New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-07
SCIENCE.
AMERICAN SOCIETIES.


eoupied principally ir historical "reminiscences and
ealOgies Upon Prof. .eassz.
PoUGHKRErsm ~ Y: MHDICAL SOCIETY or
DuTCEEss CoUNfY; Jan. l4-Anuual meeting Dr.
White, PresideIGt, IN the chair. paper was read
Gu she hypo'iermc injection of quiniue IN cases OF
sntermittent teves, and numerous cases OF MS use
and effects Sdduced. Dr. White was reelected Pres
scent and Or. Bailey Secretary
LANS.S6 MICu: STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Jan.
IS-Tne principe business had reference TO the es-
tablsshrnent Of National Health Department, that
Oh Tald stand in the same relation 10 the sanitary
ynoberns Of the country that the Department OF Ag
slcutuTp does % the interest which II represents
Some action was also taken III references 10 The frame
M e0plosYe mineral ols
ST. PrCL: MryNEsoTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Jan.
H2-Amual meeting; the principal business was
ahs election Of officers for the coming year; PreSl-
dent. the Hon George l.. Becker; J. F. Williams,
Secretary and Treasurer The report of the Society
was read IN which it was stated that the library
contains 6,t43 bound volumes ana d 'Sie mum
beI OF pamphlets
BALTIMORE MAINLAND: ACADEMY" az SCIENCE;
Kan 19-seyeral donations Of books and specimens
a. the Academy were announced. The President
reported that the new building in Mulberry-st' was
nearly completed and would be ready IN threeoriIon
weeks. communication was mace upon , hlel' S
locomotives, and It was stated that snouu eneSe 10
successfully introduced the expense OF running Viio
street railways would be very much dlmlnlsneu'
RIuFAIO N Y: BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Jan. lS-Annual meeting, Nice-President w. ="
steele in the chair. After a sketch of the develop
meut Of the grain trade in Buffalo had oeen pre-
,ented by Mr. NJ s. Hawley, the election Of officers
took place Mr. o. G.. Steele being CHOSEN PNslueht'
and MIR George S. Armstrong Corresponding SecIe-
tary An address from the retIlng PRESIDENT MI
Orlando Allen, was then restd.
TRENTON; NEw-JERsEY HsTORICAL SOCIETY:
Jan 15-Annual meeting; the Rev. Il. h. Rodgers
ID D. in the chair. OifceTs for the ensuing year
were chosen the present President, Dr. Rodgers
being reelected; William A. Whitehead of Newark
becoming First Vice-President and Corresponding
Secretary The pnepal tb Wa" Sre
ceding and leading TO the Surrender OF the fIo-
prietary Governments Of New-Jersey to the Crown
III l1O3.
PmIADFIPmA: HIsroRcAL SOCIETY or Penn
sYIVASIA: Jan. I2.-Annual meeting. The prin-
oipal business of the evening was a eulogium by
Jndee Cadwallader upon the late Col. Charles j.
BiddIe IN which his political and military history
were dwelt upon at length Resolutions were
adopted looking toward the preparation of histori-
cal map Of Pennsylvania to embrace information as
- the facts of its early history aud the deVeopeht
al tbe resources of the State The election OF oceIs
resulted in the choice of John w. Wallace as PreSl-
dent and }. Ross SnoWden as Corresponding oeeIe-
taTy.
BosToN MASS: INSTITUTE or TECHNOLOGY JAN s.
MI Batchcder of Cambridge presented dyna-
mometer of his own invention, the object of which
~ 70 give accurate measurements OF the degree OF
power excrted at any time in the movement OF ma
ohiuery while in regular operation, applicable alike
"a steam water power. and susceptible OF being
made either of large or small dimensions. for the
measurement Of power of the largest or smallest
degree. Prof. Claiming Whitaker read paper on
Shafune az a means of distributing power ana pre-
sented some considerations for the more scentihc
treatment Vi the subject
CInCAGo: ACADEMY or SCIENCES: Jan. 1S-An'
Bnal meeting. Reports presented 10y the Score
tary OF the financial condition of the Society. Dr.
IL. ,a.a1aof tod Vesi y Rlatgl-
ford FIRST Vice-President; DIR. Norman Bridge Re
,ordinp Secretary; Dr. ]. w. Viele, Librarian. A
p.per was read byiJudge Cation on Artesian Wells
one ON the Creation of Evolution, by Prof Deafon-
tame. MIR. Colbert read paper upon the proposed
exhibition of Foucaults pendulum experiment.
lie said the Exposition building offered fine oppOT
tunity for repeating that experiment by which II
demonst ated that the earth turned on ITS aAis
daily.
81 LOUIS: MEDICAL SOCIETY: Jan. 10.-Dr
Frank G. Porter, President hn the chair. An in
sugural address made by the newly-eected
President Dr. G. Hart An exhibition of various
morbid specInens of interest to the members, then
took place Two cases Of Trchina, in tNe City Hos
pital were reported by DR.. Prewitt. The sufferers
were husband aud wife, who had been eating smoked
ham and sausages chopped They suffered from
pam IN the limbs especially an the muscles and not
IN the Joints II remarked, IN the discussion OF
tins case that Winters ago I'VE ont OF SIX OF the
sniects IN the disseetiuV room were found to have
tT1china IN the flesh. though none were reported a.
having died of trichlnal disease.
Boston; AMERICAN ACADEMY or ARTS AND
sCnzSCEs Jan. 1.-THE President announced the
death Of Prof Ae,ssiz, also of NJ. De la Rive and of
Karl Fred. Namuanu, foreign honorary members
Prof Cooke read supplement to his paper on the
Ver1niculites, their CIystallographic aud Chemical
Relations, especially on the Trimming OF Micaceous
CRYSTALS and suggested a neurological explanation
OF the cause and conditions Of lcircular polarization
Prof Lowering gave additional illustrations of his
taVeT read at the preceding meeting, and explained
that ne now found that portion OF his criticism
upon Mr.. HngginS's views bad been anticipated by
Prof Keteler of Bonn.
Prot. frOwbridge explained arrangement
lac had contTIYed Tor measuring the magnetic force.
BOsTON: SOCIETY or NATURAL HISTORY Jan.
2I.--Count L. f. dc Pourtales exhibited q specimen
Of Bolopss RGnQ d'Orb., belonging TO Gov RawsOn
al Barbados. This is the second specimen known
and the only one in existence. Ii agrees closely
with the DESCRIPTION of dOrbigny except that it has
TO- instead Of 6 arms Count Pourtaes also exbb-
tied speoimeDs Of all known living crinOids, except
the BethycriRHs CroGh; Of Wyville Thomson. Mr.
J. A. Allen read a paper the "MetamOrphsm Of
Teeks eansed by the burning Of beds of Ignite in
Dakota" Many specimens were exhibited which
we're utterly undistInglishable from volcanic rocks
DI. T. VI. Brewer read paper on remarkable case
Of hybrdIsm; a cross between the male Inaard and
the female MuscOvy ducks, known TO fanciers az the
Cayuga Lake duck. This hybrid has the reproduce
tive powers perfectly developed and transmits its
pecularitles with great fidelity. Nine specimens of
different generations are now living in the Mt. Au-
burn Cemetery
IQROSIO: CANADIAN INSTITUTE: Jan. IA paper
Was read by Prof Nicholson and Mr. G. j. Hinde.
entitled Notes the Fossils of Clinton Niagara
And Guelph Formations of Ontario, with Descrp-
tiODs Of New Species. In this communication the
authors described the collections which they had
made dnTinc the preceding Summer from the above