ADDENDA 541 



Meetings. Annually, in connection with the national scientific or educational 



societies. 

 Membership. Annual dues, $i. Sections will be organized in various states and 



cities. 



Publications. 



The constitution adopted provides for an official monthly journal to be 

 published under the direction of the Council ; and The NATURE-STUDY 

 REVIEW (New York, Jan. 1905 to date. 8.) is to be transferred to 

 the society and sent to members. 



American Society for Psychical Research. 



Address. 519 West I49th Street, New York City, N. Y. Secretary: 

 James H. Hyslop. 



History. Established in 1906 as Section B of the American Institute for 

 Scientific Research (incorporated in the State of New York, 1904), 

 succeeding the American branch of the Society for Psychical Research 

 (p. 87), which was dissolved in 1906 after the death of its secretary, 

 Dr. Hodgson. 



Object. The investigation of alleged telepathy, visions and apparitions, clairvoyance 

 including dowsing or the finding of water or minerals by supernormal means, 

 premonitions, coincidental dreams, all kinds of mediumistic phenomena, etc. ; and 

 the collection of material bearing on the history of these subjects. 



Membership. About 700 (annual dues for members, $10; for associates, $5). 



Publications. 



JOURNAL . . . v. I, 1907. New York City [1907]. 8. m. 



Price: $5 a year; single numbers, 50C. each. 

 PROCEEDINGS . . . v. I. Boston, Mass., [1907]. 8. 



Issued in 3 pts. Prices: pt. I, $2.50; pts. 2-3, $2 each. 



Distribution. Journal sent to all members and associates ; Proceedings to mem- 

 bers only. On sale by the Chairman of the Publication committee, W. S. 

 Crandall, Tribune Building, New York City. The society has purchased about 

 100 copies of the Proceedings of the earlier organization of the same name, 

 which it offers for sale at $2.50 each. 



American Society of Biological Chemists. 



Address. Secretary: William J. Gies, 437 West 59th Street, New York 



City, N. Y. 

 History. Organized in New York City, Dec. 26, 1906. 



Ref.: Science, n. s., v. 25, p. 139-142, Jan. 25, 1907. 

 Object. To unify biochemical interests in America; to further the extension of 



biochemical knowledge ; and to facilitate personal intercourse between biochemical 



investigators in America. 

 Meetings. As called by the Council. 

 Membership. 81 (annual dues, $2). 

 Publications. None as yet. 



