The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

would not be o drain on the resources Of the
churches. This colonization would encourage sim
plicity IN the erection OF church edifces when IN
stead Of large and costly structures lew anu lar oe
tween there might be raised many churcnes 70 iucct
the requirements OF the times. This coionizatlon
system would also encourage simplicity In dress
On TIE subject Of The dresses OF ladies IN the cnurcnes
Mrs. Stowe mad made some admirable and well
timed remarks. She says when religious women
enter the house OF God In costumes which make anSa
presence look almost like burlesque-they come
rafting with beads and gittering with tnseiItney
may look pretty as pictures IN . tapi eau.
but it was not good taste when they
thus came into house OF worship and declared them
selves to be miserable sinners Inc coioniza.ion
scheme would be success from muitlpiica'uona %
ton scheme and Its success was missionary sprit.
New York was behind other cities In tins respect
ing forth good fruit. Congregational church IN
Chicago few years ago starte1 COLONY, ana tne
mission chapel then = ns osI anotser
most successful effort In the nrtnerance OF tnls
evangelical work has been made Tne PresDyserla,n
and Baptist churches in Newark had mission cnapcs
In active operation. In gong on with the work we
must persevere, and when we have succeeded IA
would saw, in the words OF General Napier to the
e-de-camp who reported to MN That tney mao
taken standard IN one o. the Indian natIes anu
anothern They could not have better example to
follow or better advice to guide them. Whenever
they make an onward, successful stride, 1t must pc
only looked upon as step in advance, and that the
work is still before them. The work OF evangelical.
ton among the poor masses OF TINS CITY was one o.
the best nObest and hottest works that the churches
can undertake, and great deal OF the work must
depend upon the exertions Of this association.
At the close OF Q very brief address Mr. Morse was
warmly appauded by his hearers.
The vice president then invited the members to
discussion on the subject matter submitted and
illustrated by Mr.. Morse. Several members gave
their experiences OF the need OF larger missionary
effort in this city and the many ways that the want
Of the people, Some Interesting details OF individual
experience were thus given, and there seemed TO
prevail an earnest determination op the part OF the
association to encourage and expedite the work OF
evangelizatiOn In this City. After singing and
prayer the meeting dispersed, everybody highly
pleased and entertained with the proceedings OF the
evening.
Lyceum Of Natural History-Announccmen
of the Discovery Of Metallic Hydrogen-Fish
Culture and Propagation.
The Lyceum OF Natural History held its regular
meeting last evening at the of the association
No. So Madison avenue the Vice President Professor
Eggleston, in the chair. A number OF miscellaneous
communications were read and contributions to
the museum acknowledged.
Charles A. JOY, Professor OF Chemistry OF Colum-
bia College, stated that he had received commune
cation from Professor Horsford. under date OF De-
cember g. in which the latter gentleman states that
he had just received letter from Professor Graham,
Of the Royal Society OF London. Professor Graham
made public, May 10, 1857, paper on the occlusion
OF Hydrogen gas In meteorc iron, showing that the
meteoric iron came from hydrogen, and that 1t was
included in the metal Professor Graham now writes
to Professor Horsford as follows:-'T am at this
moment closing a paper to show that palladium
with occluded hydrogen gas IL an alloy OF hydro
genium, o white magnetic metal, of spe-
cifc gravity Of about two, appearing to have
considerable analogy to magnesium" Professor
Joy said that Professor Graham thinks that he has
at last discovered the metallic hydrogen and II his
belief were correctly founded it was undoubtedly
one OF the most important discoveries OF this
century. 1t was somewhat singular that so import
ant an announcement to the scientific world should
be brought to this country by mail instead OF by tel
egraph, and he thought that II the persons who
have the compilation OF the cable dispatches knew
the Importance OF such discovery In science 1t
would have reached us before this time.
covery was received with applause, and the chair.
man congratulated the lyceum upon the Information
and rendered thanks therefor to Professor Joy.
Professor Joy then made some brief alusion to the
Importance OF fish culture and the early investiga-
lions in 1888 OF jacob, and at subsequent period
the more complete results achieved by Remi, and
introduced N g.-.-s->s 9tvvS 1850
proceeded say that he thought that the study Of
fishes, their habits and cultivation had not been
highly enough estimated il CONNECTION with and as
Their Intelligence had also been greatly qnderrateo.
Some years Ago when in Japan, he became &C
actually knew him, coming towards him
ably swimming away when strangers looked at them
Mr. Gilmore was also Of opinion that the funny fish
OF the Mediterranean were familiar with the coast
OF America before Europeans were aware OF the ex-
istence OF this Continent. These fish had always
been noticed In the spring to proceed eastward up
through the Dardanelles, and from the fact OF the
fish having ova In them at such times u was con-
cluded that they spawned In the Black sea. After
some weeks they invariably passed westward
through the Mediterranean In myriads toward the
Straits Of Gibraltar and were seen no more during the
TateIy while crossing the Atlantic tue captain Of the
vessel, who was familiar with the funny asked him
(Mr. Gllmorel II he could explain how y was that ne
1.-THE captan saw such immense quantities OF funny
sh going eastward In the eprng and IN the TALL such
large numbers going westward ne had SINCE INC,
Of st. Lawrence and the waters Of Labrador, and
had no doubt that they migrated annually from
America to Europe and returned Proceeding
m unGer especial especial cOnsderailon he said That
fish culture was known to the Chinese
utilizing their inland waters and canals. In France,
he did not think any practical steps were taken TO
cultivate fish until about fifty years ago, and then
only on limited scale. Since that time England and
America had made considerable progress, foremos Sc
among those who had interested themselves In the
Salmon migrated from the sea at certain seasons OF
the year the time OF their leaving and depoeiting
| their spawn depending on the temperature OF the
water. II the temperature OF the sea was high they
usually left later II the temperature OF the rivers
to which they migrated was high they LEFT the sea
earlier. When they entered the rivers they lost all
idea OF everything except that Of rushing up to the
head waters and actually assembled waterfalls OF six
or seven feet in height by actually swimming with
| immense velocity up the column Of falling water.
| They then generally pushed to the gravel
BEDS and there the female made her nest and depos
tied her ova. The male FISH then deposited his milk
the and the two cover the bed
With gravel Nv throwing nets around the he'd both
| the male and female were sometimes caught lie
then explained the process OF artificial pregnati0n
and described the appearance Of the fry during Its
earlier existence, and said that comparatively little
was known OF the great profits TO be realized from
pisctculture. He bad prepared statement showing