New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-20
ALL THE SECTIONS AT WORK
PAPERS READ 81 SCIENTISTS AT
ROCHESTER,.
PLANS FOR A WORLDS METEOROLOGICAL con
GREss AND MUSEUM OF ETHNoLoGY-
NEW PARAsIrE-DR. JAsTR0w's
LECTURE on nYPNoT1sM.
NY 1x,IaaArH 10 THE IhiyUxE.,


Rochester. y. V. Aug. 10.-Numerous papers were
read today I'm the several sections Of the American
Association for the Advancement OF science inc
amendment to the constitution dividing secnoh in'o
two sections, Geological and Botanical was aoopoeu
with the ldersandng that one session on the 'h'iu
day OF each meeting shall be devoted to the consider
uion of general biological subjects Having visited
IN. PINNACLE Hills IN the southern part OF
Rochester the members OF Section +, Geology
and Geography passed most Of this morning
discussing the nature and probable origin OF these sand
banks II seemed the general opinion that this
WAS one Of the knoty problems presented 10 the
biologists OF this country. Two Views We're pre-
sentcd Professor Chypoe, OF the Ohio state on'er-
s,tv held that the hills formed by inter glacial
s,rsous in connection with glacial MILL Warren
rnhom az the United states Geological Survey
ALTERED He believed the hills were deposited IN
cavity worn In glacier that once covered this secuoh
Of the State -
In the Anthropological Section arrangements We're
made for the holding OF Worlds Antlropooscal
Congress at the Worlds Columbian Exposition next
v.or Ia continue from Monday TO saturday OF Tic
week following the adjournment OF the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF science rroe''o
putnam OF Harvard chief OF the etlnooscal "cp"'t
mcnt ut the Worlds Fair. spoke Oh the Pa's vi 'i'
dep,rtm.nt and OF the material that Is being gain
cred for Museum OF Etlnology to be established III
connection with tho Fair, and to be maintained a'er-
ward Professor Putnam said that people were "i's
taken I'm surprising TINT Chicago was not dong us
hes; IN any but a material direction. chicago people
lad contributed literally to his department. ana were
straning every 10 make the FAR SUCCESSFUL l"
| his d~uvtment Professor Putnam proposed 10 SNOW
omethjns which might form background Tor the
Fair lie had arranged for bringing families repre-
sentative OF every American tribe RON le''a u''
| Fueso to the Esouimau Of the Arctic to inc f"ir
Each family would bring their native hap'aoi1a anu
carry on their native industries lie thonsh' inc cA
hildt would form n most interesting study lot e'n'o,"
cists and on opportunity which might never aea'i os
| presented. Twenty or nifty years hence "ouiu oo
next 10 impossible TO secure such nm exhibit ITO
-, t,,tnar, said that he had an assistant in Peru.
chm and Ecuador who had already sent home haH
a ship-load of specimens, and an asss'hh' III i""'"
taking models OF the antiquities
Ono ~ the discussions which has excited most IN
| torcst among members of the chronological Niup ~
,ho, ON the dcpredations Of now parasite found on
tho skins Of cattle Dr.. G. IT, Stiles medical zooiopS
., tho bureau o. Animal Industry in the Department
| ., Agriculture at Washington. SAYS: 1t Is nc"
disease In the skins of cattle, ana ~ caused Nv
minnie mite tie scientific name VI which Is denoucA
| T. liculor,im This parasite Is common among u"fs
and Is also found pigs, cats ana soincumeS u" a
| II has been noticed once or twice before OH o"'uo
During the last year there has been considerable com
,pt from manufacturers on account CT the p"orncs'
| ~ leatbsr PRODUCED. 1t is calld pimpN ichuler'
A number Of Investigators examined the leather ana
cane 10 the conclusion that ti're ""s S"''
faur in the process Of prcpa'a'i i"s' "i"'c'
specimens Of This leather were sent 10 20 re'''S '
with request for an expression Of opinion a. 10 the
cause Of this peculiarly. The material was hai'''"
| TO me- ana | succeeded in proving that lhl' con"
dItlon of Tie leather not due 10 any dele'' !"
