Minutes of the Forty-third Amiual Meeting. 185 



A. A. Graham, in Nos. 2, 3 and 4, discussed "The Origin and Dis- 

 tribution of the Human Race," "The Cause of Earthquakes and 

 Volcanic Action," and "The Relation Between the Activity of 

 Ground Bacteria and Climate." 



Paper No. 48 was a "Study of Petroleum," by B. C. Frichet. 



Prof. L. C. Wooster read a thoughtful paper on "The Origin and 

 Development of Plant and Animal Instincts." This paper pre- 

 sented some new views and elicited considerable discussion. 



Mr. J. C. Cooper exhibited a collection of interesting minerals, 

 as No. 50. 



Prof. H. P. Cady discussed "Some of the Difficulties in Toxicol- 

 ogy Owing to the Use of Mineral Poisons in Embalming Fluids." 

 It seems to need legislation to prohibit the use of such fluids. 



The following numbers, mainly from absence of writers, were not 

 read : Nos. 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 

 45,46. All these were referred to the Committee on Publication. 



