294 ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.- [Jan. 7, 



The paper of the evening was read by Dr. Louis A. Weigel, 

 and was entitled : 



SOME POINTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BONE 



TUBERCULOSIS. 



The paper was illustrated by lantern slides and radiograph. 



Col. S. p. Moulthrop exhibited the femur from a skeleton 

 found in a sand pit about two miles from Garbutt, N. Y. Five skele- 

 tons were found which he thought were prehistoric. 



December ii, 1900. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; Mr. E. A. 

 Fisher in the chair; twelve persons present. 



The Council recommended for election as Fellows of the Society 

 Dr. W. D. Merrell and Professor E. Howard Eaton. Under 

 the rules the nominations were laid on the table until the next business 

 meeting. 



Mr. H. L. Preston exhibited a section of a new meteorite which 

 he had named Niagara.* 



Mr. Preston also exhibited a large number of American gems, 

 cut and uncut garnets, rubies, topazes, etc. 



Mr. C. J. Sarle described some geological studies which he had 

 made on coral reefs in the Clinton strata, t 



Mr. J. G. D'Olier exhibited some interesting " water- washed " 

 stones and read a letter from Dr. W J McGee expressing his opinion 

 with regard to them. Mr. D'Olier also exhibited some Indian relics 

 collected near Richmond Mills, and a curved flint knife found at Cone- 

 sus Lake. 



January 7, 1901. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; Vice-President 

 Goler in the chair; ten persons present. 



♦Described in ih& Journal of Geology ^ Vol. X; No. 5, 1902. 



+ The matter of this communication is printed in the American Geologist, Vol. 28, Nov. 1901, 

 pp. 282-299. 



