The New York herald., 1874-11-07
AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY.

meeting OF the American Neurological Society
was held yesterday afternoon In the rooms OF the
American Institute, Cooper Union. Dr. Barnard,
OF Columbia College, presided, and number Of
our leading scientists were present. The objects
OF the society are as foliows:-
The primary object OF this association shall be
TO improve the system OF weights, measures and
moneys at present existing among men. and to
bring the same, As far as practicable into relations
OF simple commensurapility with each other.
adoption OF common units OF measure for the ex-
preston or quantities which require to be stated
or investigation, and Tor which the ordinary sys-
tens Of neurology do not provide; such as tho
divisions Of the barometer, Thermometer and dem
the amount OF mechanical energy, active or po-
tentlal, OF bodies, as dependent on their mo
present in Bodies at given Temper temperature, n'o or
generated Dy combustion or otherwise; the quan-
the aggregate and the enicient power OF prime
movers. the accclerauve force or gravity. tho
pressure Of steam and OF the atmosphere and
other matters analogous to these. The society
Will endeavor also to secure uniformity or usage
In regard to standard points OF reference or to
must be reduced Tor purposes OF comparison,
especially the temperature and pressure TO which
are referred the SPECIFIC gravities OF bodies and
the zero OF longitude on the earth.
In regard to the denominations OF weight,
measure and money which are derived from the
unit bases, the society Will labor secure, as far
as may be, the acceptance OF the system Of deci-
mai derivation; not necessarily to the exclusion
for practical purposes OF the binary otner con-
venient methods Of division but maintained along
with such other methods, on account OF the aciii-
ties for calcniat tion Ior reductions aud for COM
forms to that OF our numerical notation.
AIter reading the minutes OF the previous meet
copy OF memorial that the society intend to put
before Congress the next session. The pith Of the
'.Tne prayer OF your memorialists therefore is,
that your honorable body may see dt to enact,
during your present session, such laws as may be
necessary to effect the objects set forth In this
memorial as desirable, viz, laws which shall make
practicable as well as legal the use OF the metric
system OF weights and measures In the esttma-
tlon and computation OF customs duties
In the custom houses OF the United States;
T which wiz M make II obligatory upon the Post once
ages on matters transmitted through the mails In
accordance with the provisions OF the Metro
ports OF all the great public WORKS conducted
under the authority OF the federal government,
quantities or anv kind, to be made in metric
denominations as we'll rs in those OF the metroIogy
In common use in the country; and which shall
extend this requlsition TO statistical and other
documents involving statements OF quantities,
which may be Issued under authority OF any OF the
The President Tt then read s'c the correspondence
that ne had with the Postal authorities on the
metric system. Mr.. Creswell had always been
disposed to carry 1t out, but Congress invariably
forgets to make any appropriation for that special
purpose. Postmaster Jewell has been written to,
uut no answer uas yet come tO nanu. rue PreSi.
dent also stated that he had addressed q commu.
nication to the International congress at Geneva,
In the hope OF their influencing their governments
to make efforts to obtain an international coinage,
Tue following gentlemen were then elected mem.
bers or tne society Prof E. q. Pickering, Prof.
Eustts, J. Pickering Putnam, Cleveland Able,
Prof w. G. s. Sumner Prof. g. II
Brush, Professor F. A. Walker, Professor II. E.
Plerpoint, David A. Wells, Morris X. Jesup, Hon.
W. Q. Fowler, George Cabot Ward, Ab 5. Hewitt,
+. l. Omsted, w. 4. Dodge, Jr., Sias W. burt, ].
Z. Benedict, Professor De Volsen Wood, H. Llnder-
man, Professor Albert Il. Leeds, General c. B.
Comstock, X. II. Buell., q. Leverlch James McKin-
lay ana Professor ]. II. Seelye.
On motion MIR. NJ. X. Jesup was elected Treas.
urer OF the society.
Professor Newton then delivered an address on
metric Balance" ana after nominating Messrs.
Elliott. BecKwtth Gibbs, Davies and Lyan az q
Committee on Coinage the society adjourned to
meet again on December 20.