New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17
CTR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON


HINDoo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF DR..
PARA WILD NAN AND DAKwIEIsM-DIss BRAD.
Dos's FORTHCOMING MAGAzIEE-THE "HERos
Won BoRcKE" OF BLAcKwooD-MR. KINGSLEY ON
ESGLHH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND THE AMNESTY.
From Occasional Correspondent,
LONDON August Q5 1895.
The British Scientific Association now meeting at Not
tngham has not been nearly well attended as that
which met az Birmingham year ago. This 10 partly to
be attributed TO the fact that Nottin CHAM small place.
and many feared that its might be overlooked
and partly to the fact that there has been outbreak Of
cholera there Many of The most distinguished men Of
science who usually attend were this year absent The
new President, Mr. Grove, made address which
long and technical Il has been chiefly criticised
cOnnt OF It's strong expression in favor OF the Dafwnan
theory which must now De admitted to be the creed OF
British science Prof Owen alone standing out agaihstlt
On the first regular day of the meeting OF soc1ons, Ar
Samuel Baker read in tie department OF Eihnooey aud
Geography an interesting account OF as a
the sources OF the Nile. Dr. Doak fteryaEl read paper
maintaining the praeticabty Of diyertng the waters or
the Nile into Ia Red Sea- which Baker however. thought
less feasible thar set the Thames on hre IN opening
M aeeop Of economic science a8d statistics Prof Rog-
era of Oxford President Of the section, reeed to tbe
dscussions which have taken place as to the approaching
exhaustion OF tie English eoa-hed', and inc pohdhIe
effect on the national prosperity Mr. Rogers considers
that the aon which has becn raised II not pena.'e IS
ectciny excessive. The material wealth 6 THIS .oun-
tryD he Observed greatly it is related 10 It's anniac
res one Of the materials OF wnicn Is Iosaly LINZ
tied is FAR more fny derived from It's geogpheal posi-
lion and hereupen It's trade the advantages and AIDS OF
which are pei moment. Occupying as Great Brtain Goes,
The most central position between the New aRd TIC od
World il is, and will be- 50 long as nc people ere isn.
trio1s end resouie tho highway and the mart Of nons
lis commerce. by virtue OF causes when eahhot 90 iet
from H. increases Ear more rapid rate tran is manu-
faaes; and IL that commerce remains ulIettIeo ano IN
shaekled there seems no limit TO the wdth VINCE s mar
| kets may attau.' - ~,
On Friday large company assembled 70 near ar. Isi
grave read paper Arabia, in which be has been ne
est traveller In Arabia, he said there were tSo Us
tiuct divisions OF the populationtho Mahabs 70 me
north the cent table land and the people TO me s"h
of that LOFTY range The northorucrs were Arabs pure
with long boards aud thoughtful aces, ana Ie 81 t'I
descent rom the same stock as th9 oi tHe % T VI
| were the orthodox MohamolGps extremely st!id, and
even .anaca btt bospitahle ana honest 1hef ibSaS
was pure Arabic such was written and 10 ne iouo 10
! hooks The people the south wore very dihefht; IA
physical aspect IN language and IN relsion-or, more
properly speakng,sn want OF religion more e'Sef re-
| scmbling tie negroes " the cast coast q yAISd.
They less advanced people than the Arabs oI me
north ont far sensible Of improvement and foPi-
bic TO advancement Between the populations 81 uoss
two great divisions Of the Arobis continent tose ,z'sed
at present aud nj dtlQH0 struggle or pfed'mmhee-
INC hammer of the north being the white ensign OF Mecca,
and tha OF the south tie rcd bAnheri and Constantly IN
villages where he two parties were found te8ess lis
conflict wen on descending even 10 hghts DC. F@h ile
children The N cited utility Of Ny. Pagmye obseya-
ton ley 10 this, that IN opening tp 9se IH y lha
Englshnen would act wisely to avoid the r0;, Gd cen
raj portions Of Arabia vast territory, quite do7ide of
riyera of water, rocky ard balrn, ali 2lH .hmppN
I able rhif too, the character OF the people who
centuries ago had reached the nt Of their ci' h4auon
I which was quite Incompatible Eitn onta' in'S war
region and reote 10 he avoided. but IL WIS We der
ent in the south and eaSs 81 Arahn Tue SOL vas lefe
and the climate good N fact, INC county po.s tlcns
looked Hero was tAe Kingdom oil Ornani and although
the peope arook OF African type yet they we're .n-
terpfisng and imprcrablo, and hid actually oueIed
mariiin STATE Tie route Of the EnpbHatcs snf Oman
across tho Persian 6al would be 40 some time h'nes
better roate thoh that ~ Egypt 20 India.
