New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26

the name OF an Indian sled Caucus traced TO its
origin In an Algonn verb meaning 70 counsel to pro,
mote, encourage, nstgate, &c." and a New-Epgland
" cdneuSseT'' shown 10 be the same rs Virginia
cockerouse that is, counselor or PROMOTE" The
with the verb boucaner aud deriyaye boueaner (En'
gb w"oden pdTon or scaodng on Which Indians
dried, smoked or brOied their meats. This grille was
called boucan by the Brazlans, oarbacoa by Haytans
and natives Of Guiana.
CYMRIC PHILoLoGY--THE GREEK PARTICIPIE.
An interesting paper studies in Cymric philology
was read by Prof f. W. Evans OF Cornell University.
The object OF this paper TO point out certain Indo
European features not hitherto observed in the early
Welsh and to contribute something the calculation Of
the obscure ola Welsh texts The paper discussed
at length by Profs. Hadey, IIaldeman, Samson. and
Others Prof v. A. Stevens OF Denson University Ohio
Particpe," which showed considerable research. COM
bined with critical Judgment The author adduced
authors OF this Use OF the partcpe. and stated clearly
the principle upon which the usage rests An interest
which Profs. Hadley. Whitney, Crosby, March,
and short, participated. IN which numerous ex-
cpie and of the innntive in the classes and
other adduced ana in which the learned
professors ~ in accord. President Cas-
well suggested that the Association follow the example
when he said he always looked such difficulty square
in the face and passed on The time for adourning Inc
IaOrug session hyng arrived the members acted upon
the hint and shorty aiterward separated
MEIBIcAL MT IN ENGLISH HEROIC VERSE.
In the afternoon, Mr. Alfred Ford Of NewYOrk City
read paper on "The Elements OF Metrical Art, with
special reference t. the Construction OF the English He
roic Verse" He aid English prosody at tho present
day presented mot curious spectacle. IL is in condi
ton little creditabb TO grammarans AMI philo0-
gsts. Although sne the time Of Chaucer the English
poets have been prducing their works with amazing
richest in the world there is absolutely no
English prOsody which describes in plain terms
OF the subject perhaps due 10 the perplexy into
which writer's have THROWN themselves by coniounding
ifv nd IfIr
ana nothing else. verse; then, may be defined as
to produce rhythmca incubation. After explaining the
theory OF rhythm and the nature OF arss and thesis he
showed that meter the form mediatng between
rhythm and language The normal meter OF the English
heroic is line OF five iambuses and Is
syllable nsants buihe departures from this standard
are very wide, o. fn II TO U.s. and in two three
known to 10 sylbc instants. He then described
the of the verse Every heroic is divided by
a middle pause cessna into two unequal sections, YER
scles hcmtichs otwo and three, or three and two
accented syabes. These tOnics are again separated
from each other by ole or two unaccented sylables
These variations al be comprised in bref metrcal
canon, 80 that we can not only classify
forecast the forms OF al the heroic verses that can ever
normal pattern the peiry OF Massingers plays prob
ably the most richly hxuriant In meTlcal forms. An
English heroic verse nay then be described a "syn-
thesis of metrica phrlses" lie gave numerous exam
pies OF verses illustrating the laws. some OF them
being very The lecture illustrated with
various rhythnical ard metrca schemes drawn upon
the blackboard The PAPER was listened to with deep
interest," and criliGsed by Prof. Samson Prof Short
Chancellor Crosby. Prd. Hademan Prof Benedict and
Others some commenting it as "A lHudabie attempt to
clear up practical Difficulties felt by all OF taste,
others considering 1t 90 complicated to make the sys-
TEN of practical value The result learned discus
the difference between ancient and modern yeTslication,
the proper method OF rndng prose aud poetry, &c
AUSTRALIAN KINsHIP.