the preparation, bit to minute parasite WhFh htv
| i'm Tho folirc, M the roots 0f Tue uo'r' WIN"
mupl!es there ana by increasing IN great huhiD'r@
enlarge, ni, hair flilccs in the form OF pas'hr'
! Of tlp l1ir
on the leather The loss to tho leather industry h''
boen extensive Leather manufacturers In the Ne''
BAY that they had lost Oh the average oo V'"'s y"
hide or about 20 per cent ut the ehure "''"'''
There Is no known treatment for The disease pn' "
is recommended that heriers keep close "s''n o'
their herds and as the disease Il houcH N"P
the cattle infected Isolated. The particular parasitic
found Oh cattle represents -cparat" variety from
that foaud dogs and man. that there IL p'OP'DH
no danger Of infection To man from contact VIII"
the cattle
The evening occupied by the address OF DE-
Joseph Ja,troS, Oh " lIypnotien.7
lie subject OF ,he addres, was "liypnotlsm ana
Its AntecrocEts.s The lint portion described various
procedures In which hypnott'm wac involved: Lhe
career Of Mesmer s1etched the pracu,es whi,n
he devised and the theories which be- spun about hsn
wsr. den-atcd, and an ANALYSIS made OF now Wa, iar
these involved the neS ii nyoIysd several Of
thc phcnonena Of hypnOtism, his work entitled nun
simply be cIasscd among tho an,eesaenIs o psU
given In detail Including an account Of ine com
mi ..ion of
sccidcntally discovered somnambusm while following
the Mesmenc practices. lie apprciatN ue 4. '" y"
porsncc Of his discovery. but at once involved II N
variety OF super.norma faculties. After the close
Of The French Revolution animal nagnr'i,,m rap
pvaIed in France, aud soon found LIS way INTO Ger.
many and other countries II WAS however t'e , eM,
and Ja %Saae 'Ha u %eG S' hos
ptals Of France and some opcruon. ana cures SeS
p %nTS. sS reported 1oaby upon alleged
supernatural powers Of the subjects bu' comm 90
Of aI va offered '1 Dr any oe who could read
out The nse Of his eyes but Ems va. ne, , ssnhieci
Of much OF s obscurity by showing that the phenon
ena depended entirely upon tns ieGe ae Sd had
discovered much he again deePsned NE mys rr
of the subject by announcing hat his subjects p0Ves
OF eS ,avagant and false doctrines. and in spite OF the
Indifference OF the medical profession. few earhes,
hypnotIsm and at last the phenomena found scientific
recognition about fifteen years ago. manly IN t,ue ~
years had witnessed remarkable revival Of nn,-rcst
in these studies and as many 2; l;"" Contributors
The second portion OF the lecture described the CHIEF
phenomena Of modern hypnosm Tine use o. q ds po
important phase of Che subject aud ,eve' n.ni
~s, T. sd. s of %yp sH% F w
phenomena of ypnosm arc imp1rs" t, a. he 81 py
Ss TO ,aa e whs is .o 70 s .
mixed with truth and the dcr OF n,n
S.d % n ST@s '"e Of
Students have separated the truth from lis false sur
roundings and given the whole scientific position
which II will never lose. Following the Lecture WIZ
series Of lantern views illustrating the CHIEF poosr
in the history Of the subject. Portraits u Mrsmer
and OF the appliances used by him. as well rs r rie
saurcs directed against him., were shown ,n Ing
varions methods OF inducing The state and tle more
i'm portant phenomena pictured. a variety ~
Views OF patients in various staccs OF toe
hypnotic sleep shown. and some OF TO- "1 sS
such as 8 change VI handwriting ACCOMPANYING s"s
ecsied change OF PERSONAL v, the chance OF p,l-c
nc1dity Of the arm. burns Oh the flesh ana the hHe'
we're also exhibited. -.
To morrow viii be devoted to excursions to various
points Of interest.
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