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that found in the sacred writings of the Hebrews add 
another to the proofs that the Indians of Central America 
had, at some time in the remote past, close connection 
with the Hebrews? The great length of time and the 
orowth of superstition would account for the thick in- 
crustation of fable with which the account is overlaid. 
The only reasonable conclusion, so far as I can see, 
is that at some remote period the ancestors of these 
people received by tradition the same story which is 
found in our Bibles. This period probably antedates 
the Chaldean inscriptions, or at least the Quiché tra- 
dition did not pass through Chaldean hands, since, ex- 
cept in their polytheistic character, there is no resem- 
blance between them. 
If this theory be rejected, then the source of this ac- 
count remains a curious problem, important in its bear- 
ing upon the question of the origin of the American 
races. 
The possession of such a cosmogony adds another 
link to the chain of evidence that goes to prove the 
unity of mankind. 
DECEMBER 2, 1885—FORTIETH REGULAR MEETING. 
Charles B. Warring, Ph.D., chairman, presiding. 
Prof. William B. Dwight gave a talk on the forma- 
tion of ‘‘ Geodes.”’ 
DECEMBER 16, 1885—FORTY-FIRST REGULAR MEETING. 
Charles B. Warring, Ph.D., chairman, presiding ; ten 
members and thirty guests present. 
LeRoy C. Cooley, Ph.D., gave an interesting address 
on ‘“‘The Periodic Law of the Elements,’ and it is 
regretted that no manuscript of the address has been, as 
yet, prepared for publication. 
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