414 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
of North America, cay the , pro able causes ov their oeahatean: "3 
by A. G. Wernersy.—The January number of the Journal of 
the Cincinnati Society of Natural History contains the first part 
of this important memoir. A notice is deferred until the promised 
future paper is published, 
1V. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
evil the country ¢ divided into districts which keep a time dif- 
fering one hour from the times in neighboring districts, after the 
manner explained in the first volume of the Proceedings of the 
Society, and sea acta commented on in the Worth American 
Review for ember, 
The ieeci: circular includes a fries from the chief signal offi- 
cer of the “yer f Gen. W. B. Haz the president of the society, 
Dr. F. A. P. Barnard. In this ‘eta the chief signal officer ex- 
presses the siciblat the Signal Service would naturally have in per- 
forming the important duty of dropping time balls in the various 
parts of the country, wherever competent local authority will fur- 
nish an accurate standard of time, and the cost of erection of the 
signal be assumed by those interested. 
That the public is getting to be fully aware of the economic 
value of having large sections of country living under the same 
clock time has been shown b om readiness with which communi- 
ties have united in such a common time when it has been proposed 
to them. For example, the bill ‘astiblishing a common State time 
country large. Ti alls are costly, t e; it 
worth the while to enquire into ae feasibility “of also 
establishing time guns—which, though under some conditions 
for the purpose. We gi ve the frooniiduik accom- 
bee Gen, Hazen’s letter in the foot note. 
MEMORANDUM No. 1. 
ee on which the Chief acim Officer codperates with others in the main- 
e Ball 
ieeds any Signal Servi ay rests danas established for the tar au * com- 
erce and agriculture, Pag - eta h two (2) or more men are necessarily station ae 
the Chief Signal Officer will contribute such portion of the time of one man 
will be necessary, in oe to keep in perfect working order the ball, mast, aes 
