New-York tribune., 1868-08-11
AMERICAN SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
THE ANTIQUITY OF MANA THOUSAND GENER-
ATOMS HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE HIS
CRFATION-PAPERS READ THE THIRD DAY.
.--..--.. a1. .nncLL nnR RspnNnRNrL

THE ANTIQUITY OF MANA THOUSAND GENER-
ATOMS HAVE PASSED AWAY SINCE HIS
Carbohydrates READ THE THIRD DAY.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHICAGO, Aug. Last evenings session was
occupied by President Could in the delivery Of an eab
orae Of the life and services TO science of the
late Prof A. d. Bache This morning the place of meet
ing OF the Association changed TO the First Baptist
Church. on Wabashave.. south Of Hubbard Court. The
sneakers can be heard much better In tho new place.
The first business to-day the election OF fortyeight
more members. III all the new members elected
nav their Initiation fees and annual assessments the
financial condition Of the Association VIII DO one OF great
strength About four hundred persons have been voted
I'm within last three days many OF whom have paid
At Burlington last year, only ~ members we're elected,
OF whom only IS paid their assessments The members
ihs a9 hogsc 9a9 ty' Of DR. N IS Davis % is ' ' ''
The morning session today which was a general one
OF the whole Association, entirely occupied with the
reading and discussion Of three papers on the Antiquity
OF Man Of which the following are he titles J. Abstract
United states by Charles Whttlesey. O. The Antiquity
Vesiiges Of prehistoric Races in California by VIM p
Blake mostsmporant paper on this subject Is to be
read on Monday by Prof Whitney, when tho discussion
of the subject VIII be continued.
col Whittlesey enumerated several races which had
nourshed In America before the red man hunted In her
the territory which ~ now Wisconsin; third, warke
In the region south OF lakes ontario aud Erie and
ourshed is uncertain but II was certainly several
thousands OF years before the Christian Era Pottery
other works OF have been found In
conjunction with and beneath the bones Of the mastodon
and megatherum In regard TO the time the Indians have
occupied this country the following fact throws some
light Three skeletons were found In cave beneath
heap accumuatons several feet In depth Tho crnnia
were perfect that there left no doubt OF their being
the crnnia OF red men. These bones were computed
TO have been placed in their sepulchre 2ooo years
ago Jaw and tooth found IN stratum and pro-
nOunced by Prof Agassz TO have been there years
These must have belonged TO the bronze men or the stone
men, as they called. Col Whttlesey gave an ac-
the discoveries made or the relics or ancient
races by Mons Boucher do Pertz the year 1868, at
Abbeyille In France, on the banks OF the Saone.
Col Foster began by stating that recent discoveries
show that IA among the most ancient OF animals
and was contemporary with the great pachyderms and
mOnsrous beasts Of prey now extinct the antiquity OF
the races OF whose implements arc or bronze and
who are therefore called the bronze races Ia given ut
from 5000 10 5000 years according to the computations
different biologists and Investigators while that OF
the stone men" Is estimated at from 1000 70 10000
years But these estimates vastly low OF than recent
discoveries seem warrant for the human Along
the banks OF te Nile excavations have bean made 10
great depth aud from them fragments Of burned brick
have been taken out On these data, calculating from
depth Of mud deposited by the Milo each century
age OF $4,000 years Is given 10 the men who burned
these bricks The pyrands, ,o, are aoo founded nI on
the soil which their hOary foundations rest The feet
OF Napoeons soldiers whom thirty centuries looked
down from the piles OF granite above them trod upon
which for three centuries had embraced
the relics OF mighty race The discovery or human
skeleton in California deep down In tho gold drift, and
covered by five successive deposits OF lava, also carries
back the antiquity OF man 10 period far beyond the
stone age Col Foster then exhibited an arrow head
found the Valley OF the San Joaquin 30 feet below the
surface The Island Of Petite Ause at the mouth Of the
earth yet that SALT by side OF the remains OF the
a drawing OF which was exhibited. In excavatlng
Dowier at the depth Of q feet found the remains Of
man Their age must have been myriads OF years In
RELATION " the hAblA OF ths mound buildara and Othar