Hill, Wm. G., Jr., 84 Converse Ave., Malden, Mass. Hollis, F. S., Newton Highlands, Mass. Hosford, Rodger F., 42 Farnsworth St., South Boston, Mass. Hughes, R. M., 4 Oxford Terrace, Boston, Mass. Kimball, H. S., 7 Exchange Place, Boston, Mass. Livermore, William D., Washington Mills Co., Lawrence, Mass. Loveland, James W., 84 Broadway, Cambridgeport, Mass. Lythgoe, Hermann C., Winthrop, Mass. Martin, Henry, South Gardiner, Me. Moat, C. P., 70 Middle St., Portsmouth, N. H. Moody, H. R., Winsted, Conn. Moore, Hugh K., West Paris, Me. Mulliken, Samuel P., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. O'Regan, D. F., Worcester Poly. Inst., Worcester, Mass. Piper, Walter E., Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Fells, Mass. Prescott, Samuel C., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Price, Raymond B., Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridgeport, Mass. Reed, Ernest A., Boston Woven Hose Co., Cambridgeport, Mass. Rice, Wm. F., 174 Prichard St., Fitchburg, Mass. Richards, Mrs. Ellen H., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Root, William L., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Sherman, George W., Cambridgeport, Mass. Simpson, E. T., care of Simpson & Rololand, Lowell, Mass. Smith, John W., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Snyder, Wm. H., Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass. Stetson, Frank O., 1802 R St., Washington, D. C. Stickney, Miss Delia, 19 Trowbridge St., Cambridge, Mass. Thayer, Fred. L., Rumford Chem. Works, Providence, R. I. Thomas, Wm. H., Jr., care of Dominion Cotton Mills Co., Magog, P. Q. Trowbridge, P. F., 226 Observatory St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Tucker, Greenleaf R., City Hospital, Boston, Mass. Underwood, George R., Peabody, Mass. Walker, Wm. M., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Walls, Arthur W., care of Merrimac Chem. Co., North Woburn, Mass. Wason, Robert S., 61-63 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. Watkins, Willard H., 33 Fisher St., Dover, N. H. Wilder, S. W., Jr., Bellows Falls, Vt. Woodman, A. G., Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. Woodworth, E. Harold, Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, Mass. ASSOCIATES ELECTED MARCH 24, 1898. Ashby, Geo. J. M., 890 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Butler, Paul, Lowell, Mass. Ellsworth, William, 30 Pine St., N. Y. City. CHANGES OF ADDRESS. Doscher, Henry, 200 Hewes St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Hall, Clarence A., care of Lake Superior Carbide Works, 6 East Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Kelley, J. H., Chamber of Commerce (7th Floor), Nashville, Tenn. Larchar, Arthur B., Penobscot Chem. Fibre Co., Great Works, Me. Maywald, F. J., 72nd St. and 10th Ave., Bay Ridge Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. Miller, P. Schuyler, 187 Sterling Pl., Brooklyn, N. Y. Peale, Dr. A. C., 605 12th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Proctor, R. W., care of Wm. S. Merrell Chem. Co., 5th and Butler Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. Redding, Clifford R., Om. & Grant Sm. Co., Omaha, Nebr. MEETINGS OF THE SECTIONS. WASHINGTON SECTION. The fourth annual meeting of the Washington Section of the American Chemical Society was held on January 13th. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: H. N. Stokes, President; Peter Fireman and H. Carrington Bolton, Vice-Presidents; William H. Krug, Secretary; W. P. Cutter, Treasurer; and C. E. Munroe, E. A. de Schweinitz, Wirt Tassin, and W. F. Hillebrand, additional members of the Executive Committee. The regular February meeting was held on Thursday evening, February toth. Mr. Tassin presented a paper on "The Origin of Crystals and Crystalline Growth," which contained a résumé of theories concerning the origin of crystals and the processes of crystal-growth, and consisted of a discussion of the results of the researches of Vogelsang, Behrens, Knop, Sadebeck, and Lehmann. Dr. H. Carrington Bolton read a paper entitled "Iatro-chemistry in 1897," in which he described the peculiar doctrines