2 SCIENCE. 
when conducting five years ago the Swiss Geological 
Society on the ground, expressed the opinion, then 
endorsed by Professor Gutzwiller and Professor Balt- 
zer, that the pebbles, at least in part, came, on the 
contrary, from the south and were of Alpine origin;* and 
it may be well to recall that such was also Studer’s 
opinion.* It would make the case very different, in so 
far as several of the paleo-geographical conclusions of 
Mr. Foerste are concerned. 
INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 
THE ninth annual meeting of the Indiana Academy 
of Science was held in the capitol at Indianapolis, Dec. 
27 and 28, 1893, under the presidency of Dr. J. C. 
Arthur, of Purdue University. The morning of Wed- 
nesday was devoted to a discussion of the proposed 
biological survey of Indiana. The directors having the 
survey in charge first presented reports of their respec- 
tive divisions. Dr. L. M. Underwood, Division of 
Botany; Dr. C. H. Eigenmann, Division of Zodlogy; 
Prof. V. F. Marsters, Division of Paleeontology. For 
some time there has been under discussion a plan for 
several states to codperate in the work of sucha survey; 
This matter was taken up, and Dr. J. M. Coulter, of 
Lake Forest, Ill., spoke for that state. Prof. R. E. Call 
represented Kentucky. Several of the workers on the 
Indiana Survey spoke on various phases of the work. 
“‘Pheenerogams,” discussed by Prof. Stanley Coulter; 
“Fishes,” Dr. C. H. Eigenmann; ‘‘Plans for Successful 
Work,” Dr. J. M. Coulter; “‘What Can the High 
Schools Do to Help the Survey?” Prof. W. S. Blatchley. 
“Can the Common Schools Aid?” Prof. W. W. Nor- 
man; ‘‘Mollusks,”’ Prof. R. E. Call; ‘‘Paleeontology,”’ 
Prof. V. F. Marsters; ‘‘Ornithology,”’ A. W. Butler. 
The discussion occupied the full half-day. 
In the afternoon the Academy met in two sections, 
one devoted to botany and zoélogy, the other to chem- 
istry, physics and mathematics. In the former the fol- 
lowing papers were presented: ‘‘An Alphabetical and 
Synonymical Catalogue of the Acrididee of the United 
States,” W. S. Blatchley; ‘‘On the Hibernation of Tur- 
tles,” A. W. Butler; ‘‘Some Notes on a Variety of 
Solanum Duleamara,”’ KR. Wes. McBride; ‘‘Indiana 
Fishes,” C. H. Eigenmann; ‘‘Review of Botanical Work 
in Indiana with Bibliography,” L. M. Underwood; 
“Notes on an Imbedding Material,” John S. Wright; 
“Recent Notes on Indiana Birds,” A. W. Butler; ‘‘The 
Distribution of Indiana Birds,” A. W. Butler; ‘‘On the 
Occurrence of the Rarest of the Warblers (Dendroica 
Kirtlandi) in Indiana,” A. B. Ulrey; ‘‘Histology of the 
Pontederiaceze,” E. W. Olive; ‘‘Growth in Length and 
Thickness of the Petiole of Richardia,” Katherine E. 
Golden; ‘‘The Geographical and Hypsometrical Distri- 
bution of North American Viviparide,” R. Ellsworth 
Call; “Recent. Notes on Cacti,” J. M. Coulter; “The 
Field Columbian Museum,” J. M. Coulter. 
In the physico-chemical section were presented: 
““Hstimation of Organic Matter in Water by the Potas- 
sium Permanganate Method,” Thos. C. Van Nuys and 
Sherman Davis; ‘‘1. 4. Di-amino-cyclo-hexane,”’ W. A. 
Noyes and H. H. Ballard; ‘‘Preliminary Note on Vari- 
ations of Strength of Timber in Different Parts of the 
Cross Section of the Tree,’ Thomas Gray; ‘‘A Method 
of Determining Traces of Cyanogen in Organic Mat- 
ter,’ Sherman Davis; ‘‘Integration of a Linear Vec- 
tor Differential Equation,” A. S. Hathaway; ‘‘An 
Autographic Method of Testing the Magnetic Qualities 
of Iron,” Thomas Gray; ‘‘A Case of Stereo-isomerism 
: *See Eclogze Geologice Helvetiee, 1888, No. III., p. 281. 
