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Monday, December 16, 1878. 



Meeting- this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Dr. Amos H. 

 Johnson in the chair. Records of preceding meeting 

 read. 



Prof. Alpheus Hyatt occupied the evening with re- 

 marks on the subject of "Heredity " which is now attract- 

 ing the attention of the scientific public. He presented 

 a circular which had been prepared under the direction of 

 the Massachusetts State Board of Health, inviting the 

 cooperation of medical, historical, genealogical, archae- 

 ological, ethnological, and natural history societies and 

 persons in the investigation of this subject : and request- 

 ing a reply to the series of questions therein specified and 

 to return the same to the secretary of the Board. 



Mr. Hyatt was listened to with marked attention. His 

 remarks were illustrated by diagrams and the use of the 

 blackboard. Mr. Hyatt has been appointed by the Board 

 to assist in examining the returns and to deduce there- 

 from such results that will advance the cause of scientific 

 enquiry. 



