, 1870-03-09
ACADEMY or SCIENCES.
formations 10 the Museum and
Llbrary-The tertcbrH
Column,
Pneumatic Railways.

4 meeting Of the Chicago AcsdeuT OF ss.eaees &C..
was held laRt evening 1t the museotn. Nv. ~
Wabash ayenue. Dr.. f. 4. 4udteFs Ii sae eaAu'
and Ds. William H. 6umpson acting ~ ooes
Tho following donations "eso ''p''''4 -
'cetved Btree the last meeting:
pQKA11nNa 10 1Hk 1EsAtA+
From Or. r. Il, uoy, twenty specimens o1 ouos
rnm q. n. Holden. foartcea specimens OF Bra.
william blras md 4 efsus ns 15o9 aos nuaa III Ixeai;
ppsemeFsL q 4 +.p.fE9pst1i 4 p.E,pa; iowa us.o1ea
mcns of atacus ccc:oo!A
from j. u. GoodelL skeleton Of rat
:. Frem L 7; Wood nan' au'paate OF as1oa1ia' IRON
From the bosra Of Tsps:ees, specimen o.
I9oaW 4lo@ W9. i. cazpy, collection Of plants from
Ftom George F, RQmseT, fotsl! coral from
S.S,f.nn n.I a'n iron 'ap'o aaa o'fi''f' ION
FIon. s. Uoutelte, esects from Northern Illinois.
Fun AIa. Bf,aat, . specimens q Wen 1od!an
b.1ds, collected aid nauca o5 tnc laie Dr. Henry
Fsoa the Smithsonian Institution, % West 1ud!an
oIi Ffsm l.. ". Hi. :. collection o. ores AMI MIL
eya!a 1ruol The Late Slpef!ot 1a1nes.
F.n:4 Dav:d 4. 6 'Re, pa,1 Of S.7uoia gig mira.
Fr: m 4. Better, Is rpec.uens Of - species Of
n,ntcopseta, ald 81 tpeeimels OF - species os
DONATIONS 10 TUE L13RAxY.
O:e folio, $ Gc.:to, y oessso soIams: 3!n:., u
iI.t.,naop. Tue i'nu.deipala Ac ademy. ne Pea.
boaT Igsttuie, Ine United SAFES Szya! oasessa-
- ara oip'maa nqI ess1. p c,aFy: a!:
Adams ann A. Allen, the editors Of I'VE ucdical
AID osneI jo9rnsis. sevefal European sos1eaes
acd Ihe Board u TsosteeA
TEE FunT WAYNE NAsr0poN.
Dr.. BOZ d, Irom lne Committee on Publications,
1eaa n3 g. Hass o. rne Foi syas
Mas,odon," II being valuable contribution to
he report xss concar7ed IN
MEMBERS ELEcTKp.
Tne naweaot Professor 6; ~ =; WaeslsE, le ar NJ: 9;
3or u:eape1shlp+ TLeJ were oallo:ea for and
eLcted.
Goverror Broes Presented some curious nuts
which he yrceiyei from Captain Elor.dSe. ot the
aenc MAI sessnp E. ceIRsny IL ns %
nir they we're there called es.ed "neeeaee."
The unts were discussed by the teeth aud tue
tcn2sea Of tue audience
The vER1EBRA CoLCXN.
1o5a e "a sn %
sc1ruunc men. Toe learned 9entlem.n spoke at
le. atb on 1hs functions Of ne ssstesrn e On & ne
Al ingenious a5d usefnl bit Of necaauiau.
Dr.. gilbert, Of tue Unl'cd states Army. waa To-
1rudcced 10 apeaE upon "Pneumaac Kaa
a, ns awss unen 2 cte tes Tas7 coad 70
our mile in the CITY While thcJ Eefe
gong ten miles In the cou1tIy. Tue asnosp1eils Ely
faIIx6y wa3 berg Introduced into new / orr. 1ne
air bsng exhausted By q s,can engine a. oae end
& tie cat, tie attnornerie pressure oo tae o'oet
Ed drives the car. Il Was no! necessary taat u.
c2r s1oad ut t,gntly IN the tuba Tne5n WAS ne
d:ficultJ in presthtnT IN suea ,sr eas H. bos9
atlc y4Mway oe.Ig constructed o9nes bt2sa st
New YORK. AID the mode Of r1nne!hE Fete oe
FcrAcd Ii promised 10 be aac:eaA TO MAKE
such railway IN CHICAGO they need hot tunoeI
Tutes Of wood ~ lacnes tnIck would be sun
nv nUrNo6at. &EQ lA f1em CAli
Guild be propelled 100 niles an hour
II zach spctd we're dea1'aale. Uns ounce Y
pressure to the EQ7aI1 tEcn you'd pfo2e. Tue cat:
al the rate Of sixty niles an hpur ~ q neh
taeerrphtc arTAugemsnt toe cars siGnaltett, Will
r0LEtIr TO 1ne htAuoa. Ateoer, teI!.os u no
fuAt Tie was trave .ltnr, aao Ehetnrr ne eheai
let on NOE ali or lot. the new Ptsn 10 eleEa
The tubes ovet the streets. and even over lull
flIce would MAKE the sJeten apfitc4oi 70 Ch
caro-. The cars Knt travel ever - fast Bnd 81
they would 70: fti4a!e2 hofesa. me eisssn so ~s
dl=tAuces, Of the aid OF he1 auto naic gate
WHEN let IL ths air At rrRnshr d;sEa-ces.
The lecturer vas apn'a1aed.
Dr.. BtaEeY Moytd thas pf q 1oers be 1nF1.ci
give lecture o, the sun,ec: IN sofrc ruel . pac
De.LYc larger aaniecce, and hat \ com nittee
appotIted 10 hrrarR- Tor the lec.Nfe
it's Motion wAA seconded at1 passed.
nss;CIa tttnpson 4Eu GIAaey hld ME-. Gseft
c. WalktF were appointed 81 tue conmi tee
GpyeIEor Hfoss moved a vote ut thanks - Il
t;llhtts fer Lis intt7ts:tnB e1poa:ttou Q! the 81
the tharks xere pa'>ed aud presented.
1nE sTECTanscorE-
M{. OEmnEd S.one tAtke7 Upon thB "s3ectI
Ecope.n lie explained 1nAt the din*rent c3le
ehown By the speczoscopc Ind ca:ed dldete
Dodea
PioIrs*or D!suey tpoke IN explanation of
Af.cr Inspecting tbs instrument. the meetings
tuu1Eed.