PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 
HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, 
Von. XXY. .. JuLY TO DECEMBER, 1888. No. 128. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. 
First Contribution to the Folk-lore of Philadelphia and its Vicinity. 
By Henry) Pipa Its, eos, v6 veh esas aes oinihs so cose le ote e 159 
The Classification and Nomenclature of Metalline Minerals. By 7. 
Sterry Hunt...» BORE OAS RAN iC ene TNO a dcae se CncociD 170 
Sur deux espéces nouvelles des Ophidiens ds Mexique. Par 
AUUCUODUGES cca se eelcl acess Se case cet ces eees is edocs SL 
Ibrahim Nukié. Ein Guslarenlied der Mohammedanischen Slaven 
in der Hercegovina. Von Dr. Friedrich 8. Krauss... .....<5<+6 183 
Action of the Gas from As,O; and HNO, upon m-Oxybenzoie Acid. 
By BOG0i TBM Nese sce Oo ete sie ca cs wslek « 8% a ee GOs 194 
Stated Meeting, May 18, 1888....... Pee er re sen AE) 
Stated Meeting, September 7, 1888. ....e.cceeees 197 
Stated Meeting, September 21, 1888..........4 200 
Biographical Notice of James Curtis Booth, Ph.D., LL.D. By Pat- 
terson’ DuBois......0.. Geie Sos Whee 6s SE a ewsigiah Ove pee ames Os 0 oe 204 
The Language of Paleolithic Man. By Doe G. Br inton, MD: 212 
Obituary Notice of Philip H. Law, Esq. By Daniel G. Brinton, 
MD oe s.4 dives SOc eos Us EVN vous) ces cee pe en ee eee eu) 
On the Attachment of Platyceras to Paleocrinoids, and its Effects 
in Modifying the Form of the Shell. By Charles R. Keyes (with 
NGO) vnc sa oes eae Wibweeee ase os pial np aiding es ee a Scat ee Ok 
The Funeral Customs of Ireland. By James Mooney...........+ . «248 
Stated Meeting, October 5, 1888.....+. e008 ie te Ue 
Stdted Meeting, October 19, 1888...... Fe serene 299 
Stated Meeting, November 2,°1888., <<. cscs ae eats OOS 
Stated. Meeting, November 16, 1888.....e.ceeeees 804 
Stated Meeting, December 7, 1888... ......00.005 307 
Stated Meeting, December 21, 1888...-...--.. 319 
Biographical Notice of Thomas Ustick Walter, A.M., Ph. 5, 
LED. By Joseph I, Wils0iipce. cos ccs caecs cess sts SS ee 822 
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