Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-19
CHEMISTS TALK.
THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
IN WASHINGTON.
A Session rs Reported for the Dispatch by
Richmond Professor-some
Startling statements.
Especial corresponaeuce Of Tho pIspstch.l

trpecial correspondence Of the Dispatch-l
WARRINGTON. D. c.. August II. - The
meetings of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. more fa-
miliariy and more briefly called the % A A.
A. b. begin Wednesday and viii be held
st Columbian University. But the asso-
ciatIon is a sort of nucleus around which
gathers number of affiliated societies,
and some Of these have been meeting here
for several days and some are still in ses-
sion. / attended to-iaY the meeting Of the
American Chemical Society which is one Of these
afnliafed bodies The attendance Was not large.
not exceeding forty, but very select.
NAN A GREsARIoUs ANIMAL
Professor Barker u the University of Penn
syfvania. presided. De made a good introduce
tory address. he alleged that man. and espe-
cialiy scientific man, is = gregarious animal. We
all regret that. at present nc least existence Is a
"time function -. whether il viii be 20 IN the
other world he left for the theologians 70 say
But We all fondly look forward to the lay when
both fine and space viii be annihilated. and all
the,people Of The earth Will form onecommunity.
Meanwhile We must 10 yhat,we may 70 this end.
SCIENTIFIC JUSKETIsG.'
He defended and commended the social fea-
I trIres Of such gatherings If scientific men-the
scientific lnketing," as IL is sometimes cali
ed-and claimed that this feature had been Of
| greatest benedt 70 him personally. when he
had once taken = brother scientist by the hand he
always tnderfOod better that brothers papers
and books afterwards he then explained
iully the proposed fusion II societies. 80 that AL
| the chemists n America should not only meet
often IN their local societies. hut annually IN one
common body a. Wall.
HEADING OF PAPERS.
Then carte the reading Of papers. The first.
by Professor Caldwell. II Cornell University, was
on " A New Form OF yoitameter.' This elected
some di-russiGn. especially "a TO the cOnparn-
! tive delcscy Of physical and chemical methods.
4 in which All The advantage seemed 70 be on the
side Oi the physicists. Professor Barker said. FOR
instance. hat " ,he ordinary current actuating a
| telephone would nare 70 continue ten Thousand
years in order 20 generate q single calOrte of
heat. and hat "while We c1n easily weigh cor
rectiT 70 within one miIli0nfh. cannot analyze
CORRECTLY beyond the second decimal place.
The next papsr was bv
PROFESSOR r. v. CLARKE.
of the Geological surrey, the same who lectured
recently z Richmond under the James Thomas
| lecture endowment OF Richmond College. He ia "A
leading nembero of the Council OF the A. A. 4.
-, and seeins 20 be held IN highest estimation by
/ his cnemical brethren His Daper Vas on - 4
1 Theory If the Mica and ChlOrite Groups and
l wss an important contribution 20 meteorological
/ chemistry. Discussion followed and the exhibit
/ fioN nt f'nfnUnCatel li1ErnfnS IN the DacktOAru.
/ These brought out the remark By Professor Bar
I ker hat 40 one time men anuddered almost II
/ the fearful complexities Of The organic branch
| ~ chemistry. but that IL seemed now - II the
Z inorganic branch was preparing 90 make the Or
ganic 'lo-e is breath N very iismay IN the
| same score.
HARD ON CANNED GOODS.
Tho next paper was by Professor II. A. Weber
on ''fne Occurrence Of Tin in Canned Goods TIN.
paper almost made sensation. the author
alleged hat he uad found seven maximum O
hfty " moro minimum loses of tin in single caI
~ pumpkin. ana almost equally large proper
| tons In canned fruIrs and tomatoes.
Much VAS said by various chemists about th
! solvent action ~ vegetable acids On tin, lead
and other metals; bat there seemed much IN
! certainty IN the whole Of this subject. which 4
practically so Important.
CHESTSUTs.
Tho last paper 0f the day was ~ Professo
J Frefr. With he odd title. The composition %
! American ana European Chestnuts.' lhls.
beg t0 assure You. lid NOT involve any c0mpar'
son % Joe Miller with Mark Twain OF Punch wit
Puck Jut vas purely chemical paper.
I zee lew southern chemists hero. Only w
! Vir-iuia colleges arc represented 20 far-Ricl
mcHG and Washington and Lee.
Ic-nisnt We have q lecture from Dr.. Warning
ton. Z. o.. =. ~ England. = special representa-
tive rom an English agricultural society 20 SON
-imAar organizations N this country, which u
gauizatiOns are now IA session hero