, 1879-02-12
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.


the eo'eaao Aeaaemy u ec'ences "e,a an W.
uAunfly entertaining meeting last evening at its
rooms, No. 2G3 Wabash, avenue. Mr.. 8. W.
purnnsm ,, read e.. paper on double Star oe,s5
Mr.. G. E. Worthagton gavc tho result Of h's
local enhpmuloa1cat fal'ors last year, exhibiting
r,,,e,, s,,nn,,on AMI ,ps iIon. Wi,I,nm nrnas
. .nasn - ""0 W. r.. @ -" .
seao Tue louo"los very 'nse'es'nR ano '"h'tuet
trs paper:
t'Thc Dark Continent Is the expressive name
which II. II. Stanley has riycn to Africa, DIRK
rnn., ~ u no-..Iu,v H.. hosr ,bo,,oh r1nr,,,o,,.
."ee. " ~ ". Iau,'f aae ose.' s""us"
very complete account Of Egypt, then and pre-
vtousDY tic crsdla Of TIC SCIENCE and the ciylli.
,n,1nn nf thr .yns1d. Hut Evynt. with ali her
tnn,sicdos uaatth or,l ,,ou."r s,',lroccii h,,t a
very sma'l fraction OF the Continent 30 did
the little Gordon Of States known to the an-
clients aloup the south aboro Of The MetIitorra-
mean sea. Since tln. Portuguese nayiuator,
ynsco de Gama, doubled tllr Cnpc of Good
Il,pc In 14{3. scattered settlements layc beer,
nude along The oceans On buth sides OF
th. Continent: but liz crcat interior south,
tn} !eg sG'ess noFn o. o Ean
known to the civilized World as it was in
ihe dsys OF ucfodotut, Ii tho bUyhooi
Of some Of Us the great prob-
lem wns. WHORE docs the Siper cussntyf
mi ' Cant' o a:]anprr,ni,. Mare rrcemtr ,hs cs.
nlurcrs rBl rBurtou. tirant, snckc, swini,ith. mud
rrent iakc re1,ot, under md about ths Euuator.
se IG tc }ro tn. ns es
isst md arut,sjest Of al,these discoveries, Henry
r,rr,,,,navtoatcd tr tha Vtrtor,a Nvanxa mn, H.
fnrr,fne1 IL" fr,,e so,,rc, ~ tfn Ec n hc H.,
Riyrr Hkmccyu. which r]scs between flye md
.ir degrees of soutf, lutituIe. md rims norti
nnTc Laka Mutn Nxfrc. lie returned md cir.
t,,onarine,ad ti,c rrsss iske Tanvan,n" MI
then. crossing he rlircs. or ucrhaps shoud cali
i lox moaOts,a fsnRs, o.ly so%s 1,I t00 isst h!gh
~ ~. Va,lcv nf ,,e ~ ianeb,' AE he ' fooweI @
1nwn nu 'Aan' m a1'Iucnt A az init r,yrr' 'e tIe
Llama md IL" Ia,,1aba i,se,f" IL N,anvrc. .he
from, from when ce'aeton e'foek xcst 10 ue At
'uItuai mav q. wall .ov h.rc hcfoH na..tnr nm IN
ore N sGsGSns q M nv a'sscV
rro1s,cuI ,rohl.,r xh', s;an,rv In. I"ft m.
sanpusi TaaTe Mei . a nas n',,.. .si. n, n
st' ms nsg aHe Mich~a % sraHs H,
.xo.5. = nso9a y Ts'eFs Ss: - arc ao, 'rs' % 9n
Iet o.anIsy reports t.'a! ~ nas ~ OUTLET: h!s
70 !e aaese M ,; H. i" ~" an sas .Ia.
.arth. Xii ci .I,ose Without % an outct M .so M In In
1 yaIlay so' eancy s eon.ossSs H .ns, naso w
VoI. =, nnu n'e sxl,aoaat.oasM a a. he assemp's aro
~ ~ ~ III 10. ~ -. to. 49, , n - 80 ~. i
ca uae IaKo, out Mo weat ~ ts'agn " tnc sn9Io
on u,e "es1 saue ~ LIZ Lazy a'.ce uhues toea
nas..d a. a''n snno na' FnW dee tbr,ua u WIFI
IanRanlka uischafaes .tseta ioto "tne Llv,hN.
stonc. anu tMenee a.gns IT, ~ aicsnc m w'notns
cou1s9 70 n1s - oeeau. au!s 'nay ue LFac' ot
lle NAY - ~ !eet aoosn ~ w ee9 auu ~ t ~
an0we tle tv!nRstone ~. a!a 'oE IT. ~ aniies
aooEe; running nsatY Raaa.'et 10 ane taSc, ~
probably does not fail io9ieet . % whether lanEan'
Ika las IN outlek into taa eeahu Ilser 10 un9
uae naor pIoolo'ss Ha..t %nct StaseY ca,, Wet
suoea 70 ~ Some otnet aarank atave,eF soaSe
~ order the nettcr 20 unatrstana etahseY's
e1nloratioGa ot INC LAY Lay'nHstonst tor eat 10 tlu
name whleh hn one WI alapntc nss taRhs 10 ap-
| ply 70 the great f1Vef Wh|eh nc lollowca IOWA
to tae oeean, W ~ examine 1or tioino'at rilo
tapoeraphy o. " All.can CoHt,nent me
who,s interior o. u, from pernana teh degseea
from two to touf Thousand iecs aonvs tho sea.
Il II ~ no means leVc!s oat 10 gfoseeu IN VARIOUS
! directions W hllls anu great mountain ranges,
some ot them, tnouEh In the torrld
Zone, piercing tho reelons o. perpetual