Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-21
OUR SCIENTISTS.
Annual Liuuman Sue.s,,,

Annual Linnsan Meetiux.
Agreeably to previous notice, the an
utial meeting Of the Linnean society vas
held on Saturday, the 18th of December.
instead Of Saturday, the 25th, as Il was
deemed impOlitic to interfere with private
festal arrangements, President Prof.
Stahr in the chair. DR.. j. III. Dubbs was
appointed secretary pro tenn. Six men,
berS and four visitors present. Tho pro-
ceedings of tho last meeting having been
published, their reading was omitted.
After the usual preliminary business tho
followin. donations were made to the mu-
scum and library:
Museum.
l. \ most magnificent adult specimen
of the American Skunk" (NipAitis
.imsricaaus), purchased by the curators
from two citizens Of Martic who caught it
IN dead fall " trap the night previous.
1t was therefore not only in good cOndi-
ton, but was altogether free from the
usuai dtsagreeable stencil Of the animal,
artistieally stuffed and mounted by Mr..
Geo. Hensel.
.. \ fine large specimen Of carbonate Of
limo lmpreGnated with octaheiral Iron
Iyr'tfs, from Lchish county, Pa, do
mated by Master James Muusen, of this
city.
3. \ bottle containing thirteen sueci-
mems of tho ''HOrned Fungus Beetle
(BolitOphagus cOrnutus) sent by some un-
known person by mail to the curatOrs Of
the society.
4. Prof. j. &. had on exhibition speci-
men OF Tackahoe or "Indian bread"
found under ground, near the base of Il
tree, in Rockingham county, Virginia, and
sent by MIR. q. &. Kennedy to the DiagnO-
THAN society Of Franklin and Marshall
college. Its form is an OblOng oval
slightly compressed, about eight inches
long and the same in its largest circumfer-
encc. There are no surface indications Of
its presence; in this respect it's habit being
similar to the truf1ie but the Trufflo is .
fungus, whereas this is tuber, or rather q
SrounGnut, remotely resembling tho IS veg
etablc IVORY" and is edible. The exter-
nal surface is similar to that Of cOcOanut.,
although not so smooth and spherical.
Library.
!. Nine volumes Of the Second G<eIogi-
ca! Surrey Of Rnnsylrania, from the state
department ut Harrisburg. Five of these
We're descriptive volumes, and four port
foliOs Of maps, in book form and size. to
correspond with the general issue.
:. Nos. II, % 23 and "a Of the O6scial
iatent Office Gazette, from the interior de-
partment at Washington, d. C.
.. The Ldacdster Farmer for December.
1880.
4. One envelope, containing thirteen his
toricai and biographical scraps by $. 8.
RathvOn.
). Two catalogues Of scientific and mis-
ccllaneOus books from publishing houses.
q. Eight pamphlets and circulars Of mis-
cellaneOus literature.
Z. A lithograph Of Oil City, Venango
county, Pa, from 4 drawing made by the
late Jacob Stautier.
3. Doctor Dubbs had on exhibition an
interesting collection Of foreign and Amer
lean illustrations of heraldlc emblems,
notices, tokens, cOats-Ofarms, &C., both
ancient and modern few of these fac
sintiles, but the larger number genuine.
These objects are grouped in class known
as E.r Li1ris, or " book plates" and filrn-
ish 4 very perfect illustration of the his
tory of art, besides other interesting infOr-
nation relating to the histories of families,
associations, corporations and individ-
uals.
Papers Read.
I. 5. S. RathvOn read paper ON Tho DO
culiarities of skunks in general, and ON
local species in particular.
?: DR.: J. II. Dubbs read paper aa
" Ex Libris' or book plates, which no H.
illustrated by collection on exhibition.
). The treasurer read the annual report
from which it appears that there is q bal
;lnce i'll the treasury of $3.50.
The chairman read the annual report of
the cuTators, from which it appears that
nearly two thousand specimens have been
addc, to the museum during the year 1880
and to the library two hundred and eighty
three books, pamphlets, serials, catalogues
and circulars, of which fifty-twO Were
bound volumes. Also four hundred and
fOrty-onc biographical and historical
scraps.
New lsslslness
The curators presented bills amounting
to slO.55, which were ordered to be paid.
Dn motion it was resolved that the elec-
lion of officers he postponed until the jan
nary meeting. 1881.
After the usual social intercourse tho
society adjourned.