of two new schools of medicine, "electro-homeopathy " and "hermetic homeopathy," now popular in several countries in Europe. The former was founded in Italy by Count Mattci, who claimed to prepare an entirely new materia medica from plants by processes known only to the medieval iatro-chemists. Five of these chemical medicines are known as "vegetable elec tricities," and the varieties are distinguished by their colors. Great antiquity is claimed for this system. Van Helmont and Paracelsus are cited as forerunners of Mattci. Electro-homeopathy is favorable to astrology and to transmutation of metals; several monthly periodicals are devoted to its propagandism. Hermetic homeopathy is more recently established, and its claims are still more extravagant. Dr. Bolton gave examples of the manner of treating certain diseases according to the two schools, and remarked in conclusion: "All this would be very amusing if it were not sad; sad to find that educated men can so degrade their knowledge of chemistry, physiology, and medicine;. sad to think that the conceptions of these sciences formed by persons subject to the influence of these lewd impostors;' sad to think of the suffering that ensues for lack of proper treatment; sad to think of the unscrupulous immorality of those willing to trifle with human life for selfish gain. One is inclined to cry with Massinger : 'Out, you impostors, Quack-salving, cheating mountebanks, your skill Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill!'"' Dr. H. W. Wiley addressed the society on the subject of pure food legislation and discussed the benefits which would undoubtedly result from the deliberations of the Pure Food Congress to assemble in Washington on March 2nd. WILLIAM H. KRUG, Secretary. NEW YORK SECTION. The regular meeting was held on Friday evening, February 4th, Dr. Wm. McMurtrie presiding, and seventy-two members and visitors present. The meeting was opened with an exhibition of liquid air and experiments by Drs. McMurtrie and Doremus, illustrating its properties. Alcohol was frozen, rubber tubing was rendered hard and brittle by the low temperature, and sheet iron after immersion in the liquid was easily broken. The following papers were read: "Determination of Boric Acid," by T. S. Gladding; "Recent Progress in the Chem istry of the Leather Industry," by J. H. Yocum; "Review of Chemical and Physical Methods for Examining Documents and Handwriting," by C. A. Doremus. DURAND WOODMAN, Secretary. The regular monthly meeting was held March 11th, at the College of the City of New York, Dr. Wm. McMurtrie presiding. On recommendation of the Executive Committee, the time for the election of officers was changed from October to the June meeting. The following papers were read: "A New Bacteria Counter," by W. P. Mason. Read by Mr. Bogert in the absence of the author. "Action of Sulphuric Acid on Thymol," by J. H. Stebbins. "The Composition of the Ashes of Some Raw Tanning Materials, by Wm. K. Alsop and J. H. Yocum. "Some Laboratory Experiments on Standardizing and Investigating Viscometers," by P. H. Conradson. "Technology of Glue," by E. R. Hewett. Exhibition of samples. Messrs. Alsop and Yocum found an unusually large amount of manganese in some of the ashes analyzed. Dr. Conradson mentioned that there were about as many viscometers described as there were oils, and that they all left a great deal to be wished for. He gave a very interesting description of the various kinds in use, illustrating his remarks by charts and drawing. A general discussion followed. The session was closed by a paper on the "Technology of Glue," by E. R. Hewett. Dr. Hewett gave a very complete description of the manufacture of glue, including its history and chemistry, and also exhibited a large number of specimens. J. A. DEGHUÉE, Secretary pro. tem. RHODE ISLAND SECTION. The regular monthly meeting of the Rhode Island Section of the American Chemical Society was held at the Hope Club House, Providence, February 24, 1898, with Mr. Edward D. Pearce as presiding officer. After dinner, several members presented interesting topics. W. M. Saunders spoke briefly on the "Optical Pyrometer" and |