K^]SrS^S CITY 



Review of Science and Industry; 



A MONTHLY RECORD OF PROGRESS IN 



SCIENCE, MECHANIC ARTS AND LITERATURE. 



VOL. VI. OCTOBER, 1882. NO. 6. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



•THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSO- 

 CIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



The Montreal meeting of this Association was a remarkably successful one 

 for several reasons, among which were the large number of members present, the 

 unusual attendance of distinguished scientists from abroad, the unaccustomed 

 surroundings of the old French city and its sisters of Quebec and Ottawa and the 

 charming hospitality and attentions of their citizens. The trip thither and the 

 excursions subsequently tendered were by no means the least attractions of the 

 session and were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 



While it may be out of place to describe the beauties of the majestic St. 

 Lawrence, whose lovely islands, calm and peaceful meadows and farm lands and 

 rather monotonous scenery call up vividly the Acadian pictures of Longfellow 

 and while the exciting and thrilling shooting of the rapids of the Long Sault and 

 of Lachine, and the charms of the Falls of Montmorency, of Rideau and of Chau- 

 diere, and even the unequaled view from Mount Royal {Monte Real,) itself, may 

 be better adapted to the letter-book and the sketch-block of the tourist one 

 cannot resist saying that science could hardly have been evolved and promulgated 

 among more delightful environments. Scientifically speaking, the choice of Mon- 

 treal was a good one, for, aside from the fact that just twenty-five years ago the 

 Association met there and the retrospect was fitting and flattering to the 

 older members, the geological and mineralogical features of the region are most 



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