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man have, heretofore, been found. These terraces along the Ohio reg- 
ularly alternate from one side to the other. At Beaver, Pa., the ter- 
race is 125 feet above the river. The height, however, diminishes 
gradually as we get farther away from the glacial boundary and the 
supply of material contributed by streams coming from the glaciated 
area. The terrace at Brilliant rises sixty-eight feet above the river, 
and extends southward for a distance of two miles, being more than a 
quarter of a mile wide for a considerable portion of the way. The im- 
plement was found near the lower end of this section of the terrace, and 
about half way between Riddle’s Run and Salt Run coming in from 
the west. To any one who inspects the locality it will be seen to be 
impossible to separate the gravel strata in which this implement was 
found from the glacial deposit which is here so plain and so character- 
istic of the region. 
On being carefully examined by Professor Putnam he remarked that 
the implement was a knife of very early type, and that under the glass 
it was clearly seen to be coated with the patina which indicates that it 
is a relic of great antiquity, and has lain for a long time in some such 
conditions as that described by Mr. Huston. Professor Putnam regarded 
it as a very important discovery. 
Mr. F. H. Cushing, Vice-President of the Anthropological Section 
said that we have in this case an implement concerning which there can 
be no doubt that it was completely finished and is not a “ reject.” It 
had been carefully chipped to an edge all round; and not only so, but 
it had been used and sharpened ; and what was still more significant it 
had been sharpened by the older, and not by the later processes, the 
edge had been chipped in sharpening not by pressing against it with a 
bone but by blows with another stone. Mr. Cushing also remarked 
with Professor Putnam upon the antiquity of the type. While continu- 
ing in use through later times on account of its convenience, it is with- 
out doubt one of the earliest types of implement and everything about 
it agrees perfectly with the conditions of its alleged discovery. 
GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, 
The American Microscopical Society held its Eighteenth 
Annual Meeting at Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 21-23, 1895. The following 
were the proceedings: Address of welcome, by the Hon. D. F. Van 
Vleet; response by the President of the Society, Professor S. H. Gage. 
