Proceedings of Scientific Societies. 951 
Newberry, Osborn, Walcott, Williams, of Cornell, and Williams, 
of Johns Hopkins. 
Invitations to hold the next meeting were received from Phila- 
delphia, New York, and Washington. Philadelphia was chosen. 
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL Socrery.—January 20, 1888.— 
Prof. Cope presented for publication the following papers: 
(1) “Synopsis of the Vertebrate Fauna of the Puerco 
Epoch of North America.” 
‘3 “ Lemurine Reversion in Human Dentition.” 
(3) “The Shoulder-girdle and Limbs of Eryops.” 
February 3.—Dr. Horn exhibited seven species of Pleocoma from 
California, of which three were new, and supported the views of 
the late Dr. Le Conte of the position of this genus, which he in- 
sisted was a Laparostict, and not a Pleurostict Lamellicorn. 
ebruary 17.—Prof. Cope presented for publication papers upon 
“The Dicotylinæ of the John Day Miocene of North America,” 
ae upon “The Mechanical Origin of the Dentition of the Ambly- 
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March 2.—Prof. T. B. Stowell presented papers on “ The Hypo- 
lossal, Accessory and Glosso-pharyngeal Nerves of the Domestic 
Cat ;” and Mr. F. Jordan an article on “The Aboriginal Pottery 
of the Middle Atlantic States.” 
March 16—Dr. Frazer made a communication respecting the 
geology of the eastern part of Cuba, reporting the probable occur- 
rence of a large part of the Archean rocks which lie between the 
Lower Laurentian and the Palæozoic. Miss H. C. de S. Abbott 
made some remarks upon the occurrence of a “Series of New 
Crystalline Compounds in Higher Plants.” 
Mr. H. Phillips, Jr., presented a first contribution to the “ Folk- 
lore of Philadelphia and its Vicinity ;” and Dr. O. Meyer a paper 
on “The Miocene Invertebrates from Virginia.” Mr. Phillips 
also reported on the “ Langue Internationale” of Dr. Samenhof, of 
April 6.—Mr. Law presented a paper on “Gildas and Early 
English History,” and Prof. E. J. Houston made an oral commu- 
nication upon “ Death by the Electric Current,” in which he held 
that the fatality largely depended upon the part of the body brought 
in contact with the wires. Prof. Houston also reported favorably 
upon the Paillard Palladium alloys in watches as a preservative 
against the effects of magnetism. 
April 20.—Prof. Houston presented a paper upon “ Some Possi- 
ble Methods for the Preparation of Gramophone and Telephone 
ecords.” Mr. Phillips exhibited a specimen of Physa found from 
the pipes of the drinking supply, and this was followed by a dis- 
cussion of the water-supply of cities. 
May 4.—The Magellanic medal was presented to Prof. L. M. 
