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appointed to a similar position in Haverford College. Among his 
publications we find the following titles: 
“‘The Effect of the Fibrous Structure of Sheet Iron on the 
Changes in Length Accompanying Magnetizations.’’ 
‘* Experiments on the Change in Dimensions Caused by Magneti- 
zation in Iron.”’ 
‘‘ Relations Between the Changes in Thermo-Electric Power 
Caused in Magnetization.’”’ 
Dr. Rhoads was unmarried and resided with his mother in Ger- 
mantown. He was a member of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science. 
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND was born in Philadelphia in 1824, and 
received his education at Princeton and the Universities of Heidel- 
berg, Munich and Paris. He was very active in the Revolution of 
1848 and was one of the American delegates to congratulate the 
Provisional Government. 
He studied and practiced Law in Philadelphia for four years, be- 
ginning with 1849, and then devoted himself to Journalism and the 
writing of books. In 1869 he removed to Europe, living chiefly in 
London, and was occupied with literature. On his return to Amer- 
ica in 1880 he devoted much time in introducing the minor arts as 
a branch of instruction in public schools. Since 1886 he has been 
residing in Florence. He has been a frequent contributor to the 
Oriental, Social Science and Folklore Societies. 
He published Poe/ry and Mystery of Dreams in 1850, Hans 
Breitman’s Ballads in 1858, English Gypsies in 1852, English 
Gypsy Ballads in 1873, Life of Abraham Lincoln in 1881, The 
Minor Aris in 1881, Gypsy Sorcery in 1891, Etruscan Roman Forms 
in 1892, and numerous other books. His specialty seems to have 
been the study of tradition and folklore. He passed away on March 
20, 1903, in Florence, Italy. 
JAMEs GLAISHER, F.R.S., an honored foreign member, attained 
the grand age of ninety-four years. ° When but twenty years old he 
was made an assistant on the principal triangulation of the Ordnance 
Survey of Ireland. His chief work during his life was the investi- 
gation of subjects on practical Meteorology. His contributions in 
this field and in Astronomy are exceedingly numerous and valuable. 
His hygrometrical tables, first published in 1847, passed through 
