New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-18
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-THE thirteenth meet
Ing Of the American Association tor Tho Advancement
OF Science met promptly at 10 O'Clock al Music Han,
win considerable number spectators in atten lance
ana n large crowd OF delceates
Professor Brush. OF The Nae Scientific School. the
president called the meeting to order by saying that it is
customary ior tile meetings OF the society Sc opened
ny the retiring president but stated FIAT he regretted to
auu thnt that officer prevented by sickness and
lhurhltles OF age from being present. He then read
.ouVs e'ter from the Hon. j. IL. Morgan, Of kocbes
TER N w. who took leave OF the society the future in
consequence Of sickness and advancing years
E1-Governor Cox welcomed the members Of the Society
hefo say IN his address, among other things Since
ohr ast meeting in this city the telephone and the cleo
lc St have been developed into active agents for
ing tue bidding of man. and also many OF the improve
ments the railway system and other important
arts have been slowly worked by the hand OF sci
ence Cincinnati since then has crown from the cond
ton OF country village the present szo but owes
much OF her advance to the investigation OF scientific
discoveries"
President Brsh responded tho words OF welcome by
Ex-Governor Cox by short address, thanking those
gentlemen present and the city OF Cincinnati for the
friendly greeting extended TO the society
Tho names OF the following member, who have d,oa
since the last meeting, read: Leonard Carr Of
Cleveland, OHIO; f. p. Darr OF Buffalo N Y: George p.
Emerson Charles r. Jackson, Ja1nes H. Jones' Boston
'" IL heizie ObeTlin Ohio John b. Maudo OF ST. Louis
Jas A Meigs, OF Philadelphia; william Mmcfri OF Bait
more; John B. Morris, of Nashville; John Rowland OF
Saratoga Springs, n. " A. Otis Of WASHINGTON Ben
jamn Pierce, OF Cambridge, Mass; Sainue! Watkins CT
Nashville Tenn. Arthur W. Wheeler OF Bal tinore Md
samuel s. White, OF Philadelphia; g. S. Halieman.
over two hundred members were then elect.
ed At noon substantial lunch was spread
AZ halfpast the various sections and ebsectons met
III their appointed chambers In most the work done
was preliminary only organizing. for tho real business
OF the week VIII follow At Colonel Garrick NAL
Tory, United states Army chairman ~ the gecticn q,
-nthropoloey, delivered elaborate address upon the
subject "Tho Gesture Speech OF Man" O, which the fol-
lowing is brief epitome:
GESTURE LANGUAGE
ress OF maniind according to the teaching, OF
degrees, started in their toward civilization from
point much lower than hat occupied by any Of the
tribes now found earth The marks Of their rude
m i6 W % oy az aye OF The same number and kind
origin TO all intellectual and socsl deveopInert moi.
criterion Of aSrencs in e me oi GSi.Ss
OF oral speech and tho unequal survival OF gesture
vogue The conditions and circumstances attending
tho prevalence and somodmcs thu di.use Of -ign
c!PaHsd Tho assertion hai tho s ws'G ssS
Of the Indian derived from some nonl,ancd tr5e
uenoes OF as nniVerra,y and antiquity were given
number % deaf mutes unnstructod are sted TO-
G0s bs o. a,n, ,s rs Of the ,eo
those OF the different dialects and proyinciarsiu.
as product Of epSinion Sa .n b.s language
yooPsd raSsr than Invented No oommOn
pear conventions are really tho different sbbrs
hs. used in sesturns conventional in .Ss ,ssae
S. fnsia origin is not known to those using them now
tneIr sigma dler IS widely - their customs ons
Those sisn words ara to some extent permanent for
Tnho tsey undergo development and chaIse do
indian, found IN a" the osrr rScos anoas the
h mo8 |A' ,ssn 9otVeen to signs Of
pssps. e. .s.,t A1o,,
sehsoosca relation OF " tue nSsn m TO sSn tn:
,us,,s,Ips the syolatlon Of The ne History ana
and be then proceeded 20 show it, rcao TO phlioory
many prmGaa meanings Of vSris ar. sq. .sa
bodily aetions Examples. were sissno Indian Eng
si,ns for The mesunF and the stricias II sisn
nent Reference also made to Tie or A. a,ie ana
African anghagesi showing the similar op tatiUn con.
language now aseS %sn SS' .sdwn rHs to o
hcnt between men upon The meaning given TO rcrtan
.ounds hence there must have prior means OF
thi, was sign language gestures Nc rnay ac
cept II a. clew leading Of the laby yniolo.
mans primitive language
THE GREAT CANON or THE COLORADO
At might, AZ the First Presbyteriln Church Captain
Button, late OF the Powell Exploring Expedition Gcliy
cred AL address the Great Canon OF the Colorado
The substance OF Captain buttons lecture was as fol-
lows, after picture had IN exhibited OF portion Of
The chasm about the middle OF its length which wa
typical of It's features Throughout great portion Of m
length
II conslsts Of an outer chasm. The outer chasm is
about 1--WE or ak inches wide with d m OF palisades
lively smooth plain between, withn this plain is
f fea, toe inner sorge dcsce1dng lore than 5000
The The upper palisades are OF very noble form
srchitccta%a aspect Ptsres were we also
the chasm as seen from below Tho speaker then con
He said hat The thronsh Wien it extends con-.
ssts OF carbonerous strata about forty miles north
OF sae river appear strata OF later forming series of
terruccs each terrace being Terminated by Tine clns
ooo TO 900 feet high and OF very wondo full cupure
the OF beds whc once stre nnbrotep
oyer the entire district drained by The Grand Canon
than feet and tho denuded area more than 900
square mes This denudation began In the Eooens tlue
amount of uplifting occurred during the same
tse ay ns according to locality from 10000
tbs me between The amount. Of upft and
to 1000 fes TAs .nS ." q. 'S9 BRAND
thus merely the closing episode Of q Ieng
ssSson Tns s :" s
procesU Of nSn a.s beginning In Pocene time Ths
explained It of the actoD of two Glasses Of
natural CAUSES The dist tho securing action OF tho
bis. ssr vii Fl : swly. :A sa
Greater PsrtSt dow. upon it, BOSTON,
Colorado ls an exceptional river, The other pro.
no wider thsn m Ths as stream n,te cuts
out thus made is widened BY the secular decay OF the
lions great after the sss Of %anv Of
years The peculiar architectural profes were ex-
by ~' dsrenl ss. to sss s.ca
Views ei The Captain button then exhibited
a he said the highest suomi!y found in S.
M Wais, winch show almost incredible resem