New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-30
TO AID SPECIAL SCIENCES.
THE SECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ASSO,
CITATION FORMING ADJUNCT
SOCIETIES.
PROFESSOR HILLS ADDRESS on COMMERCIAL
UNION sTIRs THE TORONTO NEWSPAPERS
INTERESTING PAPERS READ.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIgusg.1

BIT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsusE.1
Toronto. Aug. 20-The great feature Of 10 days
session of the Association for tho Advancement Of
Science was the organization Of the American Geo.
logical society. the first meeting which held al
the Normal school building, nearly mile from the
University where the sessions of the Science AssO-
citation are held. The president, James Hail. who
was in the chair read a few brief notes on some Of
his researches in palaeonioogy which were technical.
but interesting 10 the society.
Tho first paper read by Professor J. D. Dana
on Areas Of Continental Progress in North America
Professor Dana has modified Of the views given
in his treatise on geology. 1t now appears that tas
gr, with OF the continent has been about an inland
from Archean times. The water channel through the
Champlain Valley carly reduced to narrow d.
mensiOns, and Albany was near the head Of north
east bay. The line OF demarcaion between upper
and lower Sluran is far more important than fhs
lines dividing both the sluTian formations from tbs
subjacent Cambrian the superiacent Devonian. YET
on many maps, the boundaries of the lower sluriaa
strata are not even indicated at all Professor
Dana proposed new nomenclature, the term,
Onsran7 instead Of Upper sluIian. in recognition
of the evidence OF these deposits about Lake On
taio but the proposed nomenclature was opposed BY
Professors WoIcott andiIaL Professor Ghber. read
a paper the Strength Of the Earth's Crust and
few Other papers were read.
The action OF the biologists in organizing Ma
tional Union is finding many followers The enc.
mologiss to-day formed an American CHRONOLOGICAL
Association and the chemists discussing the teaap
dation Of an American Chemical Association.
President Powelrs address last evening before The
American Association for the Advancement OF seenc"
drew great audience TO the Horu
cultural Gardens, which were beaatiuly
decorated and illuminated. The reat
ing of the by Professor Gilbert was note worthy
for its clearness and distnctness, and went Ar tc
compensate for the absence Of Major Powell hin'"a
The address traced the origin of music 10 the rhythH
of the dance The first music was not moduated "
all but rhythm growing out or the motion OF ~
body called bioticn followed by melody Original
Ing in poetry, and that by harmony, sprinsns hru
the drama and leading TO the last step, symphony,
which is the product of science; and we NAV sun exf
pect a music of the future on an even higher plana
wagner as Major Powell inlerprets the evolution Of
musical concepts, is the true prophet OF the eRanc''
pated future of music Great applause gleeed u.
quotation Of Britannia Rules the waves one ol
the succeeding speakers, Alderman Dodd, took pans
to emphasize the loyalty of Canadians to the Bfthh
Empire and indeed much prominence IS given W "A'
sentiment at this iuncture.
The press unite In condemnation and Criticism :"
Major Hnrs address yesterday, as vicepre7nen'
of Section l. on the union of the United states anu
Canada
| "The Globes says that he appears to DO unawai'
OF the scheme TO which. this Side OF the line .n'
! name unrestricted reciprocity" IS given, ana Sli'
| that CANADIANS are ndispoSed TO annexation in'
Mail- styles Mr.. Hlrs address curious paper oe'
cause of it's alleged crudies in reference TO the ar
| and closes a long editorial follows: ut Is !us'
| nossble that Mr.. Hill may be deliberately trying 10
burlesque the ProtectioniSt speeches delivered 'a''
| fall by the wild and woolly congressman Honl VI"
| West Or, perhaps, he intended his paper ior no
palaeontologlcal Section of tho American Assocs'on'
as a Specmen Of economic exposition in the age VIM"
the Old mercantile theory taking shape anu iorn'
| among the Cave men or their Similar proseno,s.
II II be serious production, Designed TO thio" isu'
uton the great subject with which u proioss77 "
all We can say is that Mr. Hill has me Sn'" n'
calling lie should be editing the "nii'O"' H"N0
| in Toronto" , sac,,ons
| The papers to-day in the seVerai sec'ions
| -. - sar vida range all the sections having
baan working except f. which ad1ournea 10 at"iH'
the meeting OF the Geological society," III oeV'on ~
| Professor Hough described the new Desroorh ~
| servatory at Evanston, and Proiessor hoi'e" 'o
waried from California an account VI INC oose.'
,,ors made with the Lick telescope since It's erccuon,
| - o,,,niro tho work on planets, the moon,
| oo,s double stars and nebulae spectra are TAKEN
| ., all the planets Nebulae in Draco have been oo-
served to have helical FORM and THIS soiVes many
annaently complicated structures OF other neouias'
Much attention given 10 the motion OF sars IN 'ns
line OF sight an important inquiry as Professor Ea'-
| man IN a paper on The Relation between Stellar
| Nacnitudes. Distances and Motions,' holds that tho
spposed motion OF the In space Is no greater than
the probable errors in observation. which view was
approved by other members in the ensuing discussou
several technical papers read in the physics
section. conspicuous among them being that by Will
| lam \. Rogers. DIR. Darlington Bolton
| read popular paper tho :" sonorous
| sand in the Desert Of Sinai" Tho
chemical papers were mainly technical Dr. Wileys
paper on some Pecullartes OF Butter cautioned
analysts not to be over hasty In condemmning samples
as spurious, since genuine butter liable to gesS
notifications under certain conditions.
In arranging the programme of the Biological soo-
lion, person with To the fitness OF hne'.
II would seem, placed paper ON the higrs"o"' -
the Crow In Nebraska by ". Edgar Taylor hpAI !"
one on ..Indan Corns by +. l. Stewart. Inc Ai''oP
illogical section was repetc with interesting ma''"r a.
tho programme shows including Notes on hoorisha'
Fire-makingp by Walter Hough shmto' "'o "0'e'''
OF tho Japanese by Romyn Hitchcock TWO pSpviS :.
the sioux by j. owen Dorsey; some frhVPES -
Evidence Relating TO the Antiquity Of Man ny 90
Nccae. n naper on The Evolution oi orhS"ens
"The American Lesson by W. IL. Holmes
Iroouois white Dog FEAST by ". NJ Besucnamp ""s
rn Ar,ssiop and Mission Indians OF Caiiior" ia, a
>, ~ "a Itanshaw The Economic seuon "a -
! an 80 ha FAN I'm the Rate vi ,as ~
~ P"g IL What shall We Do Apout ppsas.,ime
1eolso Ior,,o, and Economic Noes =, Tsxs
"~"rv nv A g. warner. Dr NoN 70 q oloeiesl
t three papers 10 real beiote ulo o~, ~ his
YORK, hea th,re - absent Yesterday report oi M
SOeety, o - arose from his resemblance !" W.
PlIt,s, 81 the Toronto UNIVERSITY. hr e,izeus
presEiich, o W was devoted 10 a reception " '
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