The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-23
SCIENTISTS
END THEIR
SESSIONS

The concluding session Of the three
days annual mesting-soth general Of
the American Chemical society wa held
IN Rockefeller hall. Brown university. To-
DAY commencing shortly after Q o'clocf
ana lasting several hours. II vas the
cu'ni'nston OF most interesting conven-
ton presided over by Dr. r. A. Noyes
the president. and at its conclusion
luncheon was served
Al Yesterdays session various country
reports on the research work that has
been conducted in the 6.party,en. :,
chemistry during the last yesy.
Professor Theodore Richards rsecy+sA
Tor Harvard university. He deseyfhA5
the work that has been carried on tb.,s
I'm organic chemistry
president Arthur A. Noye~ OF the 80
ciety reported for the Masss chusstts In
srtute OF Technology He said that ths
most Important Investigations there hAd
oeen on the conduotivity OF aqueous 60
iuuone at high temperatures. The ny.
drolysis OF salts has been noticed AZ vary
high temperatures. The oydroiyr,pe
power OF water increases enormously wttn
rising temperatures.
Professor William Gilbert Mfxter an
peared as the representative OF Yais
university. A very broad held has been
covered by the work In the iaboratorfes
or the university. The physiological in
vestisauons carried on, especially those
with relation to the amount OF food OF
certain kinds required by the human body
were especially interesting.
Brief reports were also mada for y.,s
Johns Hopkins of Baltimore, Ch,ca~o. IA.
land Stanford, Wisconsin,. Michisnn ara
state OF California university
ON the conclusion OF these rprorts ~ re-
search work at the principal ,rntvervit5As
the formal presentation OF papers on sp~-
cial scientific subjects was resumed ana n
recess taken at O'Clock
Luncheon was provid ID ir sayise Name
risl Hail. then various industrial estab-
lshments were visited and the deiernses
az O'Clock enjoyed a genuine ciannbake
a. the Pomham club
Last evening good-sfyed audiAnce
gathered at Rockefeller Hall TO listen IN
The interesting report OF DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley OF Washington on ".fhs DYect Of
on Metabolisrn." A rreaA
1eal has been said about the exper1msnes
which were conducted at washington for
\ period OF seven months. ending ths 6rst
" July. on squad OF young men, 20 de-
ermine the effect OF barox and boric acid
ipon the human system. A large amount
" work has been done by DR. Wiley and
lis assistants In tabulating the results Of
hese experiments. and last evening the
trst public report was made on the sub
ect The conclusion drawn as a result ~
hese experiments is a tendsncy on the
'art OF borax and boric acid 10 to restrain
he digestion of heat producing foods.
rive out the fat and diminish the BODY
Weight.
Those who read papers today were Pref.
sucner OF Brown University. Henry Fay,
Edward Gudeman. r. X. Cameron, L. A.
Hurst. Atherton Seidsil, j. G. smith.
'eorge A. eoper, William Drsyfis, H C.
herman, w. N. Berg. Harris e Sawyer.
,swsld schreimer. w g. FerrtA r. r.
'rown. J. A. LeCierc and w. L. Dubois
With an announcement that the thir-
leth annual had been the most successful
! the history OF the American Chemical
ociety, the delegates exchanged mutual
and the visitors with
Memories of an interesting, Instructive
nd most pleasant nature incident 70
1eir sojourn on Rhode Island coil. pro-
seded late this afternoon and eariy
venins 70 take Departure for their re
pectfve homes.