Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-17
SCIENCE ASSOCIA-
TION.
Officers NOminated-PapeEs Read Yes
teFday-RePOEts on Weights and
Measures-A New MeteOrOEOK-
icaI Instrument.

DETROIT, August I6.-The American
association for the advancement Of
science began its second week with gen.
eral science at the operahOuse this morn
ing. The following persons were elected
members of the association: K. e..
HodgesyDe Judge Cross Livemore,
California; William G. Taylor, Phils.
delphia Pennsylvania; Edward Good
fellow, Washington, District Of Column
bia; John F. Grosskesns, Navarro,
Ohio; Clarence Blake, Boston; Monroe
B. SGyder, Philadelphia; F. W. Hig-
gins, Detroit; L. E. Brown, Detroit.
The standing committee reported in
favor of Buffalo as the place of the next
meeting, and also reported the following
nominations for officers: President,
VIM. B. Rogers, Boston; general secre-
tary, Thos. C.. Mendenhail, Columbus,
Ohio; vice-president, section A, Charles
A. Young, Hanover, New Hampshire;
vice president, section b, Edward s.
Morse, Salem, Massachusetts,; secretary,
section A, Arthur w. Wright, New
Haven; secretary, section B, Albert H.
Tuttle, Columbus, Ohio; treasurer, Thos.
Bombe, Boston.
The report was accepted and laid on
the table until tomorrow, when an elec-
ton will be held The committee also
reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Smithsonian institute
and the Indian bureau are now forming
a large collection illustrative OF the
archaeology and etheOlOgy of North
America, which will constitute depart
mert of the United States Centennial
exposition at Philadelphia,
Resolved, That the American assOcia-
ton for the advancement Of science do
invite the international congress OF pre-
archaOlogists to hold a meeting in the
year 1876 in the United States, in some
locality which may be hereafter desig-
mated, and at such time as will not in
terfere with the meeting of this or Of
other similar scientific associations.
After some business announ cements
by the permanent secretary, Professor a.
II. Newton, of Yale college, submitted
report on weights and measures, con-
Guiding with preamble announcing
that the leading powers OF the world
have called for convention during the
present year, providing for the creation
and maintenance in the city OF Paris Of
an organization to be called the burei U
of weights and measures, for IL Q
preparation, veriticStion and distTibu
tiOn to the governments of all the as
senting powers of accurate standards OF
measure, and for the preservation, Un-
altered forever, OF the prototypes from
which the standards are derived, TO
which convention the government Of
the United States became party by the
assent OF the President and the sigma
ture of its authorized representatives.
The report also contained a resolution
providing for memorial to congress
requesting an appropriation to provide
for the expenses Of commissioners from
the United States.
The report was accepted, and the pre-
amble and resolutions enthusiastically
adopted and the general session ad-
iOurned until tomorrow.
The principal paper read in the sec
tion was by John w. Osborne, OF Wash
ington, on q new meteorological instru-
ment designated to measure the effects
Of the climate of localities upon the
human body. He said that the body is
a warm machine, constantly cooling its
affected parts in the most serious ways
by the changes in the temperature. The
mere statement of them does not show
at all how We are affected by the
changes in the temperature. The effects
of wind and moisture are well known
to exert great influence upon the human
body, and these must be taken into con-
sideration as well as mere heat and cold.
The instrument Of Mr.. Osborne has a
motive power furnished by q clock
which agitates two pounds Of water,
heated to the temperature Of the blood.
The water is contained in apaper vessel,
which permits some evaporation. The
centigrade thermometer is used, and the
water for these experiments was heated
somewhat above blood heat for quick
ness in registering and dealing. The
vessel containing the heated water rep
resents the human body, and the effects
Of cold, heat and moisture can be
measured just as they effect the human
body. Thus the precise extent Of these
changes can be registered and fOrmu-
lated.
Four other papers were read, ard this
section then adjourned. In section B
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