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turn aside a moment from the path of science to pay a tribute to his 
mory. This gentleman, who joined our Society in the year 1835, 
contributor to the advancement of science in our country, has suddenly 
terminated his mortal career at the age of sixty-threé, from a disease 
of the heart. 
r. Teschemacher was a botanist, a mineralogist and geologist, and 
the records of our Society will show that he studied these sciences not 
in aloose and general way, but with untiring minuteness and assiduity. 
Although born on a foreign soil, he became so entirely affiliated with 
his adopted countrymen, that no one ever considered him in any other 
light than that of a fellow-citizen, and all regarded him with affection as 
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his able and practical investigations of the carboniferous formations. 
Wealso regard his productions on the composition and improvement of 
soilsas a valuable and permanent contribution to the agriculture of the 
country. 
Resolved ; Second, that the President of the Society be requested to 
eee some notice of the life and labors of our learned associate. 
esolved ; Third, thata copy of these Resolutions, with the preamble 
and appended notice of bis productions, be presented to his family, to 
the Scientific journals of the country, and the daily paper which pub- 
ishes the proceedings of this Society. ; 
In compliance with the second of the above resolutions the President 
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truth so constantly pervading all his thoughts and writings. 
In the year 1830 Mr. 'Teschemacher accepted the offer of a partner- 
ship in a ‘house of considerable standing in Havana, and proceeded to 
