ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The Lecture Committee of the Cincinnati Society ok Natural His- 

 tory takes pleasure in offering to the ]iuhlic its eighth course of free, pop- 

 ular scientific lectures. 



The Lectures will be given on Thursday Evenings at eight o'clock, 

 in Greenwood Hall, south-west corner of Sixth and Vine streets ; the use 

 of which has been granted the Society by the courtesy of the Ohio 

 Mechanics Institute. 



Cards of admission will be required at the door, and may Ije obtained of 

 the Secretary of Ohio Mechanics Institute, of Davis L. James, No. 131 West 

 Seventh Street, of George W. Harper, of Mr. Wni. Hubbell Fisher, 13 

 Wiggins Block, or, at the rooms of the Society, No. 108 Broadway. 



The Committee sincerely hopes that the public will show its apprecia- 

 tion of the course by large attendance 



Most of the lectures will be illustrated by lantern views and charts, and 

 all will be of a character to interest and instruct non-scientific people. 



Davis L. James, ^ 



Geo. W. Harper, I CommiUee. 



Wm. Hubbell Fisher, j 



[Note.— Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher was elected a member of the Committee by the 

 E.xecutive Board after the comp etion of this pro,^'ramme, in place of Rev. Raphael Benja- 

 jnin removed to New York City.] 



L(e6tui^e^.-:Bek^on of l8§C). 



January 3d. — Introductory — "The Method of Science.' 



Prof. Edward Orton, (Ohio State University.) 

 January loth. — On Musical Sounds, (by request.) 



Illustrated by Lantern projections and e.xperiments. 

 Prof. Thos. French, Jr., (Cincinnati University.) 

 January 17th. — No Lecture. 

 January 24th.— "The Meteorology of Ohio, and the Daily Weather Map." 



Lt. J. C. Walshe, (U. S. Signal Service.) 

 January 31st. — "What are we Eating?" 



Dr. Walter S. Christopher. 



February 7th. -Some Microscopic forms of Vegetable Life. 



(Illustrated by Lantern projections.) 



Gov. Jacob D. Cox, (Cincinnati University.) 



February 14th. — "Destruction of the Buffalo and our other Wild Animals." 



(With Lantern pictures.) 



Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher. 

 February 21st. — "Modern Surgery. ' 



Dr. Joseph Ransohoff, (Medical College of Ohio.) 

 February 28th. — "Ascent of the Matterhorn." 



(Illustrated with maps and views.) 

 Pres. David L. Jordan, (University of Indiana.) 

 March 7th.— "The Beautiful and Curious in Insect Life." 

 (With Lantern views and Blackboard drawings.) 



Mr. Chas. Dury. 



