The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR TIE ADVlyCE.
WENT OF SCIENCE.
Heading OF Interesting Papers-Rare and
Wonderful Observation-Disclosures "a
Mans Puise-A New Triumph Of TeIegra PHO
SALEM, Mass, August 20, 1863

sarlly brief account OF the sectional gatherings at
which number Of scientific papers were read and
considered. Section was presided over by Pro-
lessor Norton, OF New Haven. The first paper was
on the Classification and Atomic Weights OF the
socaed Chemical Elements, with reference
10 Stas' Determinations. Tue views adj.
vanced by Gustavus Henrlchs, the author,
were curious, ana for unexplained reasons,
reraned from going into the subject az deeply as
many desired. The next paper was on the Dieter
mination OF the Mechanical Equivalent Heat by
means OF the modern ice and cooling machines" by
r. II. Van der weyde. Section was suDdivided,
and some thirty or forty new members were elected.
Professor AQassz presided at the meeting or Sec
ton b. Professor Il. d. Cope OF Philadelphia,
read an interesting paper two new genera
OF extinct cetac9. He exhibited portion OF
an incisive tooth OF the species Hernicaulodon.
This tooth evidently used 10 root up the shore
plants on the shores of New jersey. He also exhb-
tied portion of a mandibie Of cetacean mammal
which had rudlmental teeth. Mr.. Cope did not know
whether the specimen was that belonging to por-
pOise or an OsqualiadOn. He also showed the teeth
OF gigantic rodent allied To the chnchilla IL must
have been as large as grizzly bear lie gave 1t the
Island In the west Indies. In the same rock was
found human implement made out OF Kind OF a
speaker considered man an Aut0chtou.
Professor AGAssH thought the manah THE sea
cow to be an embryonic form OF pachyderns not
cetacea He then spoke OF the encroachments Of the
sea the land AT the mouth OF the Amazon and
Orinoco rivers The formation OF the East INDIA
Islands, 1t the opinion, had been caused 10y the
| washing away of lands by the sea,
| MIR. f. s. MORSE next read paper "On the Early
Stages OF Brachlopods. microscopic animals fonfi
| living seaweed. Professor Morse lamented that,
although the embryoogy Of brachiopods ~ we'll de-
termined, there is little popular interest and little
general knowledge or this Interesting subject The
/ explanations made by chalk sketches on Il black
board OF this animal were interesting to those init
mate with the subject, as Ii involved beautiful de-
| moDstratiOn OF the principles OF embryology.
Professor G. H. llITChCoCK read paper on the
! "Ammonoosuc cold Field in New Hampshire and
| Vermont" He stated that during the progress OF
the geological survey OF New Hampshire the bounds
OF the gold neiu had been traced out, extending
| III narrow belt from Bellows Falls north
| wardy along tie Connecticut river into the
| dividing ridge between Canada and Maine
The principal New Hampshire gold mine is Ut Lyman.
The VEN Is fourteen feet vide, composed chiefly
OF clear quartz, carrying gaiena, ankelte aud py
rites careful series OF ASSAYS by Professor Seely
was derived from the quartz the whole amounting
| to nineteen dollars to the ton, while the average
practical yield had been fourteen dollars to the ton
The amount OF coin now in circulation from this
mine $4,000. This field covers several town.
ships. ana there are veins enough to give profit
able occupation 10 several mining companies.
DR.. A. G. HAMLIN read paper on the gems OF the
United States. IL treated OF the diamond OF the
Southern States, the Incompatible tOurmalines
of Maine the line beryis of Massachusetts, the sap
phires OF Montana, the garnets Of Colorado and
New Mexico, the turquoise Of New Mexico the topaz
OF Connecticut, the amethyst OF Rhode Island
and Name, Sc. and was illustrated by neck
lace brooch, &C., containing many Of the finest
aids were found near the surface. Mr.. Hamlin en-
hibited parure OF American gems, containing
nearly 100 stones, many OF which had not been de-
scrbed among them the red. blue. green. yel0w.
| pink aud white tonrmaiIne, ana the sapphres and
| the Bergh OF nearly al! the coiors known to the
| species
| The afternoon session OF section Was devoted
| principally To mathematics physics and chemistry
and the following among other papers were read
| l. On the Determination OF the Mechanical Equiva
lent OF Heat by means or the modern ice and cooling
l machines, by I. II. Van der Weyde; g On the Gas.
sncation and the Atomic weights OF the sO.called
Chemical Elements, with reference TO Stas' Deter
minat0ns by Gustavus Hinrichs; 3. ON the Ora
ramite Of West Virginia, by Henry wurtz: studies
in Chemical Geogony. IN three parts-Pau ON the
Part ?. zoic History from a Chemical VIEWPOINT.
