6gp Proceedings of Scientific Societies. [June, 1883. i 
Board and of the Coast Survey under the direction and control of 
the United States Treasury Department. 
eb. 2——Dr. Rothrock read a memoir on the microscopic dif 
ferences in woods; and after discussion, with special reference to 
the occurrence of abnormal rings in the timber, Mr. Price re- 
marked that Dr. Rothrock’s important practical discovery was the 
direct result of the practical use to which the American Philo- 
sophical Society had put its portion of the Michaux legacy; Dr. 
Frazer presented a paper entitled “Some comparative tabl 
showing the distribution of Ferns in the United States, by G. E. 
Davenport. is 
Feb. 16—Professor H. C. Lewis introduced a discussion upon : 
the thickness and movement of the Continental glacier. i Ha 
March 2.—Mr. H. Hale read a paper on the Tutelo Indians and 
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March 16.—Dr. Brinton read a paper by Professor T. F. Crane, 3 
of Cornell University, entitled “ On Mediæval Books and Ston : 
Professor Cope communicated a paper entitled “ Fourth opum 
tion to the History of the Permian Formation of Texas. 
BrotocicaL Socrery or Wasgıncron—April imee ? 
cations were read by Professor L. F. Ward, on the Hybri Ar 
of the District of Columbia; by Mr. B. F. Johnson, pae T 
servations on the climbing of snakes ; Professor C. V. Ri Nee E 
remarks on the bag- worm ( Thyridopteryx epheme aj of the 
W. True on the tape-worm and other parasites ın the egg Mat 
domestic fowl ; Dr. Thomas Taylor on the living parasiti 
the lungs, cavities and tissue of domestic fowl, and Mil 
der on the muskrat (Fiber zibethicus) in captivity. 
Se apr ee ee a ee ee eta UE, Be Ce, oi a a get ee ae a a 
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Boston Society of NATURAL a v Ai 
Fred. Wright read a paper on the glacial phenom" es. 
Mr. S. Garman presented a few notes on the fossil horse 
on the condition and doings of the society. The ae 
were elected. The rest of the evening was give? 4 bull 
the altar-mounds and sacrificial rites of the ne 
the Ohio valley, by Mr. F. W. Putnam. 2 
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