AU8TRO-HCXGARIAH MONARCHY. 



Mar protection of forest*. The Congreaa 

 of Cultivator* of Flax, which was closed on 

 Anfttat 1st, resolved to establish standing 

 mmmltlss embracing all the states cultivating 

 tUx, which is to act as an international organ 



lie iaiprorement of flax. The next I 

 national Congress will be held at Ghent The 

 third International Medical Congress was 

 opened on September let, by Archduke Rai- 

 nier. after whom, it wai addressed by Prof. 

 Kokitansky. For every subject embraced in 

 the programme, a special president was elect- 

 ed. The irt subject discussed was the ques- 

 tion of vaccination, IVof. Jaccoud, of Paris, 

 the founder of the Medical Congress, la-ing 

 ID the chair. The Congress declared itscli in 

 favor of the compulsory introduction of vac- 

 cination. The discussion on syphilis was pre- 

 sided over by Prof. Warlomout, of Brussels, 

 and resulted in the adoption <>t' twelve resolu- 

 tion*, defining the measures which the states 

 .1 adopt with regard to prostitution and 

 A special nut-ting of physicians of 



insane anvlams reconunrmlxl tin- appointment 

 of a special committee on insanity in tin- Min- 

 istry of the Interior of every state. With 

 regard to the question of quarantine, the Coii- 

 grees declared in favor of abolishing all land 

 and river quarantines, and a thorough revision 

 of the ocean quarantine. The fourth Inter- 

 national Medical Congress will be held at 

 BruMels. A I'omological and Oinological 

 (of wine-culture) Congress was opened on 

 October Sd. The two sections held separate 

 nasions. The oinological section resolved to 

 appoint an international committee which is 

 to fix common names for all kinds of grapes, 

 and to hold annual meetings. The Con 

 will meet agitin at the close of September, 

 1674, at Trerea, and, on motion of a Fn-iu h 

 mber, the Government will bo invited to 



Mod representatives. The most interesting 

 and the best attended of all the International 

 Oongratsu held in connection with the Exhi- 

 bition wa toe Private International Confer- 

 ence far voluntary aid in timet of war. A num- 

 ber of resolutions, relative to improved meth- 

 ods at transporting the wounded from the 

 neU of battle and on railroads, were adopt ed. 

 One resolution recommended that, in war, 

 ftty soldier be supplied with bandog. -. in 

 order that, in ease of bis being wounded, tho 

 nseissary material is sure to W <>n hand. An 

 International Monetary Conference, held under 

 the preskWncy of August Eners, of Bremen, 

 declared in favor of tl- p.hl standard. in 

 aranu to the pure silver or double (gold and 

 silver) standard, and recommended th<> Intro- 

 duction of an International chief gold 



~i grammes) refined gold), and an interna- 

 tional Monetary unit (the metrical dollar of 

 ided into 100 cents). The 

 Congress, at whirl, the states 

 of Earope, the failed 8UUa, and Chinn. were 

 repramud, was presided ..v, r by Iir. J.-lim-k, 

 of Vienna. A namber of resolutions aiming 



tiona Monetary un 

 U gramma, divide 

 MaUorologieal Con 



at the improvement of meteorological ob-t r- 

 vations were passed, and the estahlislniuj.t <>t' 



tral meteorological institution was de- 

 clared to be desirable. The governments of 

 the several states are to be requested to cause 

 the meeting of a new International Met' 

 logical Congress three years hence. A stand- 

 ing committee for carrying out the resolutions 

 of the Congress was elected, consisting of si \ > n 

 members. The International Jury, utter fin- 

 ishing their labors, presented to the Dircctor- 

 General of the Exhihition, Baron von Sch warz- 

 Senborn, through the Council of Presidents, 

 a magnificent farewell address, in which they 

 express the most grateful recognition of his 

 eminent services. The members of the jury 

 declared that, after having made thm 

 familiar with all the details of the E.\hibitioii, 

 they consider it an event of so vast impor- 

 tance for the progress of civilization, that its 

 results can at present not yet be fully iippre- 



!. but they are sure that, for all time 



ne, it will centre to the talented dii 

 a famous name in history. The dormm lit is 

 signed by seventy-two member* of the jury, 

 dii AiiLMist 10th, tho city of Vienna gave a 

 splendid banquet to the prominent nun ol the 

 Exhibition in the city of Vienna, which was 

 followed by popular festivities in the park of 

 the Exhihition, attended by more than 100,000 

 persons. The H'N n.n Minom.cemtnt of the 

 prizes which had been awarded by the Inter- 

 national Jury took place on August 18th, the 

 birthday of the Emperor of Austria. As the 

 Emperor was absent, his eldest brother, tJie 

 Archduke Charles Louis, acted in his place. 

 As tin- larjre rotunda of the palace of exhibition 

 was too much crowded with articles of the 

 Exhibition, the festivity took place in the im- 

 perial riding-school. The number of "Diplo- 

 mas of Honor" which were awarded was 

 419, of which Germany rcciivcd IHI; Austria, 

 81 ; France, 80; Great Britain, 28; Switzer- 

 land, 22 ; Russia, 20; Belgium, 20 ; Italy, i;i ; 

 North America, 9; Sweden, 9; pain, 8; 

 Netherlands, C ; Japan, 6 ; China, 2 ; Brazil, 

 J : Turkey, 2 ; Denmark, 2 ; Portugal, 1 ; IIoii- 

 mania, (ireece, and E^ypt. one each. Tho 

 diploma of honor was designed to bear the 

 character of n peculiar distinction for cmintnt 

 merits in the domain of science, and its ap- 

 plications to the education of the people, and 

 the advancement of the intellectual, social, 

 and material welfare of men. Nine dip!' 

 were given to the United States, li. 



diplomas of honor, 70 " Medals for 

 Progress," 177 " Medals of Merit," 2 " Medals 



'no Arts," 5 " Medals for Good T. 

 28 "Medals for CoOpcrators," and 146 "Di- 

 plomas of Merit or Honorable Mention," 

 were awarded to citizens of the I'nited States. 

 The Exhibition closed on November 2d, on 

 which day it wa- \Mt. .1 by 139,087 persons. 

 The Btvn-piU' number of persons who had 

 visited the Exhibition was reported at 7,254,- 



