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society lessen the calamities of war, and throw around its horrors 
something of humanity. ; 
Civilization and: intercourse go hand in ‘wand The light of 
science and the revelations of truth, blending their rays, and 
beaming upon barbarism, will scien down its charaeter, and 
hasten the advent of more glorious times. 
6 " MISCELLANTIES. Lt a 
1. Rajore on the aartng Stars of the 9th and 10th of Lat 1893; | 
by Epwarp C. Herri 
_ It was expected ce an unusual display of shooting stars would be — 
witnessed on or about the night of the 9th of August, 1838.* The arrival 
of this period was awaited with no ordinary interest, inasmuch as there 
was reason to hope that observations might then be made, which would 
remove some of the uncertainties which had hitherto rested upon the ori- 
gin of this ‘beautiful phenomenon. — In this part of the country, observers 
were unfortunately deprived, by see weather, of any satisfactory 
view of the heavens during the se of the expected visitation. The 
accounts of observations which T ha have hitherto received from distant 
places, where the sky was clear, although not in every particular so com- 
plete as could be wished, are yet amply sufficient to show that the mete- 
oric shower of August did not disappoint’ the expectations of those who 
looked for its recurrence during the present year. 
I. Ciksorvadidac made at New Haven. 
In order to obtain a thorough knowledge of the phases of this mete- 
oric shower, it seemed necessary to observe on the nights of the 8th and 
‘11th, as well as on those of the ia aid Vouk: Accordingly, on the eve- 
ning of the 8th, I kept a look out, and saw in half an hour; ending at 9h. 
15m. five meteors, one of them more brilliant than Venus, with a splendid 
train. This number is not much above the average. At later periods of 
the night, the view was so much interrupted by clouds, that no regular 
observation was kept up. During the night of the 9th, the sky was en- 
tirely overcast. On the evening of the 10th, at the end of twilight, the 
sky was clear. Being myself occupied at that hour, Mr. M. D. Bagg 
kindly offered his assistance. Taking his station at 9h. and directing his 
attention towards the S. at an elevation of 80°, he saw in an hour 28 me- 
tears « a iad, sarees by, counted, during the same period, in the North, 
See this Journal, Vol. 33, p. 402. 
