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New York Microscopical Society would be held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History, Friday evening, April 22d, from 7.30 

 to 11 P. M. Members of the Academy were invited to attend. 



Dr. Hubbard gave an interesting account of Guthrie, the dis- 

 coverer of chloroform (see Proceedings for June, page 149). 



The Astronomical Section then organized. Prof. Rees in the 

 chair. The reading of the Section minutes was dispensed with. 



The following papers were read: — 



Report of Observations on Comet of 1892 (Swift) made at 

 Columbia College Observatory. 



BY PROF. J. K. REES. 



The Rutherfurd Photographic Measures of the Stars 



about /3 Cygni. 



BY HAROLD JACOBY. 



After the reading of the papers, there was considerable discussion 

 on the matter of delay in printing of the publications of the 

 Academy. 



Meeting adjourned. 



April 11th, 1892. 

 Stated Meeting. 



The President, Dr. Hubbard, in the chair. Thirty-five persons 

 present. 



The minutes of March 28th were read and approved. 



Dr. Hubbard exhibited a print of glacial markings made direct 

 from the stone in a printing press. 



Dr. n. Carrington Bolton read a paper on — 



Chemical Arts in Bible Times. 



(Abstract.) 



Chemistry, considered as an art, dates its origin from prehistoric 

 times ; considered as a science, it is little more than one hundred 

 years old. The attempts of man to improve his surroundings as 

 respects diet, clothing, and domestic economy, familiarized him 

 with certain ])henomena now recognized as chemical. The necessity 

 of securing weapons for war and for the chase, and the attempts to 



