The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-24

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CtxcssnATT, OEIo, August 20, lssl.
hete lust returned, this Saturday night,
from another, TIE best, and perhaps TO be
the sast, OF The really splendid entertain,
meats which the good people OF Cincinnasi
naTe provided for the visiting SCIENTISTS
ThIs was given at the geological Garden,
which ss said 10 be "the largest ana nnes.
m the limited States" IL is easily reached
hy street.cars, going up one OF the inclined
rsaues. and making the distance 10 ra,uer
over half an hour Free round "trip tichets
were proyided for us, and after pleasant
ride we were ushered into the Hoe grounds,
some slxty.six acres, well iaiu
an. and containing excellent anc commooi-
.ous hnlldings. not only for the animals,
hnt for bumsn gatherings and Du-
mon comfort as well. Here we stray
"a sbout and inspected as well as
sre coi,ld the specimens (ab0ut 1000, De-
Ilevel Of rare and curious animals there
ga,hered-elepbant, lions, tigers, girsnes,
hears. birds, reptiles, sea.lions, and, not
least OF all, the chatterlDg denzens OF the
moukey-house. Many were the iests--a DIT
stale. perhaps--tnat these too-bumanlsn
elected; but your corresponu-
ent, for one, freely confesses 10 some ln.
etinctive conscientious scruples ABOUT
laughing at monkeys.
In dine time--about o'clock-supper was
apnoupced, and our large company, plea
ssntIy seated before well.flled and wen.
served tables, In a quiet, social way, oid
annie Justice to the yet ampler provislon'
Then came some speecbes--not prearraDge",
hut "a members were called out by tDe
voice OF the company. DR.. j. Lawrence
smith. of Kentucky I; Professors Morse, OF
Massachusettss Morris, OF Baltimore
White. Of Harvard College; Clarke, OF tne
Cincinnati University, and Others, SPOKE
aud, dealing generally in bumor ana snec,
dote, brought up to overlooking tne goou
shirts and jolity OF the assemblage. Then,
after promenading awhile IN the illuminated
grounds, we wendell our way back.
DO any Of my renders think that the SCI
enti6c Association is only one great fronc-
a genial and festive arrangement OF iunen-
es by dsy and feasts by night, with some
Sightseeing and excursions thrown ln'
Let no such view be tolerated for mo-
ment. Rather let one see in the NUMBER
of such recreations the magnitude OF tbe
toll, the profundity OF the thinking, anu
the intensity OF the mental strain produced
bV attendance on the meetings, when lm-
mepse toll and strain can only be compen'
saled by such abundant and oft-recurrlng
relixatioDs.
But, testing aside, there is real work IN
attending such meeting. Even ii one
confines himself strictly to bis own sec
tiOn," the papers TO be heard are nulner'
Gus, and some demand the closest attention.
But if. besides, he strives to hear special
papers in other sections also, and 10 90 JUS
tice to various connected and incidental
matters Of interest, he has little Time or en-
eTgy to spare.
Let me mention just some OF the papers
heard read and discussed to-day " Me-
thod of Determining the Value OF the SOAR
Psrsllax from Meridian Observations on
Mars" by Professor Eastman, OF the UnIted
States Naval Observatory; "Numbers OF
Cometary Orbits Relative to Perihelion Dis
lance" by Professor Newton, OF Yale;
" The Great Outburst In Comet b, 1881.
Observed at the Cincinnati Observatory"
by Professor Stone professor Stone claims
that be saw the comets nucleus divide into
two parts, but other astronomers seem not
to have seen it, and hence doubt the fact
this was his defence); IAN Improved So
nometer," by Professor W. l.. Stevens !;
.'The Needle Telephone Of DR.. Goodman,
Of Louisville, Ky.," by DR.. j. Lawrence
Smith; "On Comparison OF the Yard anu
Meter by Means of the Reversible Pendu-
um." by Professor G. S. PIERCE, OF the
JOhns-Hopkns University.
Also, in the chemical section, heard part
of "The Contitution Of the Atom OF
Science" by Mrs. A. b. Blackwell, OF New
Jersey. Mrs. Blackwell read firmly an es-
say, thirty minutes long, containing vast
number Of scientific terms and quite an
aggregation OF scientific facts, all IN excel
Ienlly. constructed sentences; but We'll,
never mind, felt that was riskiDg bead
ache IN seeking to follow her revelations OF
the nature OF an atom, and l generously
gave up my standing place to o lady that
wanted 10 hear these "s0-nice' specula-
tons. But there is chemist here, said to
have done " original work" too, who might
read papers 10 me by the hour, fOr-please
whisper it in your smallest type-she IS "a
really charming-looking young person, and
| think might Sloeetep considerably in read
ing the paper (of another lady cbemist)
with the frlghtful title "On Dibromio-
dacrylic and ChlorbromiodacryI AcidS."
But this will do for the papers l heard
to-day. Some on our list l did not hear.
Think of my missing this one: "On the
mesa cusp OF the deciduous mandibular
canine of the domestic cat, Fels domcs-
tica !" or this "On Bopyrus manhatteuis
from the gill.cayily Of Palamonetes vulgaris
simpson" and many such like!
But enough Of papers. We transacted
some general business to-day. The new
constitution was adopted, by which heresi.
ter we are TO have nine regular sections,
about as follows: Mathematics aud Astron.
omy, Physics, Chemistry and its Appica-
| lions, Geology and Geography, Biology, His.
| tolOgy aud Microscopy, Mechanics, Anthro.
poogy, Economical Science and Statistics.
II was decided also that the next meeting
In 1882 shall be held in Montreal, Canada
Minneapolis, in Minnesota, made strenu-
Gus effort to get the Association there,
sending up strong application, which
was seconded by regular wild, western
speech OF her representative member. He
assured us that, however skepticaI we might
be, this was a real bona fde city OF $4,000
Inhabitants, with street.cars, hotels, beer
gardens, telegraphs, telephones, electric
lights, &C., &C., and all the other appliances
aud modern conyeniences OF q first-class
city, His speech, in eal-estate.auctioneer
style, created immense merriment, aud the
A. A. A. S will probably go TO his real first
class city in 1888. Z. II. w.
The Millennium" Springs.
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