The section Of BioicgyEa neTy-ercated one u tie
Assooa tiOR-s presided over By Pi,t Haxley. H. his
opening address the Professor was philosophical and ~
sfstcd that they had 10 deal MOI VII forces nor yss,
hut with FORMS The living word cons sed 10 declared
OF seles of fogns con tiuhus lie development Of e
At The close OF adorable address tLoE IL garc s'rne
strong loscs AT he csr.ieUifa Of Engisli qi1eaon
Some people spoke he said IL taerc vas 'onisfhf re
sci.rtit, cju.atipr IA ths c5loty {, he sait INC
srnalle attempt made to nko oaT hOos tong
else than esl bs.mcnts in which olta we've faIght
ID Know what weGa hc thoughts OF other people bong
time ago instead o. being tnught 70 think Of nae's '
corning tie present such reslIt lnighl Gus he
thought ihat something like scientific education ought
10 be given in cn00s bat b. fst say ihni be be-
revcd II 20 be ont oil the question The course Nl,d
reminded hill OF tic III woman ard Tie dog IL Gos
would no bic The pg and they eonl not re, home Inc
uniyer,itis eayc 10 ewarl 20 those who Snded eehCe
and the public -chCoi you'll re. bio me dog a1p iey
were there fore. az - complete 20 D l-shll a - ~
Dr. John Dayey read pereron DE Color o. Mar. hncI
cIumeratng tho vnrous color Il acs aud herg emph
ca and cpaic Distribution he cane 10 conAde 10 ''tes
OF variations Of color ct thos5 causes he placed, hs;
exposure 10 the sua rys it b-ns be declared, an csab
lshed Ee, e%PeSs2 ~ the o.a4"dr{ te,h 's-h-e"th,
tn1, the acting the skin have 'iacring
effect; Gnd NEXT warmth of climate and an average nigh
iompeTatur5 throughout The year. Under the infsncs X
these there aTpJl 10 BE- tendency to the accumulation
Of carbon in ho .yS;cn iadioatcd by the o differ
ence Of color the artcal and yenous blood unfe e@
poslIe 10 high tcmponiure An Splanson OF certain *
copOual IN cuce next ohegcdas OF the dargci huo
OF Ike EsQUiry exposure 20 the rays durhg that
portion of hc year in which Che is constantly above
lhe g9uFon IA tue Arcle reSlons and during H.. oheI
pur0l--thcir Watoro their hyirg shut up close
impure air and TO their food being cicdy OF and abord
,oG IN carbon cid hydrogen. Or, taxing an opposite IN
sanee that OF aodRtneos no, though mach exposed
10 c SIM are co;pmQqly siIe lsn the latitude TIE! III
habit wodlJ seem warrant, owing in part y might be
e0ncuTed 70 their blood being better aefated nom ils
purcr air inhaled and the active exercise they taEe pro-
duCpg accelerated action Of the heart, abd more
rapid flow and circulation Of the blood Flrtbef be adj
yortei 10 hoToliQfncss avism as deserving OF alien
ton in considering the color OF races aud more especially
lie Importance TO the great question OF unity OF deI
might be inferred, and rice eersa In eonelusSp, Dr.
Dayoy dSelt Oh the connection Of good cook Ind hne
complexion with health, to which nothing Ga6 Contribute
more than pure afr aud exercise in the cpen air. >
Mr. L. Ii. Taylor read paper on Phenomena Of the
higher Civilization Taeosblo fundamental o gin among
Savage Tribes He said that the stories of
about their gods and heroes eoanogones transsoEols
and origins showed that the Hydrologic stage uBcry
the poetry and religion of the Greeks and other nations
from among whom the highest modern civilization hsd
grown. The myths OF NewZealand had il that we had
two prmeya ancestors, father and mother ilangi and
Papa Heaven aud Earth-the Earth ONT OF which all
things we're produced being mother the proectngand
overriding Heaven father These tho records of
events Primitive marriages had much 70 DO With the
development OF races from savage TO civilized life through
the different stages Of oXogany marriage out Of ones
tribe. In conclusion he saddle one Of tho services
Of existing savage tribes enable civilized men 10
understand their own origin and position in the world
II the section of Mechanical Science Capt Noble Il.
A. read paper on the power Of sho 70 penetrate Steel
aId other deienses The following up the results II
which he arrived First when it is required 20 perorss
the plate tho proIeee should be OF hard material such
as STEEL chilled from second the form Of head best
suited for the perfoation of iron plates whether c or
ie Tho roiul hat