48 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [jAN. 18, 



January 11th, 1892. 



Stated Meeting. 



Yice-President Dr. Hubbard in the chair. Twenty-five persons 

 present. 



The minutes of December 21st, 1891, were read and approved. 



The following' paper was read, entitled : — 



The Natural Dyes as Applied to Wool. 



BY H. T. VULTE and D. W. WARD. 



This paper will appear in the May number. 



At the close of the paper the meeting adjourned. 



January 18th, 1892. 



Stated Meeting. 



Mr. r. W. Garrettson in the chair. One hundred persons 

 present. 



The minutes of January 11th were read and appi-oved. 



The fourth lecture of the Popular Course was then delivered by 

 Prof. Franklin W. Hooper, of the Brooklyn Institute, on 



The Lochs and Crannogs of Scotland, 



illustrated by lantern views. 



From the deductions of Prof. Hooper, the ancient Scottish Race, 

 the Picts, resisted successfully the invasion of Roman, Northman, 

 Dane, and Saxon arms ; their peculiar manner of building these lake 

 homes, and the engineering skill displayed in the construction of 

 the Crannogs, together with the implements found in their ruins, 

 mark them as a people of no small degree of civilization. These 

 lake dwellings have been found in almost every quarter of Scotland, 

 and when fully investigated will probably throw much light on this 

 unconquerable race. 



Meeting adjourned. 



