Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-02
OUR SCIENTISTS.


The Linn;ean society held their stated
meeting, Saturday January 81, 1880. PIesl-
dent J. s. Stahr in the chair. The pre-
iiminary business being attended to, the
donations to the museum were examined
and found to consist of six bottles oi
specimens in alcohol. One was common
house mouse, infested with 4 scurvy dis
case involving the tissues of the head, this
being at least one of a-half dozen similar
cases found during the last few years past
in this city, and had been submitted to
DR.. NJ. L. Davis, of Millersville, for ex-
animation. This mouse was given by
E. J. Zahm, of this city. Two Batrachean
specimens of the salamander family the
Notopthalmous Minuatos, per Prof Stair.
The NotopAtholmus Millepunctotus, per }.
Stauffer bottle larvae Of the 10 Omoth. Two
gold fish a small, rather peculiar sun fish
a package, NO.-4O, of prepared corundum
from Chester county, per Mr. RathvOn;
fine specimen of brown oxide of iron
(Hematite), per Mr.. G. NJ. Hess. OF
Quarryville large sized stone Indian
implement of the stone age, found i'll the
grounds of the Woodward Hill cemetery,
this city, per Mr.. VIM. Deverter, kind OF
wedge OF pick-axe 4 number of very large
chestnuts, grown by Mr.. David Herr. from
specimens received from France. These
are on an average three times as large as
our native chestnuts.
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRAEZ.
Proceedings of the American philosopli-
ical society of Philadelphia. vol. XVIII,
No. 1O4, July and December, 1879. Pam
phlets, one on butterflies and moths, per
Mr.. II. Strecker, Reading, Pa. Reports
| upon the condition ofcrops, December LIST,
1879. U. s. Patent Office Gazette up to
January 9th, 1880. Specimen papers OF
the Scientific american and contents of
supplement, as also q small handbook.
The Lancaster Farmer for January lsSO,
besides books, catalogues and circulars.
Historical section, 4 envelopes containing
| G2 scraps of historical interest, per 5. 5. X.
PAPERS READ.
DR.. NJ. L. Davis simply read from slip
notes and observations on the diseased
mouse. As the matter was of interest the
doctor was urged to write them out
| AT 1ull leilpIn duu ucpoSiI lHc Copy a"ohS
the archives of the society. The disease is
known as the P6rrigo FaurOsa. well known
as species of fungus, analogous to the
fungus, called yeast plant. Mice. in snuif-
ing around breweries or larders. may come
in contact with the sporules and become
inoculated, and they may impart it to
cats, as cats, dogs and children are ocea-
sionally subject to this fungus growth.
DIR. Rathvon read a paper entitled
geological Notes, " No. $50, descriptive
of the salamanders and their relations, and
some personal observations of his own at
Hunters Lake." in Lycoming county.
Pa, in 1S47.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
Rev. J. s. Stallr, Rev. DR.. J. ii. Dubbs.
NJ. l.. Davis, NJ. d., Wilmer Bolton and
J. Staufer discussed fungoids and their
prolific growth. DR.. RathvOn referred to
a late author, who proposes to destroy
noxious insects by inOculating them with
kind of fungus, such as is knownstp kill
flies, grass-hoppers, &C., inducing fatal
epazotic disease among them. A word OF
caution might be seasOnable on this sub