New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-19

SECOND DAYS MEETING-rNDIAN EDUCATIoN-THE
STONE AGE-CoAL DUST ExPLOsIoNs-ANALY-
SIS OF FERTILIzERs-BACTERIAL ORGANISMS
STUDY OF BLOOD.
IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.i
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1S.-The second days ses-
sion OF American Association for the Advancement
OF Science held to-day. The subsection OF anthro
poogy had paper " The Uncivized Mind in the
Presence of Higher Phases of Civilization" by Professor
Mason The author has been engaged during the past
year in collecting the statistics Indian education.
The paper provoked discussion. Clinton Roosevelt Of
New-York, said that the system hitherto adopted OF
educating the Indian entirely wrong. He would
rather trust Indian however, than NewYork Court
OF Justice.
The next paper read was "a Lawgiver of the Stone
Age" by Horao Hale The paper designed to furnish
some facts bearing upon the general question OF the in
tellectual capacity of men especially
upon the question whether mental capacity increases
with the progress of civilization The condition OF the
IroquOs when first visited by Europeans considered
and the facts showing that they might be regarded
representing the people OF the primitive stone
was pointed out In the subsection of chemistry
paper read, entitled "Coaldust An Element of
Danger in Mining shown by the late explosion in the
Albion Mines in Nova Scotia 1t written by Ii. c.
Hovey. The writer maintained that coadust formed
an important element in increasing the force of
the explosion, the finer particles being carried
along in the OF the explosion to
those parts of the mine considered entirely
SAFE and in which open lamps mad been allowed
for years This fine dust highly infiammable, gnited,
and produced secondary explosions helped spread
one OF the most terrible mine disasters known
the Association of Agricultural Chemists r. w. L. Rasin
president OF the Baltimore Exchange of Fertilizers pre-
sented paper " The Oxyate Method Of Analysis"
lie urged this rs the most satisfactory method to be
used in the analysis Of fertizing compounds and as
generally used by analytical chemists preference to
the citrate method. letter read from DIR. Liebig
urging the oxylate method the attention of the
ISOLATION.
Professor stillwe read short paper the manner of
preparing superphosphaes for analysis In the micro
scopical section Dr. George NJ seinberg. OF Baltimore
read paper entitled " Contributions to the
Study of Bacterial Organisms, commonly found
mucuous surfaces, and in the almentary
canal Of healthy individuals" He stated
that while the term bacteria indicated genus OF those
small microscopic organisms to he found In de-
cayng animal and vegetable and in the air. vet 1t
was often in general way for them ALL He mentioned
the TACT that many OF the opinion that
each disease is produced by IA mcrocosn peculiar to
itself. He had made many examinations OF blood and
could state positively that neither I'm health nor disease
could any living organisms be found in it, The almen
tary canal of human beings without parases
They are also to be found on the membrane
of the bronchial tubes larger sInaller The next
paper read was by DR. Lester Curtis of Chicago on the
Study of the Blood after Protracted Fast" DR. Lester
assured the meeting that Griscoms fast was genuine
one Dr. Lester examined Griscom's blood micro CO.
picaly soon after his last meal 1t was found To be
healthy in particular the corpuscles of natural
appearance both regards color and The exani.
nations were kept up every day of the fast while 1t
lasted.
In the subsection OF entomology the chairman, the
Kew Dr. John c. Morris, of Baltimore, reviewed the
growth OF entomology in tins country Forty years ago
there were but ten working enomolosts New
YORK In the Faturaliss's Directory for there
appears the OF 436 entomologists Professor C.
" Riley entomologtt of the Department Of Agriculture
at W Washington, read paper retarded DEVELOPMENT
IN insects Professor Riley thought some OF these cases
pointed strongly to the truth of the eyou-
uo ana SAID the facts adduced explained many sudden
appearances OF the scourge OF the Weste
points where there had been appearance for
many years In Section A. physics, Mr.. G. W. HALEY
READ paper entitled, Suggestions the Improve-
ment In the Manufacture of Glass In which some new
IDEAS were advanced as TO the manufacture of glass
by introducing silver into its composition.
paper was read On The Cause OF the Arid Climate Of
the Far West by Captain G. f. Dutton The secretary
Strain in Timber" by X. H. Thurston professor in the
stevens institute OF Technology THIS paper was accom-
panied by tabular calculations OF the strength OF
pine imbers Of different Sizes the result of expernents
carried on in the mechanical laboratory of Sic yens In
sntue: In the evening the members of the association
were given reception at the Highland House. ana wer
formally welcomed by the Mayor ~