New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-12
SCIENTISTS GOING HOME.
END or TIE SESSION AT PHILADELPHIA.
THE SUGGESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FoE
THE ApVhNCEMENr OF SCIENCE.
III L.n AnI L IHInINEL


hind if must he presumed are detained by Important
business which does not brook delay. even with the
thermometer in the ninctcs. 4 few of the foreign
guests are still in engaged in making prpSia-
tons for the excursions 70 Colorado the Rocky Noun
tairs the of Luray aud other points OF interest
which are to close their stay in this country IN the
whole they will carry away with them pleasant mem
orics of the consideration and universal courtesy
shown 10 them by American men of science. II mus
not bc forgotten that the class OF men which ATTENDED
the excursions last year and the class ~ men when
attended he meeting OF the American A''o'''l"n came,
from each other widely Eases :" l p'''| rnr,
of the foreign guests that may have come
under the notice of an American who ar ,ndfu
the sessions OF the association may bc ascuhcd 10 tue
cccentriitica of genius or the idosyncra-es ol p"s
oply and ought not 10 Zoe laid TO the door OF the h'N
Of scientists who for nearly week. have been the
guests of the association The association leaves the
question of the formation of an International Sclcn-
iGe Association practically where II was before me
petition king that the necessary steps to mat 'I p'
taken was presented to the british Association at t7
recent meeting m Montreal The British Association
did appoint committee to confer with slnllar com
mittoc acting Tor the Az erican AEspoati"n inc re-
suit of thcir LAHORE has been recommendation look
ing toward the holding at an international ,"ngl''N
ni scirnHc sncictes This ip eumcthng entirely dinor
emit ol course, from Ru an al gamnon o the Awcllcah
aud British Associations FOR the Advancement "i ser
cncc which at seems to he the dream OF lew 'nlhu
ninrts. It's realization would hnNc implied ih' l"'hlnR
Of two hodrs dincog from each other IN ch"iHo''r ~
much ~ u professional man does from M hn,'"u'
Ihc, may bear similar nninoH, nnd h"ih nnd"nh,'"N
have the ultima ends ~ Wow but hrif m"uvH {"
Wnrk do not bear the faint Isl rcscmhanCcto thc DINER
\ union of the British ASs0cnion and The AchdrN "i
sciences might be- possible; but the merging Of the
BRUSH aud American Association, for the Advance
mcnt of Science into body seems ont o the question:
ANolHiE BOMBsHELL BY MIR wnrrHouaE.
EThc proceedings of the general meeting to-day were
cnliycnod again 10y the uepresslbc Mr. Nmlchon'e'
who demanded the first business before the meeting
that the journal Of the proceedings OF the preceding DAY
be read. such unhcard of request startled the audi
cuce which, with SOME establishment looked toward
that pant of the house where the PYRAMID builder on
the downward plan sat, shaking ms mead ana oi'ilh
inc defiance. Professor Cope. Who III the ah>ehc" ~
Professor Lc>ly had again taken tine char promptly
ruled Mr MhitchoU~c ont of order because The reading
of the journal was not provided Tor Dl 'Ac COM
that the reading of the journal formed part of the pro
ctcdin-s of every society which pretended To De GOV
would not listen To him. "nd alter some more sP"o-
bling Mr. Whitchouse naly sat down. IL Is SIZE 10
say that the secretaries had not written the Jonhal
and that they could not have produced the minutes.
even if Mr.. Whitchouses motion had prevailed. J. II
curious fact that the " cr1nA- were ioud'l M iI
Remuneration of Mr. Nhitchou-cs course. The l'tt r
theory "a, to the construction of the Pyramids may bee
wrong 10 probably j., hui D. l. hardly more silly im
the many ttcorlc~ which have found defender, ~ just
such societies as TINS one. concerning the III, I.n-
significance and syWh'l- oi every stone .ul-ir anu
corner IN thc Pyramids The merit and value of some
of Mr. Whtchousc'- work is freely conceded 10y "a mum
Dor u the members of tho association On inc question
Of the Pyramids. however. they consider linn nothing
less than cIulN. The question naturally suggests
itself, what doe Mr.. hit,hpn~e think OF tncnt
significant Ilc' was brought ont al the morning scN-
sion when the different committees were called upon
u make their reports. ola number OF these only one
appointed to submit plan for lndcNhg the literature
oi cbcml, elements, and one Il rrc'nM'hI means /"
secure the admission of scientific book Ion
the Use of students and institutions oI Learn
NJ free If duty, had any report 10 present.
The important committee 10 which the work had
been ASST med of considering the best method
OF science teaching IN schools apparently h"d
done nothing ii had not even met. rs members never
hiNiu. tahcu the trouble 10 secure meeting ms III
dih,cnC, called ont some pointed remarks on l,c lHt
oi those "Ao thought That '" ''nllir had ia',d i"
do IT. duty. and who ask for rs discharge and me
allniatu..4t of new men, or n, reorganization. Ihc
whole natter after good deal OF talking was re-
famed 4, tbc Nt9udn. Committee with fail power 10
act The discussion showed plainly that scientists while
con iuuaily and habituay given to comPunne a. To
the wrong methods pursued IN schools III Inc teaching
else To pu their shoulders to the wheel and institute
reform OF thc abuses of which they complain.
PArFE oN MUSICAL -AND.
ONLY six of the nine sections in session to-day.
The others had finished their work and adjourned ON
Wednesday, The papers read. with one or two cSccp-
tou, were technical IN character ana Prcportonaoly
dull one in the section for geology. on Musical
sands Wa of popular interest il T. the Joul "olk
oi Mis-, a. Caiiaglon Bolton and A,A- &. Julien
hut $50, presented by The latter IA interesting "c-
count was given oi thc wide distribution ot tl -dld.
some of il having been found U Far hockdv't. az
Long Branch aud other point oi Che eastern coast oI
tbe United states. Mi Julien showed some oi IN,
sand 10 thc audience. and also cIPh"n' 81 d. r'ru',-
to. When put into % bag ln this cl-".lt ""- -i9rk
ing and suddenly compressed ~ onl- % SOUND "''rh
is NOT unlike That produced hF N"llh Nl'h ih' nm
pcr r4t- G-ht, uppn The string II l- not u.idu.d
sound though. hut cca-c+ when ihc highest point u
comurc sion ma, been reached II is not easily dI--
u-hahl, from ordinary sand. ana 81 retains d. i'ru-
fU. proupItiO. ou, under certain conditions # ih"
ntuo phorr. II never omi.+ sounds when wet. and
doc- not regain IT. e"noi"n-nc-, ATE, n'- 'n,, n''
it- music squeezed out of d. lIahcr~ frequently cN-
pcricucr ucuE .fton on 'b" sole of tI'T feet,