SCIENCE 



Editoeiai Committee : S. Newcomb, Mathematics ; R. S. Woodwaed, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickeeing, 



Astronomy; T. C. Mendenhall, Physics; R. H. Thueston, Engineering; Iea Remsen, Chemistry; 



J. Le Conte, Geology; "W. M. Davis, Physiography; O. C. Maesh, Paleontology; W. K. Beooks, 



C. Haet Meeeiam, Zoology; S. H. Scuddee, Entomology; C. E. Eessey, N. L. Eeitton, 



Botany; Heney F. Osboen, General Biology; C. S. Minot, Embryology, Histology; 



H. P. BowDiTCH, Physiology; J. S. Billings, Hygiene ; J. McKeen Cattell, 



Psychology; Daniel G. Beinton, J. "W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, February 18, 1898. 



CONTENTS: 



The Ithaca Meeting of the American Physiological 

 Society: Feedeeic S. Lee 217 



The American Morphological Society {II.): De. G. 

 H. Paekee 220 



A. Joly : Peofessoe Jas. Lewis Howe 230 



TTie First Award of the Lobachevshi Prize : Peofes- 

 soe Geoege Beucb Halsted 231 



Earthquake Shocks in Giles Co., Va.: M. E. Camp- 

 bell 233 



Botanical Notes : — 



Distribution of Government Botanical Publica- 

 tions ; Bailey's Lessons with Plants : Peofessoe 

 ChaelesE. Bessey 235 



Current Notes on Anthropology : — 

 Ethnologic Material from India ; Ancient Varieties 

 of Bogs: Peofessoe D. G. Beinton 236 



Notes on Inorganic Chemistry: J. L. H 237 



Scientific Notes and News : — • 



The Total Eclipse of the Sun : E. W. Matjndee. 

 The American 3Iathematical Society; General 237 



University and Educational Neics 241 



DiacMssion and Correspondence : — 



Weather Harmonies : H. Helm Clayton 243 



Sci&UiJic Literature : — 



Lanciani on The Buins and Excavations of Ancient 

 Borne: Peofessoe J. W. Wheelee. Les 

 Cecidomyies des cereales et leurs parasites : L. O. 

 Howaed. L'Anneepsychologique: Peofessoe 

 E. B. Delabaeee 245 



Societies and Academies : — 



Boston Society of Natural History: Samuel 

 Henshaw. The Philosophical Society of Wash- 

 ington: E. D. Peeston. Torrey Botanical 

 Club: E. S. BuEGESS 251 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended 

 for review should be sent to the responsible editor. Prof. J 

 McKeen Cattell, Garrlson-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



TEE ITHACA MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The tenth annual, meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Physiological Society was held at Cor- 

 nell University, December 28 and 29, 

 1897. Owing to a variety of reasons, but 

 largely to the facts that since the last annual 

 meeting the Society held in May a very 

 successful special meeting in Washington 

 in conjunction with the Fourth Medical 

 Congress, and that its members took an ac- 

 tive part in the proceedings of the Toronto 

 meeting of the British Association for the 

 Advancement of Science and the Montreal 

 meeting of the British Medical Association, 

 the attendance at Ithaca was not so large as 

 usual. An enjoyable ' smoker ' was held 

 on the Monday evening preceding the meet- 

 ings, at which the members of the Society 

 received many of their friends from the 

 other Affiliated Societies. Formal sessions 

 for the presentation of papers and the trans- 

 action of business were held on Tuesday and 

 "Wednesday forenoons ; Tuesday afternoon 

 was devoted to demonstrations ; and on 

 Wednesday afternoon the Society took part 

 in the joint meeting of the Affiliated So- 

 cieties. 



A matter of unusual interest was the 

 presentation of the report of the com- 

 mittee on publication of the proposed 

 physiological journal. This committee 

 consists of Professor Bowditch (Har- 

 vard), Chittenden (Yale), chairman, 



