Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-09-21
Bearing fruit Of holy klndBcss
For the heart senl from above.

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think that probably a few remi-
niscences Of the meeting Of the Sci
entife Association in Montreal NAV
not be unintsresting. This body is,
a. is well known. recognized as rep.
resentative society for the continent
and numbers on its roll the names of
Ameiicas most distinguished scien-
lists.
We all reached Montreal by routes
best fitting our whim or taste, and af-
ter thorough investigation by the
Custom House Officer were permitted
to feel ourselves entitled to the priv
il,eges Of frst-class foreigners, that is
to pay out all our money to frst-class
hotels and second-class cab drivers
The day Of the opening session.
which was toll e held at McGill Col
lege, dawned amidst the tears of Hea-
ven, so we weDded our way to the
building under the protection Of a
friendly umbrella. There is no doubt
that scientists are genial set among
themselves; why | ,ay more hearty
grasps Of the hand, mo faces iIlum-
ined with hearty sympathy. more gen
uine good fellowship than | might
honestly cay ! have seen in years of
ordinary life. A little thickset man.
noted mineralogist of Montreal.
threw himself on the neck Of a mighty
man Of height and limb and cried out
that David and Goliathwere reunit, d
IN friendly embrace. So, on AL sides
were smiles and friendly greetings,
making us feel deeply the genuine
bon homie of tile man Of science. Af-
ter general session in the Nelson
Hall, the members divided up into
sections, some goihs; to the section on
Biology, some to AnthropOlogy, some
to Chemistry. etc., all SELECTING the
subject they were most interested in.
aud must say that all the papers /
hal the leasure and profit OF hear
ing were we'll and carefully prepared
documents. Every advantage was
thrown open to US for making our
selves thoroughly acquainted with
Canada and the Canadians, and while
we would never care to become II. NJ.
sut3ects, We would be uncourteous in
deed did not we carry away with US
a sense o. the beauty of the place and
kindness of the inhabitants.
Out Of l40.T4T inhabitants in Mon
treal, 1854 are Of French origin.
Every one knows the French are ad-
dictsd to garlic, and as we are not
50 much accustomed to it, naturally
enough it was at first rather try
ing to sec appetizing food brought
on the table saturated with garlic.
We visited the Bon Secours market.
the largest and best known in the
city, and saw piles Of onions and gar
lie in all directions. With the habi-
tans moving around cheerfully hand
ling this mass. Ugh. ] cringe to
think Of it.
One Of our pleasantest trips was up
to Sachihe by the cars and back bv
boat on the st. Lawrence, shooting
the Sachine rapids. The water is )
very beautiful blue, and As we an
PrOushed the rapids lay in little
whirlpools in every direction. -Four
pilots took their places and the cap
tain stood IN front Of the pilot house,
while the passengers laughed and
chatted On deck. No one but the ex-
periencedmen guiding the vessel pro-
badly realized the danger a vessel
shooting the rapids really is IN The
water is tossed abont in long foamina
billcws, causing the boat 10 rock !.
sne would % an ocean swell. Seve-
rnl fines we en,.f1 f..l n. 1.-&.-,