New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-08
SCIENCE Ar NASHVILLE.

A DISCOVERY As TO THE CHANGES OF THE WIND
MODE OF BREATHING OF THE MUD-fIsli-EAFLf
RACES oS THIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GEOLOGY.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 4.-The following are eb-
stracs Of some o the interesting papers read At tho
meeting o. the American Association for the Advance
nent Of Science:
WIND vAyE ROTATION.
" 7. W Osborne. OF Washington, read paper on the
rotation ~ wind vales which ii~ ILLUSTRATED 'F "'un
ing ON the blackboard Nucn interest attaches ~ Ger
tain questions connected WIKI the MANNER W. ~, ,,r
direction of rlc wind pr crested rom punt y" ll'
rtr betlsr The o.cf aton- 10 ana FRO balance eaeh
iu frequency. whether there j. pie'9"l M
Ctc1er ti sI,iit.ns OF the wind follow hands q a
clock or the reverse direction. which, Tor me sse "
has b,sp discussed automatically, deduelng iue he
qgcncy ~ the revolutions T. ON me oToI,''Is '
rise TO me opinion Wv - pIrut 10 more tnau
ron gr twelve in the ycaf I'm forward direction NAV -
from north 10 east ant through south 10 west MI. o.
borue has cndoavosef % sole i, p.eo.'-l " lit
vsnr an xce-d ngly light whe' b. n large diameter was
mad to rcvolVt ON ii, t--' OF VIZ f.t ta. -ev
m Ilnc~ Of t.ms5 che v.luc turned round c1i pt as
, me- ,is d.-,,a period Tue o. this iustru
u..,t si g.-rr i.ere-u, results. very sahyer-iNr GA
..-ouc,v.1 opinions tabular statement showed me
$50 ,,.r ~ discriminating positive and negative
it .ndin tlr glSt " April. In TINS table tine numb"
- varies greatly in equal periods OF tuI aud
r -,r- .s l-r.siv In favor OF the retrocride
i.,tn .roigta, ol an average. % thirteen Tor each
s.r-1 or .lei tor "a. wHo,c nineteen result totally
ur.prrri aud al lcIt o. explain. IEe VIVA thlr use
v,> au A ,eedng'y dr cate ono erected On NJ oa'olhe
house. on Capitol I'LL. 30 WASHINGTON TIE fo'i 81
which was higher tAau auy house nl thc heirpJ-"oou
cxcep, tle Capitol
EEsPiRATIOT or TVE HrD-FlSil.
Prof Burt C. Wilder of ithaca vJs unable o. attend
tue rpecrn ia person. Ddt sent papers detailing has
recent observations u natural history. Tie following is
an abstract % one tiat not who y t-chni'sl:
# .tr4 f.f-f I- 0e1 4T
a.a:. l,e tat 81 tue sal-pAe lLedo'.eHsl. Iia
au.m 49, comes lero Ideally l.r "a i-I ~ III,
tIr Pec Ifs- 1. IL - ma 'aei tr probability tAai
air s uui only cxIoei boz; also inh1i"d Recent cEpcfl
meut. have lgdr upoa an iHi-t about 1901 louf
Il was placed % t1h VI Wanr OFcr the ludiic OF tl'
tub was suspended bJt,lcrecciFer hHed Win
was moved over him 10 receive the ait
eSuaed Ihc nrst tWo e@Aaiatous hlied me hecA
volume of ar VA diminished. indicating that the hsh
unable COB reach tHc uu'or ar, Bal lhA--'d son" OF W.
tie receiver, ie smaller elG projtctus neit io tue
top. TN, both mad. 10 90 cf 90 'ver he h- III tH' l9
the previously exhalcd. The next two tKhaialoHs
were less ahH9c tHi ihe tAif. Jln. en- -, m
bubble --c'pcd ana tic neHt lI inner p'oI'''U o
IT, va tcn e.iocri fo rrac! nae surface No bubble
escaped. us head thrd7t la oA Oh lAe "-irI
. me- f,, liver biru tno mkt fvo hours Le was
alternately cred aud allowed 20 reach thc surface.
IN ihe if s~ case r inhaled without c&h-lnc; In re
f-l.r ... ,zb,i.i Without beu- able 20 i1ha!a. The
eti1 81 clrbouc acid. when passed iuu. iiue water
rtcss eyl,.rlia,t. sog first tIa; the not only
oud That tLc minded become, charged Wth ci.
baaic acid a., M oar lugs Tue respiration 81 the mud
TIE earlier stages OF frogs toads and -Sllaners WAc
have both la - aud sil!,
EARLY AMERICAN RACES.
