SCIENCE CONGRESS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 11, 11 January 1913, Page 5

SCIENCE CONGRESS.

PRORLEMS OF HEREDITY. Melbourne, January 10. At the Science Congress Professor Kirk, Wellington, in his presidential address in the biology section, dealt with the present aspect of some problems of heredity. RUSH SICKNESS. Mr. Reakes, of the Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, contributed notes of investigations into the nutritive disorders of ruminants, including'the so-called bush sickness. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Mr. Wickens, of the Federal Statists’ Bureau, said that investigations into infantile mortality disclosed by the Commonwealth’s experience for the decennium of 1901-10, showed that of 100,000 males born 87,620 would reach the ago of five, while of 100 000 famales the number would be 69,289. STOPPAGE OF WAR. Professor Henderson, dealing with rational selection, said that it needed only a sufficient number of strong peaceably-disposed nations to sign a treaty to make it practically impossible for warlike nations to take the aggressive. FUTURE MEETINGS. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Melbourne, January 11. The Congress resolved that, as the Rritish Science Congress would be held in Australia during Augurt, 1914, the next Australasian Congress be held in Hobart in 1916, and the following one in Wellington (New Zealand). SOCIAL PRORLEMS. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Melbourne, January 11. Doctor Ramsay Smith, of Adelaide, in a paper in the Anthropological Section, dealt on the questions of inbreeding in marriage, and military training in relation to the Australian race. The Doctor said that evidence existed that the changes were due to altered environment and had already occurred. Among the white people in Australia early unions were desirable, especially among professional people. This implied fair salaries and State pensions to widowed mothers. (Received 11.5 a.m.) Melbourne, January 11. The Mueller Memorial Medal lias been awarded by the Science Congress to Professor Howchin, of Adelaide, for geological research. Professor Spencer was elected president of the Congress,