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any aud Zoolo<^y. The Society which has adopted his uatne for its own is 

 the most important Natural History Society on the Continent south of the 

 United States, and adds to the Pan-American feeling which hails Fi-anklin 

 as a gi-eat Western Continent patriot, also enthusiasm for the great obs- 

 ervar and master of research. Along with my two colleagues, members 

 of this yociety, I am desired to express the satisfaction of the Society "An- 

 tonio Álzate" at having been honored by the American Phiosophical Soci- 

 ety with an invitation to particípate in these ceremonies; and to express 

 to its older sister Society the feelings of warm cordiality an friendship 

 with which that invitation was received. The "Antonio Álzate" has invi- 

 ted and published in its Memorias y Revista Communications from Scieu- 

 tific men of all nations, and especially from the United States. These val- 

 uable contributions to science have been pñnt«d, each in the lenguage of 

 its author, and the closest sympathy and fellowship have been exhibited 

 by it througth its emiuent permanent Secretary Señor Rafael Agiiilar for 

 the many eminent scientiñc member of the American Philosophical Society. 

 It request us, its delegates, to exjjress to the latter its wai'm cooperation in 

 the spirit of this bi-ceuteuai-y. 



Persifor Frazer, 



Houorary member aud Ouc of the delegates 

 of the Sociedad "Antonio Álzate." 



Trabajos. — El Sr. D. Pedi-o González, presentó su Geogi-afía y Atlas 

 del Estado de Guanajuato, y leyó un discurso acerca de la importancia del 

 estudio de la Geogi-afia en relación con la influencia que sobre la natui'a- 

 leza física y moral del hombre, ejerce el medio que le rodea. 



Ing. G. Blanco. Estudio sohre él mezcal. (Remitido por el socio A. L, 

 Herrera). 



Dr. S. Bonansea. Un caso de micosis en una apipisca. 



Dr. F. F. Villaseñor. Análisis de tierras arables. (Memorias, t. 23 p*. 389). 



Nombramientos. — Socios honorarios : 

 L. De Launat, Paris. — W. Kilian, Grenoble. 



Miembros titulares : 

 Ings. Pascual Ortiz Rubio, y Trinidad Paredes. 



Postulaciones. — Para miembros titulares : 

 Ings. J. García y Gai-cía y H. Muro y Pbro. C. R. Órnelas. 



