The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-09

Cattle->htds rs. Depots.
fCorre<pontencc Of the Richmond Disnatrh1
our Association for the Advancement Of
American Science adjourned In Montreal
wednesday night, after highly successful
meeting, lasting through eight DAYS. Some
nine hundred and fifty members were i'm
attendance. and more Than two hundred
snd City papers were presented. OF course
These sO-callcd members include many who
are mere camp-followcrS, and should not
he counted among scientists at ALL But
they have received the official Stamp-they
wear the red ribbon-and they are useful
in various WAYS: some in helping 10 make
mn audiences, some in giving ornament
and grace. some in adding variety and Civ
ing fine contrasts; and al pay their ASSESS
ment-feeS. and show great punctuality at
lunch, and great pcrtinacity in attendance
mon receptions, contemporaries, and eX-
curSionS.
THE DEAR LADIES,
who. strangely enough, are generally de-
voices Of Anthropology, sometimes read
naperS or lecture, sometimes talk-or are
talked to-a little. sometimes swcetly worry
the local committee awhile about that letter
or that trunk or that ticket, and sometimes
raise in thoughtful minds the query which
one Of the ungallant Montreal papers an
swcrS rs follows; II might perhaps be
observed i'm this connection that the wide
feld Of scientific research offers great va
riotv of interesting subjects in the study 81
which ladies might well engage with much
advantage II themselves and the world
without neccssitating their appearance in
public"
Perhaps the chief pleasure OF attending
these meetings is found in seeing men
whom YOU have long known by reputation.
II i curious TO note how five minutes
acual inspection Of Il man, or two min
utc>' actual talk with him. will modify your
previous imprC s>iOnS. Your estimate is
sometimes raised, but much more frequent
IL Won come away with the thought that
after all he is not inherently greater than
yourself. and has become greater. II he
,eqUv be so, by good fortune or by hard
work.
HERBERT SPENCER
WIS anxiously looked for, but though he is
in this country. and was IN New ork rs
rassed through. he is here for rest and
health. and carefully avoids all appearances
in public. believe he is the guest while
here OF
PROFESSOR Z. L. YOUNANS,
who was present at our meeting. Prcfcs-
Sor Youman> is author Of Weil-knoWn
textbook Of chemistry. and OF The Gull
ture Demanded 10y Modern Life lie l.
best known. however, rs the editor OF The
Popuiqr Science N0nhty. He suffers from
an affection Of the eyes that interiors; much
with his scientific work.
pR. W. Il. CARPENTER,
Of England, i, n Well-pre>eved. decidedly
brisk. and spry old gentleman OF nearly
seventy. who has worked successfully IN
various fields Of scientific research. " Car
pcnter's Physiology" was the book on that
subject thirty Years ago. and carpenter
on the Microscopic just out In lis 'l%u'
edition, j. standard and faHortC "ulk'
He has written. too. on Mental fhEslolo-
"" but have not seen TINS work. but
perhaps his most valuable labors nave been
in the widcy-ditlcrent field OF PhySical
Geography Of the SEA. \ summary OF part
Of what be had done in this direction was
given few evenings ago in lecture before
our Association on
"TlIE TEMPERATURE OF TIE DEEP SEA'
well supported 10y maps and diagrams, ana
with 2 remarkably simple and clear st!le'
He discussed this theme with all the entlu-
.i,sm Of DO, hood and all the interest that
perSonal acquaintance and personal a.
royery could lend 10 it, and he constantly
called forth the hearty applause OF an eager
audience. Among other points he as,
cu,scd that which our great Maury 80 wen
baudl,s-the Gulf stream and lis influence
on the climate Of England, and showed
clearly. think. Just how lar 1t Is true ana
how lar not true that England would be
cold. inho,pitable cline but 1or inc
Gulf OF Mexico. also heard hin
ON another evening LciOTe the Microscope
cal Society. Of Montreal, and had the pleas
urc Of looking through his own MIRO
scope at some OF his own slides. lie WAS ndl
seeking 10 give the weight OF ms OpIl''ol
in favor Of his lifelong friend l,r: D1"sol
on the much-disputod point (slill III u G i,.
A. to the organic character OF lne HV@OO'
CGnadcuse. This. by the way Is SOM
thing found in Laurenllan rocks Wnloi'' =
organic At all. i clearly the most ahci' II
once-liying thing Of which the Seoiosi0 ~
cords give any account.
DR.. HAUGHTON,
~ the Dublin University, Ireland, mao
bo.ts Of friends by his yiyacity ana GOO
sense. A. well rs his learning. Ills aouieS
Of thanks on the closing night was ~
snecimen Of Irish wit and humor, ana kVl'
the audience in a roar. But OF all ID
foreioncrs. | believe | WAS most lnteres'0'
in
DIR. RUDOLPH KoENlG,
n Paris. the renowned maker OF acous'
cal onnaratus. He has, in fact, allho,l
monnnoly of the manufacture OF tuhl"S
torts sirens. rcsonators. &C., for the ial
oratories Of the world. And, as barkci
Reu and others said OF him, he has rise
bv work and by merit from beng the me- 'I
motor NJ illustrative instruments 10 Tan
higbest rank among those who, fNe hell
hnltz and others investigate ana uis0oN
the nrinciples TO be illustrated. ne =
rouGb. looking man Of middle age, lachin
the reyard for dress and personal app"
snce nsual among the French au
lying nrohabilitv in his tout enSe"'V
- e., Iron,ark attributed TO him
w. 80 lie friend. that lac had not ieit az
80 merry os he wanted all his money i
physical Investigations. lie ~ u, " ~
lecture, illustrated by rapiu uiSwnn
the blackboard, on 81 ne i nn'i q,
Uarmonies ON the TinlDre OF 0ounu a. 81
though his control OF EnGlish Was 80 ~ ~"
he managed by his intense NiVaci|s "a han nIi'
nerand that peculiar "eloPu1nOo'i ,. 49," ,
that belongs TO the frehci' W my
hearers eagerly attentive. uno,,d ,oc
OF the Canadian scientists sho"i' ''''
ton, Of course,
PRINCIPAL J. W. DAWsOH,
,h.. head OF McGnl Uniyerity, ana
,rasident this year OF our Assoeia,r
Ut tame rests mainly on his geological
scarcbes. and he is author OF ihau! WI,
s,'oi,,aII,, ceolo0ical. His latest doom