SCIENCE 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Editoeiai, Committee : S. Nkwcomb, Mathematics ; E. S. Woodwaed, Meohanios ; E. C. Pickbeing 

 Astronomy ; T. C Mbndenhall, Physios ; K. H. Thueston, Engineering ; Iea Eemsen, Chemistry ; 

 Chablks D. Walcott, Geology ; . W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Hbney F. Osboen, Paleon- 

 tology ; W. K. Beooks, C. Haet Meeeiam, Zoology ; S. H. Scuddee, Entomology ; C. E. 

 Bessby, N. L. Beitton, Botany ; C. S. Minot, Embryology, Histology ; H. P. 

 Bowditch, Physiology ; William H. Welch, Pathology ; 

 J. McKebn Cattell, Psychology. 



FsroAY, Mat 1, 1903. 



CONTENTS: 



General Meeting of the American Philosoph- 

 ical Society 681 



Scientific Books: — 



Williams on The Diamond Mines of South 

 Africa: George P. Ktjnz. Von Fiirth's 

 Vergleichende chemische Physiologie der 

 niederen Thiere: Pkopessob Lafayette B. 

 Mendel 695 



Scientific Journals and Articles 703 



Societies and Academies: — 



The National Academy of Sciences. Biolog- 

 ical Society of Washington: P. A. Lucas. 



, Entomological Society of Washington: 

 RoLLA P. Cubrie. Philosophical Society of 

 Washington: Charles K. Wead. The 

 Academy of Science of St. Louis : Professor 

 WlLLLiM Trelease 703 



Discussion and Correspondence: — 



The First Use of the Word 'Barometer': 



A. Lawrence Rotch 708 



Shorter Articles : — 



A Preliminary Account of the Exploration 

 of the Potter Creek Cave, Shasta County, 

 California: Wm. J. Sinclsje 708 



Current Notes on Meteorology : — 



Helm Cloud in the Blue Ridge of North 

 Carolina; Meteorological Phenomena of 

 Volcanic Eruptions; James Glaisher; Atlas 

 of the Atlantic Ocean; Notes: Professor R. 

 DeC. Ward 712 



Geography in the University of Chicago .... 713 

 A Biological Station at Bermuda 714 



Progress toicard an International Commission 



of Archeology and Ethnology 715 



Scientific Notes amd News 716 



University and Educational News 720 



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

 for review should be sent to the responsible editor, Pro- 

 fessor J. McKeen Cattell, GarriBon-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



GENERAL MEETING OF' TEE AMERICAN 

 PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



The general meeting of the American 

 Philosophical Society was held in Philadel- 

 phia on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 

 April 2, 3 and 4. A large number of mem- 

 bers were in attendance, and the meeting 

 was in every way a most successful and im- 

 portant one. Morning and afternoon ses- 

 sions were held in the historic hall of the 

 society on Independence Square, and lunch- 

 eons were served here each day to mem- 

 bers and invited guests. On Thursday even- 

 ing a reception for members of the society 

 and their friends was held at the hall of 

 the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, on 

 which occasion the president, Professor 

 Edgar F. Smith, delivered an address on 

 the origin and early history of the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Society, which will be 

 published in full elsewhere. On this occa- 

 sion President Daniel C. Oilman of the 

 Carnegie Institution also spoke on the work 

 of that institution during the first year of 

 its development. Professor Wm. H. Welch, 

 who was to have spoken on the objects and 

 aims of the Rockefeller Institute for Medi- 

 cal Research, was prevented by sickness 

 from being present. 



At the close of the morning session on 

 Friday the annual election of members 

 was held, and the following persons were 

 chosen : 



