Proceedings of Scientific Societies. 869 
SCIENTIFIC NEWS, 
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; neither science nor the community could afford the sac- 
ee acs OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the American Association 
Advancement of Science was held at Columbia Col- — 
he York, commencing Wednesday, August 10, and 
eon Tuesday, August 16, 1887. 
The officers for the meeting were: 
Langley, of Washington. VICE-PRESIDENTS. —A. Mathe- 
Arbor, 5 z 
cology and Geography—G. K. Gilbert, of Waaa. F. plaer- W. 
pm mbridge, Mass. H. a p AE G. Brinton, of í Media, 
Economie Scien 
enry E. Alvord ER! 
ETAR: RY.—F. W, Putn ener C aeae “{ollice Soa a s.). ” GENERAL 
or aye H. Pettee, of Auk Arbor, Mich. ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRE- 
s. 
i and hic TREASURER. 
Lilly, of Ea, —W. R. Mabon of Eotumbas, Ohio. 
The following Papers were read Thursday, August II: 
the constitu SECTION C—CHEMISTRY. , pe 
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1 oh the fatty tweets wild cherry sree Frederick B. Power and Henry 
: f the drying oils; L. M. Norton. The chemical compo- 
centage o of so sorghum —_ in relation to the production of sugar; HW 
of ash in hum nes of different ages; Willi - Mason. On 
in nature of a ipa anti Aaen ; T. H. Norton. A new ap 
illation; T. H, Nort rton. Certain alloys w calcium and zinc; 
in stan iam HAE 
- Green, separation of alkaloidal poisons, for students’ ases i 
Mount Holy yo? Progress; and cure of recent great outburst of i 
' G = iy vata Jersey; Albert N. Leeds. Some igher 
; itis E—GEoLocY sii GEOGRAPHY. gee 
inaina apes of Devonian in North America; H. S, Williams. Bie 
var | Orton, 3S a source of petroleum and inflammable gas in Ohio and Indi- . 
Section of well at Morrisville, N. Y.; Charles S. = 
