96 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



evolution of the human Workshop, which he declared, had 

 its Superintendent, its head, and its various departnients. 

 For the purpose of his lecture he divided the human Sys- 

 tem into three parts, the vital, physical and mental, and 

 explained his assertions by several drawings or Charts 

 placed upon a screen. The lecture showed much study 

 in its preparation and much ingenuity in its presentation 

 by diagrams placed upon the screen. 



Monday, April 2, 1894. — Regulär meeting this even- 

 ing in library room. 



Mr. Gardner M. Jones spoke of a large and brilliant 

 meteor he had seen on his way to the meeting at 7.27. His 

 point of Observation was opposite 24 Federal street. Its 

 course was northwest through an arc of about 90 degrees, 

 from nearly due south to nearly due west. Elevation — 

 from about 45 degrees at first appearance to about 30 de- 

 grees at disappearance. Brightness — like a large rocket, 

 apparently less than 150 feet distant. No explosion or 

 sound was heard. Speed — that of a rocket soon after it 

 begins its descent. 



Prof. E. S. Morse gaveamost interesting talk on "Left- 

 handedness." He said that to a certain extent it was not 

 peculiar to man but was observed in animals of high or low 

 degree. Certain peculiarities of left-handed people were 

 shown and the Speaker said that the right side of the brain 

 was heavier in a left-handed person, and the left side in a 

 right-handed person. Professor Morse gave some inter- 

 esting examples upon the blackboard of the power of 

 writing with both hands. He said that about two per 

 cent. of mankind are left-handed. Persons who are left- 

 handed can by practice learn to use their right hand, and 

 so can right-handed people learn to use their left hand, 

 but they can never acquire the same dexterity with both 