Prof. L. H. Morgan had the next paper. The facts
embodied in it were furnished by the Rev. Lorimer
Fison an English missionary to Australia. All rude
nations divided int tribes. So the aboriginal nhab-
itans of Australia divided into six tribes They are
further divided into eight classes four of which are
male ana four female and the bonds OF these classes
seemed stronger and more ancient than the tribal
There we're regular privileges ana limitations OF mar
rage between these classes. Examination shows reg
ular system of communal marriage, by which one-fourth
OF all tie men marry OneOurth OF all the women at their
and pleasure. The paper gave extended
statement OF the regulation OF marriage and descent
among these primitive people, ,n Inc tro ags4or
closed his paper with the following tG tIdst
planted the human brain in the primitive ages have
ming Their CROWN in savagery fermentng in the ages OF
6arisn, they have reached their fruOn In the
OF CyhAii3n Ine evolution OF these germs OF thought
gudid by natural logic which formed no attribute
OF the bin lisel 30 unerrngy does this principle per-
form its functions in all conditions of experience ana in
all ages time that Its results are UNIFORM coherent
and uacable These results Will in time yield convincing
proofs Of he UNITY Of origin Of the human family The
mental hiory Of mankind Is presumptyey the history
OF singh species pepetuated through individuals and
developed through the experience OF ages Among the
original erns OF thought which have exercised the
mind and uman desnies. those which relate to the
family, 10 government, 10 religion, and to property
have nl contamination. they still advancing,
and must e'er continue 10 make progress.
Tue LANGUAGES OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CIyILIZA-
TON.
Presdeu Samson read paper Oh the Languages de-
vclopcd aIid Ancient Mediterranean Civilization and
their Iuutce each other In ancient times, now,
numerous languages met around the Mediterranean
shore thePunlc Egyptian aud Ethiopic of Africa, the
Hebrew, Chdeo and Syrian OF the Semitic family, and
sanscr. Persian. Greek and Latin Of the lndOGer
manic race. The statements OF early Greek aud later
Latin writes, the narratives Of the Hebrew Scriptures
ana the te3mOhy OF inc sculptures on the OLDEST nohu-
ments shOvtha very early white race like the Brah.
minis OF linda ruled in Egypt; while both the red and
black IaeesN ere ther subjects Inc iact that that an
cent runerace still live, tracing back their descent 10
guage in ter IncantatiOns and are called hdktm
wise meIby the people in Mosess days indicates
thai the Brimns who now rule in India once ruled IN
India. Stalnents OF Greek and Roman writer's from
HerOdous Piiny minutely describe the commerce
with India have been as rife as 1t Is at this day. do
dorus, who escrbes Alexanders expedition into India,
pictures theBrahmms as powerful nation, halfway
between thendus and Euphrates, some OF whom gained
great in1uene Alexander himself. Ptolemy, the
Roman geOgipher who liked the sources or the Nile
where Lvin stone is tracing places the Brahmin5
Just where lOdorOus indicates; and Strabo describes
perfect coun,parts OF the modern Brahnns. SO That
we recOgnZihem one. From them the Egyptians
received art fience ana philosophy III the tnes
Languages most Influenced by TINS meeting
the COptic orlncient Egyptian and the Hebrew Bunsen
in his greatwurk Egypps Place ~ history found
that Of the 100 words In COptc stu preserved GOO are
roots and TIT much the larger half OF these are OF
Semitic and Alan origin that the grammtal infections
the superiOanguages were lost when they came into
the African tOHue and that the vocabulary ana not the
structure of ID language was thus improved Moreover,
he found that lords for religious ideas came from the
emtc, mainlthe Hebrew; and words OF general Gull
tnre from theAslan, chiefly the Sanscrt. The writer
had applied theame principles and with the following
results: An elimination Of the Hebrew shows that
there are about2 roots preserved In the Hebrew lit
eTaure about 70 Asian and about G5 are African,
principally Eth)pc, and some Coptic.
The positiOnstaken by DR.. Samson were cOmbated by
several genteu., VINO either doubted the conclusions
altogether, rgarded all arguments grounded upon
agreement in dymOlOgy uncertain and falacOus.
Among these we're Prof. FOy of South Carolina, Prof.
Whitney Rev .Os. Anderson OF Connecticut, and Mr.
Haldean III. latter pointed out two Instances OF tho
uncertainty OF lhOlOgy one Is the Spanish maine Tor
horse which is Ound among tribe OF negroes OF West
ern Africa whee there horses at all, ana among
ANhnm II desigIles lzArd. Port IODaocO IL an ln-