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acknowledging in a special manner its sense of its own pe- 
culiar loss on the death of its late president Mr. Binney. 
Without dwelling upon the honour conferred on it by 
his own distinction as a man of science, or the support 
given to all the business of the Society by his most assidu- 
ous attention to its work and welfare, the members desire 
to place on record the affectionate regard with which they 
cherish the memory of Mr. Binney ’s constant and genial 
participation in their proceedings, of his never-failing 
encouragement of genuine research, and of his dignified 
impersonation amongst them of faithful and successful 
self-culture. 
“ Preliminary Remarks on Observations made in Davos 
in the Winter 1881-82,” by Arthur Wm. Waters, F.G.S., 
F.L.S. 
Introduction, p. 155.— Evaporation, p. 161. — Comparison of Hygrometers : 
Dry and Wet Bulb, p. 165. — Hair Hygrometer, p. 168. — Regnault’s 
Hygrometer, p. 170. — Position of Instruments, p. 171. — Formula, 
p. 173.— Dryness of Air we breathe, p. 175. — Wind, p. 179.— Smoke, 
p. 180. 
The principle of arresting disease by a residence in high 
climates is now recognised by leading medical men, and has 
been tried in various parts of the world, and it is very much 
to be hoped for the sake of Davos that the experiment will 
soon be tried in other parts of Europe, and in this immediate 
neighbourhood the names of Arosa and Clavadel, besides 
places in the Engadine, have been mentioned as well situated. 
Everything connected with Davos is of scientific importance, 
as new places should study the experience gained here.* 
* Davos is a long valley with five villages — Ddrfli, Platz, Frauen- 
kirch, Griaris, and Monstein. In Platz, 1,560 metres above sea level, the 
experiment was first made of wintering for the cure of consumption, and 
since then there have been patients in Ddrfli and a few in Frauenkirch, 
but far the largest number have lived in Platz, and, therefore, when I 
speak of Davos, it must frequently be understood to refer to the invalid 
quarters of the valley. 
