326 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
low state of pure science in the country may possibly be attrib- 
uted to the youth of the country; but a direct tax to prevent the 
growth of our country in that se ie cannot be looked upon as 
other than a deep disgrace.” In the science of chivas ‘“‘no books 
y 
must have them, not on ly i in die college library but on his own 
shelves, and must pay the government of this country to allow 
im to use a portion of his small salary to buy that which is to 
do good to the whole country.” ‘One would think that books 
in foreign languages might be admitted free; but to please the 
alf-dozen or so workmen who reprint German books, not scien- 
tific, our beey intercourse with that country is cut off.” 
Professor W. A. Rogers, vice-President of the Section of 
Mathematies and Astronomy, treated in bi able address of the 
erman survey of the Northern Heavy 
The address of Ps vice-President “of he Geological Section, 
Professor C. H. Hrrencock, was on “the Early History of the 
North ae Continent.” Professor Hitchcock presented 
views with reference to origin and su — of the early 
 Ddetoamge Mato and the occurrence of ma “oval” tsoleted 
Archeean areas in eastern North America, pes put forth his latest 
conclusions as to the igneous derivation of the Laurentian areas, 
arrived at after a visit to the volcanic Hawaiian Islands, he hold- 
ng, ses other words, that “the first land consisted of voleanic 
islan 
A lecture was detivernd also by Professor E. D. Corse before 
the association in general session, ee ~ evidence for evolution in 
the history of the’ extinct mamm t was a valuable discourse 
by one who had, to a very there: a athered his own facts. 
He observes that sitice 1860 the number o kno own g Ness ey species 
of mammals has increased from 250 to ne arly 2000. 
ie aditrens are published in full in Science, numbers 27 
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n the subject of the Quaternary the following are some of the 
facta presented. 
o ooremgec G. F. Wricur treated of the southern limit of the 
estab 2 sive first, credit to earlier investigators, and speaking of 
rofessor Upham as the first to survey the whole of the part 
of the line vhicl lies between Cape Cod and Denia bi and Pro- 
fessors Cook and Smock, that across New Jersey. The historical 
facts presented are given in this Journal in various notices and 
in papers by Mr. Upham, Professor Smock, Professor Wright, 
Professor Chamberlin and others. Professor Wright added the 
_ mew Counties and follows the line between the latter and Brown 
5 Cotinty to the northeast corner of Brown; then turns southwest 
