The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-24
THE NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Tho American Neurological Society held a stated
meeting yesterday afternoon In the rooms Of the
American Institute, Cooper Union. Tho Rov. y. n. T.
Barnard, 5. T. d., ID, President OF tho associa-
ton, WAS In tho chair. The Committee on intcrna-
tonai Coinage reported at length through their chair
man, Mr.. Il. b. Elliot There was before last Congress
proposition 10 adopt the metric system, and the
mee we're glad to record the TACT that both Japan and
thS Argentine Republic had already adopted mis-
method OF gaugng tho value OF their circulating MEDIA
IL would, from all points oil view, be good
thing II holders Of silver bullion could bring that
metal TO the mint and AZ once receive money IN ex
change for II. Tho Bank OF France has more oqut-
able way Of dealing with dcpostors than we IN Amer
There they receive gold for god anu silver Tor
silver when The holder Of claim against tho bank
presents his credit lac 10 paid gold, silver or paper,
us he chooses, and not nj the option Of The govern
mcni. Sir. Elliot exhibited carefully prepared
diagram showing the relative values between gold aud
silver IRON l7c0 TO 1874 period OF III years.
Toward the beginning OF this pcrod the proportonate
valuo or silver Geen and nall 10 one oil gold In
1892 adopted mo OF Giteon to ono. and IN 1874
this relative vaue was liked to one and this
continued until lsls, when gold discovered In
California. THIS memorable event. together with The
hardly less important discovery IN 1851 OF
som deipos OF sT,a ~ AUSTRALIA aol ea ',y.r
aud now, Notwithstanding the Immense silver crops
u Me western States and Territories, TO say nothing
OF other portions OF the globe, the difference In vauc
between gold and silver is as nearly eighteen OF the
latter to ono OF tho ormor. Tho Committee on Mnal
Standards reported progress through Mr.. Dewey. la
connection with this SUBJECT tho Chairman said that
VIC have on tho statute books law OF eleven years
standing providing Tor the introduction Of metrlcal
weights Into tho Post once Department, yet this en-
actmcnt had never becn compiled with.
UNIVERSAL TInE TABLE
Tho COMMITTEES on Standard Time reported progress
through Mr.. Elliot who acted Ia tho absence Of Mr.
Abbc. The speaker was IN favor OF . uniform tmo
table the world oyernt least so lar 40 railroads and
tcegrsphs arc concerned There should DO lor all
purposes national and an international systcm of
time keeping. European nations Increased their ion.
gudo eastward AZ lar as the 1sOth degree from Green
wicb, and westward we Americans counted ours IN
the way as FAR the boundary Iine with Eusss.
IL would be found that not far from the Alcntsn
Islands, IN tho direction OF tie const OF Kaschatka,
on a line passing through this place ana Bohring
STRAITS, tho lfst meridian should DO hxed, and lOnai-
tudc calculated from H. The mcridisn OF Washington
should, Tor many reasons DO adopted the only ono
from which 10 reckon local time.
On behalf OF the COMMITTEES CiscuInrs 10 Schools
Tho chairman read the document whoh had been pre-
pared Tor circulation Tue Committco on Variation OF
Measures reported progross Alter bnAxnG somc
buttons Of minor Importance the meeting adjourned.