‘See L. Rollier, Etude stratigraphique sur les terraine tertiaire du Jura 
Bernois (Archives des Sc. Phys. et. Nat., March, 1892). 
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in the Hydrazones of Benzoin,” Alexander Smith; 
“‘Camphoric Acid,” W. A. Noyes; ‘‘The Value of the 
Steam Pipe within the Smoke Box of a Locomotive, as 
a Means of Superheating,”’ Wm. F. M. Goss; ‘‘An Ex- 
perimental Study of the Action of the Counterbalance 
in Locomotive Drive-Wheels,” Wm. F. M. Goss; 
‘“‘Methods of Starch Determination,’ W. E. Stone and 
D. B. Hoffman; ‘‘The Combustion Gases of the Loco- 
motive,’ W. E. Stone. 
Wednesday evening the Academy met in general ses- 
sion. The following officers were elected for the ensu- 
ing year: President, W. A. Noyes, Terre Haute; Vice 
President, A. W. Butler, Brookville; Secretary, C. A. 
Waldo, Greencastle; Assistant-Secretary, W. W. Nor- 
man, Greencastle; Treasurer, W. P. Shannon, Greens- 
burg. President Arthur then addressed the Academy 
on ‘‘The Special Senses of Plants.”’ 
Thursday moraing the early part of the session was 
devoted to the reports of committees. A change was 
made in the constitution of the Academy providing for 
a body of fellows. The following papers were then 
presented: ‘‘Should the Study of Natural Science in 
the Lower Classes of the Public Schools be Encour- 
aged?’ W. W. Norman; ‘‘The Detection of Strychnine 
in an Exhumed Human Body,” W. A. Noyes; ‘‘Ab- 
sorption of Poisons by Animal Tissue After Death,” P. 
S. Baker; ‘‘The Application of Graphical Methods to 
the Solution of Some Problems in Electrical Engineer- 
ing,” Harold B. Smith; ‘‘Induration of Certain Ter- 
tiary Rocks in Northeastern Arkansas,”’ R. Ellsworth 
Call; ‘‘The Effect of Environment on the Mass of 
Local Species,” C. H. Eigenmann. 
At the afternoon session the following papers were 
offered: ‘‘The White Clays of Southern Indiana,” A. 
W. Butler; ‘‘The Ash of Trees,” Mason B. Thomas; 
‘*Poisonous Influence of Cypripedium spectabile,” D. T. 
MacDougal; ‘‘Notes on the Biological Survey,” Mason 
B. Thomas; ‘‘Notes on Sectioning Woody Tissues,” 
John S. Wright; ‘‘The Stomates of Cycas,” Mason B. 
Thomas; ‘‘Symbiosis in Isopyrum Biternatum,” D. T. 
MacDougal; ‘‘Our Present Knowledge of the Distribu- 
tion of Pteridophytes in Indiana,” Lucien M. Under- 
wood; ‘‘Concerning the Effect of Glycerine on Plants,” 
John S. Wright; ‘‘The Adventitious Plants of Fayette 
County,” Robert Hessler; ‘‘Bibliography of Indiana 
Ornithology,” A. W. Butler; ‘Bibliography of tke 
Batrachians and Reptiles of Indiana,” O. P. Hay; 
“Bibliography of Indiana Mammals,” A. W. Butler and 
B. W. Everman; ‘‘The Effect of Light on the Germin- 
ating Spores of Marine Alge,’’ Melvin A. Brannon; 
‘‘Notes on Saprolegnia,’’ George L. Roberts; ‘‘Contri- 
butions to the Life-History of Notothylas,’’ D. M. Mot- 
tier; ‘‘Some South American Characinide, with Six 
New Species,” A. B. Ulrey. 
The Academy decided to hold its next meeting in 
May at Rochester, Indiana, where, in connection with 
the meeting, an exploration of some of the beautiful 
lakes in that vicinity can be undertaken. 
Diana Clifford Kimber will soon publish a text- 
book on ‘‘Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses,” in con- 
nection with Louise Darche. Miss Kimber’s experi- 
ence as assistant superintendent in both the New York 
City and the Illinois Training School for Nurses has 
led her to feel the need of such a manual and to under- 
take the work. It is designed to fill a middle place be- 
tween the text-book written for medical students and 
that for use of children in schools. The subject is pre- 
sented in a scientific manner, but the technicalities 
which discourage the average student have been, so far 
as possible, avoided. 