Part 3. Chemical Revelations OF Flual Zoic Catas
trOphe, Henry Wurtz.
delphla, read paper on The laws which govern the
production or sexes IN plants in which 1t was stated
that the stronger and more vigorous the axiae and
! stem growth the greater was the cohesion Of the
leaves TO the stems. BY following The same line Of
1t evident that similar laws of vitality governed the
| production OF sexes In plants. In the case
| OF trees an examination would show very
vigorous growth on towards maturity, Or
the age necessary for productive or reproductive
processes. In the OAK the male MOWERS appear as
soon the leaf buds open IN sprung: but the female
| some vtgOr. In all other plants OF this family-in
the alder, hazel walnut. hornoeams Sc.-the male
| flowers were always IN tue weakest direction, the
females in the strongest. SO IN the sedge grasses
fcyperdceaJ the apex was not always the most v1or-
Gus: but when II the female flowers were there.
| vigorous growth was only one form OF vitality.
| Power of endurance was another The hardest IN =
leaf and these were far more productive OF fema lie
1 flowers. Herrmaphrodite dowers were not so good
rs those which had the sexes In separate flowers for
observing this law, but yet abnormal forms showed
the existence Of the same law The conclusion the
speaker arrived at was that Ia the highest types Of
| VITALITY only which take on NE female form, ana
suggested that probably The same laws prevailed in
| the animal world, but conIented himself with the
| bare suggestion.
per. after which Professor o. G. Marsh described a
remarkable locality Of vertebrate remains in the ter.
| tiary Of Nebraska.
AT the evening session number OF papers OF IN
terest were rean There was also general session
OF the association held in Lyceum Hail. at which
series of rare and interesting experiments were wit
messed. Tue subject for evening was the demon
straton Of a remarkable case OF maformaton OF
the thoraX or chest being the entire absence oil
the breast bone, allowing OF complete exhi-
bition OF tue motions OF the heart Dr.
Eugene A. GrouX, native OF Hamburg and
now a practising physician in Williamsburg, IL
the possessor OF such curl0usly formed frame.
which is regarded as the most extraordinary depart
ure from the normal structure In living, healthy
being ever offered to scientific observation. He at
| tended school regularly curing his youth. Joining
Of nj ni,een s i he went to LONDON, Where he was
visited by the principal physicians. On MS return
he Was soon 1 at,sssed win pearsy In MS right
! SIDE which left him very feeble In 1891 he began
The tour or Europe, where his case excited UNIVERSAL
attention and 1856 he retained for some time
in Russia against his WILL by government authority.
In 1858 he visited America, returning In 1889 "
attend medical lectures in GONingen. where he re-
cetyed the degree OF 81 ID. In 1882. After walking
the hospitals OF London and receiving numerous
| diplomas, he removed TO Williamsburg, where he
| has since remained IN successful practice.
NUMBER OF photographs and drawings nlu5tra-
tive OF Or GrOuxs were exhibited to assist the
audience the investigation and experiments, and
by means OF bells aud feathers placed upon different
parts OF his breast the beats were made both audible
aud visible. Two physicians were invited from the
audience, one OF whom applied q stethoscope
to the breast while the other held his finger
the pulse OF the right hand DR. GrOux
then took "a deep Inspiration, and, COMPRISING his
lungs the motions OF the heart were made to cease
for several seconds. BY slow inspiration the now OF
blood partially arrested and the auriclcs filed
with blood 80 as 50 appear swollen. India rubber
tubes, with glass extremites, filed with different
coorcd fluids, were also applied 10 such manner
W show tue successive portions OF each pulsaton
The experiments at the City Hospital In Boston
BY which thr0bs Of the human Pulse were traus-
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