Prof Daniel WILSON o.. Toronto, chairman Of the
subsection Of Authropoiogy, delivered IN address
which reviewed at length the progress which has been
uiad- u solving the problem ~ tie origin and mgia-
tons NJ thu earlier races this continent TIE results
Afforded by pathological studies especially given IL
detail. The following are interesting PASSAGES:
The number and diversity me language OF this con-
neut and their essentially na-iye vocabu.ares. prove
that latter have been iu PROCESS OF development ~
IL remote period free .niact with languages which
appear to have been still modelling themselves accord
lug the process " Thought ~ many acattctcd
Islands u the Pacific. Ia attempting 10 recover ti7
trl- o ancient history rhus Indicated. the languages
rn seem invite special study are TIE Ayilafd III"
Ouichua ana the MAYA. The Quchun Sas the classical
five historians. Peruvian chrouclers ana poet.
The national legends, and which occuped
norman Preach IL England rom the eleventh 20 Ine
tlirt.cnt rrntury TIC Maya language which s'rAlngy
,onr-a.- n IT. soft v0calc furus win the languages
oi tle nations immediately 10 The north ~ It's native area
is that winch stephens tells us was affirmed Oy indian
sill spoken by Ai'ug race in Tue region OeF.ue tue
Great sierra extending 20 Iucattn aud the Mexican
Cfu!T 10 t0sr ancient cultured languages % tAc seats
o. indigenous clyIzIton on ths continent attena'Oh
Iust anew De- dircte&. with al tue Latest appliances
furnished IN the deveoDmonts OF tue science o.
luu.-fla-s Tnru appa entity have 20 look Tor an
n,.yer Ia many uuuries specially interesting u our
SELVES M Oaeapant- tlt- Western World III thc aFts OF
nrrl,rc,ufe AUD sculpture. aHd hicgO2lIphc records
.b which they arr enriched. are mudhsItOhs or pre-
hslr A.4tlc civil alton. D. tscre that the evidence
h w h. looked for aud if the art- OF The scuip0r ana
rcitct were bruught this continent By wanderers
from an Asatc fateraud. rn the arts of the potter
and o. the list also an inheritance rom tue
old Asiatc hive Uf the uatUur-tnat lOuSfecosulheu
Grad. e-.aud of the human race.
M presume tlal at your present meeting an Op-
rJrtani VIII be Afforded Df Judging OF tue s-nnedcr
OF tue nhly important discovery of DR. Charles 9 Ao-
b a. ina tIs drt Of tic Delaware RyeT valley, near
Tr..tYu. y. j. already produced ln tae report oil
fh. Peabody Mn elm of American Archaeology AM ti-
uo,, To- enc prcsu wear. fuu have trerc re- foiiA
mas ID ssuxu 20 lave existed t- coutuent durins
ia, process o. formation 0i tAe great satei de0-Hr'
now -r ,ed to glacial action, ch extend from Laura
dor us fi4 Ni5nisi aud Dut ore OF tht many
induces of zee Ike OF tbs cst-rn hcHpArtc Ant
, inifr4uc- which attaches - the discoveries now
referred - due tact that they are the result OF
.v,rsWItr Research based the ,t!cutu autiOei's OF
luropeeu ArcuTptO-Y. The locality s"tcclcd I"i lir
l,rstRaiuu s tae valley o. tine Delaware Leaf Ifon
Ton. y. J.. There ID. Abbott mas i0unh " STU
ID, ie stone iiupl .m,nts fHracd OF granular aisiits
ac.. b. believe, were fashioned bY man during "a.
..,a perICI aud were posted with me s--"cistta
zr4srls as mud thea The lIAplinthls hse o.
peculiar form. due u part lo the material OF "tH 'I,S
,- fashiDaed c-lsicteriaiic OF tHeui III
Alstf .Nc- name oi tnf II Irti-Jtrh 'cli Autt
l.i-s Ili- Glass ~ ruo-iy chopped -'bur miricHta'
.4r. also "a al more uIni si'aI-Achl'' 10
which q rt G.iuu,ty De- '-'riDri JuiEnS from lhe
la 4trr .iz. aid CONFEDERATION, s. Indicted lh tue pAo
I,I report. the Gdo.iion ul cput. Ifahc"As origin
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