New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-21
4 NEW THEORY OF THE ARYAN RACE.
ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS DISCUSSED.
DR. HALE's PAPER BEFORE THE AMERICAN Assocr-
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OTHER NOTABLE PAPERS READ.
Clevelans, Aug 20 (speoiaD.--Thc reading OF papers
before tho American Association for the Advance
mont Of Science was resumed this morning d.
ID. f. Salmon read paper on Z" The Discovery Of the
Production of Immunity from Contagious Diseases
by Chemical Substances Formed during Bacterial
Multiplication lie demonstrated that immunity may
DO secured by the injection of soluble substances
which result from the growth OF pathogersic bacteria
His experiments wers made with the virus OF hog
cholera. II Is hoped, however. that similar results
may be secured with the virus of other Diseases and
thus afford valuable means % prOphyaxis. In
these experiments Dr. Salmon anticipated Pasteur.
IToratio Hale of Canada, emil ghtencd the Aufhro-
biological Section The Origin and Character Of
the Aryan Race From the time when the Identity
OF this race first recognized. It was taken for
granted that the origin in Asia, until Latham
advanced the theory OF European origin. DR. Hale
started with the premise laid down In his vice
presidential address in 1856 that tho language must
have originated in family Of children left without
parents and thrown upon their own resources, I'M
PEELED to devise their own means Of communication,
and thus gradually forming lew language among
themselves. Such family could have survived In
only mild climate and fertile country such as no
part of Europe furnishes. But VIC have sufficient
data to eliminate the greater part of Asia also from
the problem and reduce the limits within which must
be sought this original habitat the plains OF Persia
best fulfls the hypothetical conditions IS Desptissn
The primitive Aryans were OF very moderate
endowments, both moral and Intellectual, though
warlikc. Primeval Europe seems 10 have
been peopled by three races; in the southeast the
Semitic; southwest, the lberian: and central and
north, the Uranian. The Aryans overran and CON
quered these several and becoming Incorporated
and amagamated with them, gained the qualities
lacking 10 form a weDbaanced man-speaklng, how
ever, the language Of the conqucrOrs. These con-
illusions sustained both by comparative philoOgy
and by physical characteristics 1t Is the admixture
Of these indigenous which infused into European
Aryans the progressive spirit which is lacking among
Asiatc kindred. The success Of the conquerlng
Aryans secured by two causes, their worship Of
hereditary rank which maintained national unity,
and their cruelty to the conquered, which checked
revolt al its birth.
Secretary Putnam followed with account of The
Serpent Mound and its Surroundings" giving report
Of the progress OF the expiration Of this mound
which located about seventeen miles from Hillsboro,
Ohio The recent work has consisted largely OF I'M
provemcnts about the mound, converting the region
into park Especial attention has been given to
planting different kinds Of native trees, so as 10
make an arboretum. He has also restored part OF
tie monument. by pidng up stones IN the position
they supposed 10 have occupied originally ana
throwing back some earth which had oeen ploughed
of The large mound has been explored heretofore,
but recent explorations show skeletons in small
neghborlng mounds Work Will be resumed as soon
as the association adiUurns.
Dr. Brnton read paper on Traits Of Printing
Speech" The Economic Section was occupied by
papers cremation by c. X. Remington, Of Buffalo.
and on The International Statistical Institute By
J. r. Dodge
Professor Hardness gave account of the insru-
ments and processes employed by the United states
Transit Of Venus Commission IN determining the solar
paralaX from the transit Of Venus which TOOK place
In December, 1852. The position angles have not yet
been discussed, but from measurements Of the dis
tances between the centres Of the sun and venus
made upon AS photographs taken at ten stations
scattered over the United States. South Africa, south
America and Nowzealand. parallax Of ss47 seconds
plus or minus 0012 Of a second, has been deduced
This cores ponds distance OF 02,355.OOO miles be
tho earth and the with probable error Of
only 1915 900 miles. These computations have been
in progress ever since the data were collected and
represent an of labor equivalent to that Of
twenty-five men for one year This IS the first an
nouncement yet made Of the result. and IS very val
liable, although somewhat technical
TapoIs were read before the Geological Section by
Professor Merden Hall, on The Intensity of Earth
quakes, with Approximate Calculations of the Energy
Involved by y Il. Winchel, on Eruptiye Rocks,
with reference TO those Of Minnesota; by G. ".
sell on The Distribution Of the GRANTEES OF the North
acteIs'i by l. =. Branner, on The Geologic age OF
the Crystalline Rocks of Arkansas In the Chemical
M HeS a g5 9SP'r oa ne
Combustion" Frank II. Morgan read one " The Ac-
ton of Concentrated Suphuuc Acid Sugar Or.
er on p" Tie Chemistry Of Yeast ana Inc yuan
titles OF Nitrogen in PFOteau compounds" IN the /
Section of Physics novel electro magnetic telephone
described by r. i. Fulton, Nichols franklin gave
spectre phOtOmetric comparison Of the sources of
artificial illumination: Merden Hall read technical
paper. aud Mr. Merritt read paper on " Efficiency Of
IncandeScent Lamps"
The afternoon pleasantly spent IN an
excursion TO the private park Of W. J. Gordon, and
a reception By Mr. and Mrs. L. T.. Holden az their /
home, east OF the city the evening devoted 10 a
lecture on japanese magic mirrors By 7. C.. Men !
denhal The society for the Promotion Of Ag /
ricultural science met to-day with an
address by President +. G. Pedc g, and
papers by W. J. Beal. W. Il. Lazenby, d. D. Halstetd
T.. L. Sturtcvant and f. L. scr.bncr,