New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
PAPERS BY MEN OF SCIENCE.
WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
AT TORONTO.
ACTIVE WORK IN MANY sEoTIoss-IMPoRTANr
TOPICS UNDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND THEORIES - CANADA IN
TEREsrED IN THE MEETING.

TERESTED IN THE MEEIlN0'
Toronto. Ont. Sept HpeciaD. withstandns
multifarious distractions the absence OF the Mshoh
pilgrims the return OF the school DAY and the anVen'
Of Barnums circus. the reading OF papers was 10
sumed to-day In all the sections OF the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, oacep'
the mechanical section which adjourned last weeA
The astro, 'nlcal section devoted altogether "
technical {. enes. Ten papsrs were read oy Hie7'o
Preston Brashear webb and Leavenworth. Inc SEE
ton Of physics offered papers OF popular n.e'
est including one by Cleveland Able. read D. ,ns
secretary on the determination OF the amount u
rainfall. Important suggestions offered In TO
gard to corrections necessary TO apply TO rain gauges
the effect of atmospheric currents being such As u
render the amount of rain collected In ordinary
gauges an unrustworhy criterion OF the actuh ram
fall Mr.. Barker read a paper on recent progress ~
storage batteries. and stated that greatly improves
results had been recently obtained In storing elec-
tricty by the of zinc peroxide. otner p"P'
were by Messrs. Barnes. Roseburgh and Arey'
The chemical section Is again discussing plan iof
the formation of an American chemical association.
Mr. Hoffman, of New York. read a paper on iood
preparations particularly those sold for the use oI
Infants for which at least S1oo0o,o00 are annuaiy
expended I'm the United states Most of these produc's
are uDwholesome, and the Government was ufeeu -
intervene Professor Wiley. chief chemist OF the
department Of Agriculture. promised to undertake an
analysis of some Of these products.
In the geological section papers were given Dy
Messrs. Claypole. winchell and others Robert Bell
discussed the origin Of gneiss and other primitive
rocks, and holds them 10 have been originally strau'
fed. T.. o. Hovey presented observations on the
trap ridges of the East Haven, Conn, region, when
he considers TO be eruptive. Robert Hay discussed
the salt formations OF Western Kansas. sufficient
number have registered for the Agoma excursion 10
assure the success of this expedition TO the region
h. ~
Many problems await solution in reference to this
geological region and important results are expected
Professor c. V. Riley, the entomologst, sends to the
biological section a valuable communication on the
intentional Importation of parasites and natural
enemies of insects injurious to vegetation. This Is
in many cases the best If not the only to control
such insects.
Among the anthropological papers were one
upon tho Huron Iroquois ,,of Ct, the n.n ST
Wilson, president Of Toronto University and on ancient
9s s or HTa GG by @
IN the economic section William Houston read a
paper on the abolition Of slavery in Upper Canada,
which was accomplished by legislation IN 1902. being
the first general emancipation act In history The
method was gradual and no slaves were known TO
the vice president, MIR HILL southerDer, expressed
regret that similar scheme OF emancipation hal not
been adopted by the Southern States before the War
This meeting OF the association has aroused the
greatest interest throughout Canada the industrial
importance. Mr.. Fern0w's paper on Government
Supervision of Natural Resources provoked additional
Canada, In the ensuing discussion, TO the effect that
the of forest land annually burned over In Canada
thirteth Of the total Of the Dominion seems to
starte the citizens and ought TO result in protective
action The press reports have been the fullest In
the entire history Of the association The Globe' Civ
ing daily nearly two flll pages ,..-- AT. 1900.
The address at the Horticultural Gardens this even
ing viii DO by Darlington Bolton OF Newton on
Pour Weeks in the Desert of Mount sinai"