1890. ] NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 45 
November 28th, 1890. 
SpectaAL MEETING, JOINTLY WITH THE AMERICAN FOLK-LORE 
SociETY. 
Dr. Dantet G. Brinton, President of the American Folk- 
lore Society, in the chair. 
About one hundred and twenty persons present. 
Mr. W. W. NEWELL read a paper on 
THE PRACTICE OF CONJURING NOXIOUS ANIMALS, AS SURVIYV- 
ING IN THE FOLK-LORE OF NEW ENGLAND. 
Mr. GtorGE F, Kunz exhibited a remarkable and valuable 
collection of rare objects of folk-lore interest, and read an an- 
notated catalogue of the same. 
Mr. L. J. VANCE read a paper entitled 
THREE LESSONS IN RHABDOMANCY, 
which was discussed by Mr. Moncurs D, Conway, Mr. STEw- 
ART CULIN, and others. 
Dr. H. CARRINGTON BOLTON read a paper entitled 
SOME HAWAIIAN PASTIMES, 
and illustrated it by objects from Niihau, Hawaiian Islands, 
and by projections of original photographs. 
Dr. JouHn S. Newserry exhibited the following objects: A 
prehistoric bronze bell from Japan; a peculiar corn-muller from 
Central America; and a ,half-finished stone axe, showing the 
method of boring the hole, from the Swiss lake dwellings. Dr. 
Newberry also exhibited the lantern slides illustrating his 
paper on ‘*The Ancient Civilizations of America—Date and 
Derivation,” but, owing to the lateness of the hour, did not 
present the paper, save in brief abstract. 
