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The Chairman stated that Prussia was the only nation that 

 required the soldiers to produce their old shoes on getting new 

 ones. 



The Chairman stated that he had packed the roofs of his barns 

 with saw-dust, but found it produced dry rot, and had to take it 

 all out, although it was only there for two years, and he believed 

 that if this cork would obviate this difficulty, it would be a very 

 valuable article to the public. 



The Chairman nominated, as a Committee to examine into the 

 merits of this cork — Professor Mason as Chairman, Mr. Garvey 

 and Mr. Guild.. 



RULES FOR THE POLYTECHNIC CLUB. 



Mr. Garvey read additional rules for the Polytechnic Associa- 

 tion, adopted by the Committee of Manufactures, Science and 

 Arts, as follows : 



" American Institute, Committee of Manufactures, ) 

 Science and Arts, Ju7ie 18, 1860. ) 



The Polytechnic Association of the American Institute hav- 

 ing petitioned this committee for additional rules to govern their 

 proceedings and the business coming before that body, it is there- 

 fore directed that the following shall be the rules, in addition to 

 those now in existence which do not conflict therewith, for the 

 government of the Polytechnic Association : 



First. Every member of the American Institute shall become 

 a member of the Polytechnic Association, by signifying his in- 

 tention to the chairman thereof. 



Second. The name of any person eminent in practical me- 

 chanics, engineering, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, natural 

 philosophy, social philosophy, geology, mineralogy, practical 

 mining, meteorology, natural history, manufactures or the arts, 

 may be proposed by the members of the Association (by ballot, 

 five-sixths of those present voting affirmatively) to be an hono- 

 rary member of the Polytechnic Association of the American In- 

 stitute ; and when so proposed, if approved by the committee of ^ 

 manufactures, science and arts, of the American Institute, a cer- 

 tificate of membership shall be issued by said committee. 



Third. The Chairman of the Polytechnic Association is 

 authorized to arrange sections, or standing committees, embracing 

 all the physical and exact sciences, particularly those named in 

 section second of those rules, and to appoint a committee for 

 each section, who shall report the doings of the sections to the 

 Association. Members, and honorary members, shall be entitled 

 to seats in those sections. 



