268 Mineral Resembling Meerschaum 



and Baffin's Land, so that the same shore hne had run through 

 these three places. 



Professor Arndt reported on his investigations into orig- 

 inal methods of teaching science. 



H. Gale reported on the interesting picture of scientific 

 activity, mingled with a broad culture, found in the delightful 

 "Briefe von Dr. Theo. Billroth." 



276th Meeting, November, 1905. 



Secretary's minutes lacking. 



Paper L, Psychology of the Business Man by Harlow 

 Gale. 



277th Meeting, December 5, 1905. 



Secretary's minutes lacking. 



Paper M, Glacial and Modified Drift of the Mississippi 

 Valley from Lake Itasca to Lake Pepin, by Warren Upham. 



Paper N, Meteorological Statistics covering the period 

 from 1895 to 1905 inclusive, furnished from the records kept 

 at Minneapolis should have been announced at this meeting 

 for publication. 



[Paper /.] 



A MINERAL RESEMBLING MEERSCHAUM FROM 



THE SERPENTINE RANGE OF HAMPDEN 



COUNTY, MASS., WITH DESCRIPTIONS 



OF INTERESTING INCLUDED CRYS 



TALS. 



By A. D. Roe. 



I.— DESCRIPTIVE. 



While prospecting for cabinet specimens in the fruitful 

 mineral field of Hampden and Hampshire counties, Mass., I 

 noticed a substance which the chemist of the Hampden Paint 

 company called meerschaum. On interviewing the chemist,. 

 I was shown small pieces found in the disintegrating serpen- 

 tine material they were using in the manufacture of chrome 

 paints. 



On my next excursion to Chester in Hampden county, 1 

 accompanied Dr. Lucas, the inventor of the chrome paint pro- 



