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topography of the lower part of the island. He also spoke of the 
desirability and certainty of some form of arcade underground 
railway to meet the demands of the great population of the 
future. 
November 21, 1887. 
STATED MEETING. 
The President, Pror. J. S. NEWBERRY, in the chair. 
Twenty-one persons present. 
Garnets from New Haven, Conn., were exhibited by the 
President. 
Pror. D. 8. Martin exhibited Prof. Carvill Lewis’ map 
showing the glaciation of Great Britain, which elicited remarks 
from Dr. H. C. BoLTon and the PRESIDENT. 
Dr. H. C. Botton exhibited an original letter, dated April 
30th, 1801, written by Dr. Edward Miller, of New York, to Dr. 
Elisha North, of Goshen, Conn., which contained information 
bearing upon the early history of vaccination in New York City. 
The circumstances under which the letter was written are as 
follows: 
Dr. Elisha North practised vaccination in Goshen during the 
winter of 1800-01 with marked success. In the spring, a young 
man by the name of Ives went to consult Dr. North for divers 
slight ailments and a sore on his hand. This sore Dr. North 
recognized to be a cow-pox pustule, and, on inquiry, learned that 
it was produced directly from the udder of a cow while milking. 
With lymph from this pustule, Dr. North vaccinated an infant 
successfully, and from the infant vaccinated a Mr. Hunt. ‘This 
latter going to New York on his private business while the 
lymph was fresh, went, at Dr. North’s request, to call on Dr. 
Edward Miller, and the New York physician thus obtained fresh 
vaccine matter. The letter exhibited was one by Dr. Miller 
thanking Dr. North for his kindness in sending him vaccine 
matter. 
The date of the introduction of vaccine matter into New York 
