June 22, 1906.] 



SCIENCE. 



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3. On hardiness. 



4. On diseases. 



5. On fi'uit — (a) amount, (h) quality, (c) 

 season of ripening, (d) color, (e) dropping. 



Interesting results were obtained which will 

 appear in Science in full at a later date. 



Mr. J. C. Temple discussed the bacterial 

 flora of cow manure, showing the average 

 number of germs present in fresh manure 

 and in manure of different ages. The rela- 

 tion of these various germs to the nitrogenous 

 material of the manure. He also presented 

 important results concerning the distribution, 

 abundance and variation of the colon bacillus. 



A paper by Lewis T. Winston in his absence 

 was presented by Dr. F. L. Stevens on ' Bac- 

 terial Analysis of the Various Lithia Waters,' 

 in which it was stated that while most of the 

 lithia waters are above reproach from a bac- 

 terial view point, some of them are of such 

 condition that if submitted to the ordinary 

 board of health analysis they would be con- 

 demned. 



Dr. C. W. Coker discussed ' Types of Liver- 

 worts Especially Useful in Elementary Classes 

 in Botany.' 



Mr. W. C Etheridge explained a series of 

 tests which he had made concerning the vari- 

 ous methods of analysis of milk, to determine 

 the effects of various media, various ages of 

 plate, different degrees of acidity, and effect 

 of ventilation upon the bacterial count. 



Mr. C. S. Brimley presented a paper on the 

 ' Zoology of Lake Ellis, Craven County, N. C 



Mr. W. 0. Coker gave the results of his 

 investigation upon the cytology of the endo- 

 sperm of the PontederiacesB. 



Food AduUeration : Mr. W. M. Allen. 



This paper showed the great effect of the 

 adulteration of human foods on mankind ; how 

 it effects both the health and the wealth. 



It seems that the greatest danger to health 

 lies in the use of chemical preservatives in 

 fresh meats and sausages by butchers and 

 meat men, often ignorant, having no concep- 

 tion of what they are dispensing to their 

 customers. 



The meeting was well attended and an in- 

 terest was manifest. It is probable that the 



next meeting will be held at Chapel Hill one 

 year from the present date. 



F. L. Stevens, 



Secretary. 



THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OP WASHINGTON. 



The society has had a very successful year 

 under the presidency of Dr. George M. Kober, 

 whose address, ' The Health of the City of 

 Washington,' was a striking exposition of the 

 value of practical anthropology in vital ques- 

 tions. 



The following is a list of papers read : 

 ' The Mound Builders of Eastern Mexico,' 

 Dr. J. Walter Fewkes ; ' The Work of Blind 

 Indians,' Dr. A. Hrdlicka ; ' Coins and Coin- 

 age,' Colonel Paul Beckwith ; ' The Develop- 

 ment of the Talking Machine and its Utiliza- 

 tion in Anthropology,' George C. Maynard; 

 ' Mechanical Aids to the Study and Recording 

 of Language,' Dr. P. E. Goddard; 'The 

 Naming of Specimens in American Archeol- 

 ogy/ C. Peabody and K. Moorehead ; ' Diseases 

 of the Indians, more especially of the South- 

 west United States and Northern Mexico,' Dr. 

 A. Hrdlicka ; ' The Introduction of Reindeer 

 among the Natives of Alaska,' Dr. Sheldon 

 Jackson ; ' Archeological Explorations on the 

 San Francisco River, Arizona and New 

 Mexico,' by the general secretary ; ' Helen 

 Keller, her Life, Associates and Achieve- 

 ments,' John Hitz ; ' A Native Moxa (Cautery) 

 among the Klamath Indians,' F. V. Coville; 

 ' Anatomical Vestiges in Human Organisms,' 

 Dr. D. S. Lamb; 'The Babylonian Code of 

 Laws or Hammurabi and the Laws of Moses,' 

 I. M. Casanowiez ; ' Existing Shadows of 

 Primitive Conditions,' C. H. Robinson ; ' Re- 

 cent Archeological Investigations on the 

 Pajarito Plateau,' Professor E. L. Hewett; 

 ' The Family in Social Organization,' J. N. B. 

 Hewitt ; ' Critical Remarks on Social Organ- 

 ization,' Dr. John R. Swanton ; ' The Remains 

 of Prehistoric Man in North Dakota,' Pro- 

 fessor Henry Montgomery ; ' The People of the 

 Philippines,' Dr. Albert E. Jenks; 'The 

 Igorote of Luzon,' W. E. Safford; 'The His- 

 tory of Anthropology in the District of Co- 

 lumbia,' Professor O. T. Mason ; ' The Inter- 

 relations of the Sciences,' Dr. Max West; 



