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ferent directions, and make a motion with their hand of 

 casting it from them, expressive of disdain. Their Indian 

 names are very peculiar. I will give you a few of them 

 with their translation : — 



Ma-ah-chis, Soaring Eagle. 



Cow-way-haw-nif, Little Chief. 



We-ho-no-cas, White Man. 



Tich-ke-mat-se, Squint Eyes. 



Nock-ko-ist, Bear's Heart. 



Nar-cu-bo-ist, White Bear. 

 I fear I shall tire you with my account of the Indians. 

 At our meeting last year at Marblehead Neck, mention 

 was made of the discovery of the satellites of Mars, and 

 of oxygen in the sun by Dr. Draper. This year we have 

 to record the invention of the telephone, microphone, 

 phonograph and tasimeter. No one can yet tell the won- 

 ders these instruments will open out when applied, not 

 only to scientific, but to practical uses. The telescope 

 opened out to us objects almost at the utmost bounds of 

 the universe. The microscope brought to view animals 

 so minute that myriads could exist in a drop of water. 

 Then came the spectroscope, which enabled us to discover 

 the composition of luminous bodies both near and distant, 

 showing us that the sun, moon, planets, fixed stars, 

 comets and nebulae, are all composed of metals and gases 

 similar to those found on our earth. Instead of sending 

 messages by signs, the telephone will enable us to send 

 them by word of mouth. With the microphone we shall 

 be able to hear sounds never before audible. We shall 

 be able to hear the rising of the sap, the uniting of parti- 

 cles by chemical affinity, and atoms arranging themselves 

 by polarizations into crystals. If at the creation "the 

 morning stars sang together," may we not be able to 

 catch their music, if they still continue their song? Then 



