120 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [apr. 11, 
New York Microscopical Society would be held at the American 
Museum of Natural History, Friday evening, April 22d, from 7.30 
to 11 P.M. Members of the Academy were invited to attend. 
Dr. HvuBBARD gave an interesting account of Guthrie, the dis- 
coverer of chloroform (see Proceedings for June, page 149). 
The Astronomical Section then organized, Pror. Ress in the 
chair. The reading of the Section minutes was dispensed with. 
The following papers were read :— 
Report of Observations on Comet of 1892 (Swift) made at 
Columbia College Observatory. 
BY PROF. J. K. REES. 
The Rutherfurd Photographic Measures of the Stars 
about 6 Cygni. 
BY HAROLD JACOBY. 
After the reading of the papers, there was considerable discussion 
on the matter of delay in printing of the publications of the 
Academy. 
Meeting adjourned. 
April 11th, 1892. 
STATED MEETING. 
The President, Dr. Hupsarp, in the chair. Thirty-five persons 
present. 
The minutes of March 28th were read and approved. 
Dr. Husparp exhibited a print of glacial markings made direct 
from the stone in a printing press. 
Dr. H. Carrineron Bouton read a paper on— 
Chemical Arts in Bible Times. 
(Abstract. ) 
Chemistry, considered as an art, dates its origin from prehistoric 
times; considered as a science, it is little more than one hundred 
years old. The attempts of man to improve his surroundings as 
respects diet, clothing, and domestic economy, familiarized him 
with certain phenomena now recognized as chemical. The necessity 
of securing weapons for war and for the chase, and the attempts to 
