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consumed more than its allotted time — forty-five minutes. It showed care in its 

 preparation. 



The next was the able paper, " The Berea Grit of Ohio," by President Ed- 

 A'ard Orton, which was listened to with great attention, as it deserved. 



In the section of Entomology Professor W, H. Edwards, pronounced by 

 good authority to be the ablest and most learned man on the subject of butter- 

 flies, read an able paper " On the Length of Life of Butterflies," after which two 

 papers, also excellent and able, "On the Duration of the Heterocera (Moths)," 

 and "A Remarkable Invasion of Northern New York by a Pyralid Insect {Cram- 

 bus vulgivageilus),'^ were read by J. A. Lintner. 



Professor Edwards then read another paper " On an Alleged Abnormal Pe- 

 culiarity in the History of Argynnis Myrina." 



J. A. Cook read three papers, entitled as follows: "How Does the Bee 

 Extend Its Tongue," "The Syrian Bees," "Carbolic Acid as a Preventive of 

 Insect Ravages." 



The last paper read was upon the " Life-History of the Buckeye Stem- 

 Borer," by Professor E. W. Claypole. 



The first paper in the Anthropological section was read by Professor W. J. 

 Hoffman, of Washington, upon the "Interpretation of Pictographs by the Appli- 

 cation of Gesture Signs." The paper was illustrated by a large number of Indian 

 pictographs, and, to be thoroughly understood, should be considered in connec- 

 tion with the address of the chairman of this section, upon " Gesture Language." 

 The speaker showed that in many instances the native artist attempted to convey 

 ideas by presenting to the eye, as near as the nature of the subject would permit, 

 representations of the gestures used to represent the same idea in sign language. 

 The paper was highly instructive, and no synopsis can do it justice for want of 

 illustrations. 



" Remarkable Relics from Illinois Mounds." This was a short talk by Mr. 

 McAdams, illustrated by numerous specimens taken from Illinois mounds with 

 his own hands. He is a zealous worker in a field where work counts — that is, 

 he shoulders his spade and pick and explores for himself the antiquities in his 

 neighborhood, and reports his finds accurately to the Association. His remarks 

 are always listened to with pleasure. 



The next paper was by Professor Edward S. Morse, " On the Ancient Japan- 

 ese Bronze Bells." The subject was curious, and was admirably illustrated by 

 sketches upon the blackboard. In this department, that of offhand drawing 

 upon the board or canvas. Professor Morse is without an equal in the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Following this paper was one by Mrs. Erminie Smith, the charming lady 

 anthropologist of the Association. It was upon "The Animal Myths of the 

 Iroquois." She gave several illustrations of the oral literature of that unlettered 

 race — a literature that is fast fading from the face of the earth ! These oral tales 

 were reduced to writing by Mrs. Smith as she received them from the lips of aged 

 Indians. She is proud of the fact that she is an adopted Tuscarora, and waves 



