
‘ 
: 
4 
PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 891 
| live in such close proximity to them. ‘These comparisons sustain the 
view that the Esquimaux and Tsuktshi had a common origin, and the 
a 
=: 
= 
e+ 
za 
B 
© 
ard 
Les) 
obable ; a recent map, published by the Coast Sur- 
vey, shows that the breadth of the straits at one point is less than fifty 
miles, while the Diomede islands furnish a convenient resting-place mid- 
way between them 
kri called the attention of the pons 3 some of the 
modern methods for the preservation of v Mr.. W. T. Brigham 
stated that foreign vessels entering the ports a <4 were tha ssc toa 
frightful degree by the teredo, while Chinese boats, although often made 
of the same wood, escaped. After vai inly endeavoring to ascertain what 
preventive was used by the Chinese, he discovered the natives sprinkling 
tar on a fire beneath a vessel, and perceived a strong smell of creosote. 
Tar Dana NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. — Secing a small notice of 
; you a brief account of the history of this organization. Th ject 
i of this Society is to awaken and extend among the people generally, and 
especially among the women of our country, a greater love for dy 
1. Ripley Chapter. Mics 3 A. Plympton, Corresponding Secretary, Poultney, Vt. 
2. Evanston Chapter. Evanston, Illinois. 
ckford Chapter. Miss Ellen R. Shepherd, Corresponding Secretary, Rockford Semi- 

ary, sae d, 
X ET Chapter. Miss Myra Griswold, Corresponding Secretary, Willard Seminary, Troy, 
npa Greenwood Cha ee Miss Mary E. Cobb, Corresponding Secretary, “Greenwood Semi- 
wal Tilden Chae. aN Augusta Robinson, Corresponding Secretary, Tilden Seminary, 
banon, N. 
H. 
si Maplewood Chapter. Miss Annie M. Bottom, Corresponding Secretary, Maplewood In- 
te, Pittsfield, Mass 
om Chapter. | Miss: L. B. White, Corresponding Secretary, Matawan, Monmouth 
pter, Miss Alice Walbridee, Corresponding Secretary, Dearborn Seminary, 

cline Park Chapter. Miss H. L. Daniels, Corresponding Secretary, Hyde Park, Cook 
Daaf te Qami- 
_ 2, Rockford d Chapter Miss Hattie Telfon, Corresponding Secretary, Miss 
an 1350 Pine 
| street str Place Chapter. Miss Emma Judson, Corresponding Secretary, 
i l phia, $ 
ye Chapter. Miss J.C Thompson, C line Secretary. Il street, Phi 


i. ‘College 
inact" Chapter, Miss J. Pindell, Corresponding Secretary, Pittsburgh Female %0 

