. Thu rn:irc
! first floor had been arranged Us Il tauque.ir<
! 'iai! thc second was assi.ue.l 10 Tin: singly
/ gentlemen "i III parry; the third to se1;:c-
. men ard heir wivr.; lie fourth to young H.
. dies a1:G the it'll I:r lie gym Asiu;n. Every
: arrangement had b.va s,lc 10 suit tic t.sl
!. Of the must fastidiuus.
! MoNE SCIENTIFIC THAN ANYTHING r1.sx.
Prof. - soon 1'rrus!:!. ::.it splendid iclc-
! :eol'r, With ulaguiiyinS power Of : OO times.
brought within little more iban 100 miles If
! the human visinn- PsnF. r. w:s The E::.:::
t" 1'ccr thsotlsil I'll. vast tuhc. The towering
mountains, the deep caycvns, thc far-stre;rl,-
l'lS p!atn'. the circlng seas ard tic 1lown.
htrc:,tsis-:ll were revealed to Ills cnr4,,tuEtll
Vision. No sight could s,c more Impressive.
The isolated peaks were itful,Iuc.l by tue tu,t,
willie the t!alks were slruI'cd iu deep shadowe;
son1r Of thesr peaks were estimate to nttai,l
! ;ln elevation vi 10 00O feet aud the s1w,itI,.
clasmR, some rugged AMI eihcfs cuIrelI.E,ctl,
We're thought to slnk au equal distance below
the general Level. Nos;let. iu among the hills
| there was lake, with Il beautiful shelving
shore, aud i large river flowing Into it. While
tut attention otthc Professor was directed IL
this point, he suddenly observed, to his Won
| der aud establishment, ! Monstrpus tortoise
emerge frotn tho water aud slowly move
across the Held OF vision. Airaid to rely u},cc
tAS accuracy of his own sight, he c1citedly
called to Prof CIT ,erify his ohscryation:,
whcn 10: there was the monster, hIs outlines
clearly discefnable, occasionally pausing III IL
movements aud then dartiu9 out ~ il in rur.
suit Of some invisible prey. There he r.
manned IN frll rias; for tic space Of at least
twenty minutes. Prof with admirable
j urementt and found that his greatest ltng1i,
"ss not less than 6: feet, q i1,rlcs, and lis
greatest breadth II feet, incl.ts He ur,,:
poses to namc this monster "1eKsde 1;uauffo. u
and 1t the next meeting oi the Academy will
submit memoir, with accurate drawings,
upon this subject We wouli here remark, in
patalthehs, that the next tsay III wiptnr ths
Object giass bed bng WINS found sec1eted in a
! assure. and there arc those enyious enough to
| llaoin1atc that there must hnve been an cryur
! IN vision. This could not have been tic case.
! tor let u. suppose that 4. represents the posi-.
zion OF tue moon. and b. that Of the observa.
tory, and US ,535 the distance between the two
objects. Now. 1t tn object the sire Of ),
bed bug we're interposed between the eve at
an Observer and the moon, rav of livht enc
mating from the surface Of tho former vauld
ffr1kc tue reti1la Of the cye--bnt the prob.
lem ta too complex for ths ordinary reader,
and We will not now proceed further in its
| demonstration.
: AND 30 coS7NuRs.
| The next morning thu nartv nrorsedod ~