48 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [JAN. 18, 
January 11th, 1892. 
StaTeD MEETING. 
Vice-President Dr. Husparp 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. F. W. GaArrertrson in the chair. One hundred persons 
present. 
The minutes of January 11th were read and approved. 
The fourth lecture of the Popular Course was then delivered by 
Pror. FRANKLIN W. Hooper, of the Brooklyn Institute, on 
The Lochs and Crannogs of Scotland, 
illustrated by lantern views. 
From the deductions of Pror. 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. 
