New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY MEETS.

INTERESTING TALES FROM AFRICA AND TAILS
MANS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
The New-York Branch OF the American FolKiore
Society held its third meeting at the house OF MIS-
A. Herman, No. 50 West Fifth-siXtb-st, last night
II was the annual meeting, and the organization was
perfected by the election OF these officers: Pr'sdeh
Dr. II. Darlington Bolton first vice president, George
Iird GIinnell second vice presidents Richard watson
Glider Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse, MIS-. Mary d.
Field, Mrs. Henry Draper; secretary, william bufh'u
Tuthil treasurer, sidney a. Smith.
Mrs. Iierman's parlors we'll filled by n group
Of men and women who took apparently deep interest
In the two addresses OF the evening George +. knz
had brought n small Of minerals to one or an
other specimen OF which various races attached cryptic
significance. He explained in Il brief speech thai
these were only examples Of large collection which
is to be exhibited at the Worlds Fair in the nam"
Of the York Branch of the American Folklore Society
There We're among the objects exhibition cone
shaped seal OF agate with inscription In Pcllevl
found near gdad probably not less than lioo ycnn'
old prehistoric garnet beads from Doiie'ha' WINCH
the ancient wOrkmcn. owing TO the lmperiectioh Oh
their tools had drill from both sides carved rlS
OF Persian manufacturer lucky moonstohe lro"
Handy Ccylon Persian turquoise allsmanS with pious
inscriptions from the Koran agate and red ana white
corncllan charms from tie graves OF As>yna' a'
Aztec bloodstone green Jasper with red spots, sup
posed to be cficacio,s in sianching hemorrhnge' II
Pueblo fetch made OF gypsum nodded into the form
OF % prare-tog. with eyes OF turquoise is'n ny 'le
Indian medicine men to bring on rain; curious seals
that had belonged To medieval noblemen in Europe
and other objects too numerous to mention.
Then VI. He'll Chatelain. who has just returned for
the second time from an eight years soIourn at ST.
Paul de L0ando In the Portuguese possessions sonth
OF the Congo River. Africa, repeated few Of the
eighty foktalcs which he collected among the ne
groes OF Angels lie remarked privately that the
weather OF Ncw-York. with its sudden changes oil
heat and cold was a great trouble 10 him. but acded
cand!dly that Africa also had It's drawbacks. lie
was allowed the privilege Of remaining seated whiie
reading his paper. one Of the stories which he gave
had for its motive the classically familiar one Of an
attempted rescue from Iades, but turned out In the
sequel to be n nature-myh for the explanation Of
thundcrstorms Another which the speaker explained
I'm answer to question was derived from the 'atl-
Ole priests, who have been In communication WIN
the natives for "A period OF nearly 400 years, was a
nglary faithful version Of the account OF the crea-
ton given I'm Genesis But the negroes added re-
markablc detail from their own lore IN addition 10
Cain and Abel two other children were born to Adam
and Eve The Lord asked for all the children, but
Eve hid two Of them. The other two were taken TO
heaven and bathcd In pool, from which they emerged
white These were the ancestors OF the white race,
while those whom Eve had hidden remained black
and were the rigin Of the negroes