1877.] Proceedings of Societies. 63 
of the Academy proposed giving a microscopical exhibition on the 16th 
inst. 
The following papers were presented for publication: Note on 
Ptiloris Wilsonii Ogden, by James A. Ogden, M. D.; On the Ex- 
trusion of the Seminal Products in Limpets, with some Remarks on the 
Phyllogeny of Docoglossa, by Wm h 
October 10th. Dr. LeConte spoke of some larve of beetles received 
from Mr. J. A. Lintner, of New York, which were said to be very 
destructive of carpets in Albany and the neighboring towns. They were 
determined to belong to the Dermestidæ, and on further investigation 
were decided to be the Anthrenus scrophularia, a European species 
which had not before been found in this country. 
Dr. LeConte called attention to an observation he had seen published 
to the effect that finely powdered corrosive sublimate scattered upon ant 
hills drove the inhabitants to an insane rage, when they would fall upon 
each other and become involved in an inextricable mass, from whence 
none would escape alive. 
ACADEMY or SCIENCE, St. Louis. — October 2d. Mr. Riley made a 
communication on the insect pests at the Centennial Exposition. 
October 16th. Professor Potter gave the results of his analysis of 
Peruvian lignite. 
vivan or Sciences, New York. — October 16th. Mr. Alexis 
A. Julien read some Observations on Prehistoric Remains in Western 
North Carolina. Prof. Thomas Egleston read a paper entitled Vein 
Accidents in the Lake Superior Region. 
Boston Socrery or NaruraL History. — October 4th. Mr. 
Charles S. Minot read a paper on the Relationship of the Vertebrates 
and Worms, and Prof. A. sues gave a description of an interesting 
Tubularian Hydroid. 
October 18th. Dr. T. Sterry Hunt made a communication on the 
Geological Succession of the Crystalline Rocks. 
APPALACHIAN Mountain Crius.— October 11th. Mr. Wm. G. 
Nowell gave an account of an exploration of Carter Dome, near the 
Wild Cat River. He gave a detailed description of the route adopted 
and of the observations made there. The mountain and those about it 
he proposes to call the Carter Dome Group, and says that two or three 
days’ work upon the top of the principal mountain will enable the club 
to obtain an uninterrupted view of all the encircling country. Mr. W. 
H. Pickering read a paper upon distant points visible from the White — 
Mountains, in which he said it was possible to obtain two hundred and 
eighty views from Mount Washington, one hundred and twenty-one from 
Moosilauk, forty-three from Passaconway, and twenty-three from Mount 
Lafayette. An interesting discussion took place as to whether Katahdin 
is visible from Mount Washington. Professor C. E. Fay also read a 
paper concerning Black Mountain, alias Sandwich Dome, in which he 
- favored an o to the old name as ee E and proper. o a 
