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Packard (ALPHEUS SPRING an years)

ALPHEUS SPRING, an years the packing industry has come to American naturalist; born in Bruns- be one of the most important industries wick, Me., Feb. 19, 1839; graduated at in many American cities, especially in Bowdoin 1861; for a time assistant to the middle West. The history of the Agassiz at Cambridge. State Entomol- industry begins in New England in the ogist of Massachusetts in 1871-1873. 17th century, when quantities of pork tion of insects, 1863, has been generally foreign trade. The first packing house ogy at Brown University. He is best foreign trade. The in the West was established in Cincintion of insects, 1863, has been generally nati in 1818, and that city remained the The first packing house accepted. As an evolutionist, Professor center of the packing trade for nearly Packard was one of the leaders of the fifty years, when Chicago surpassed it. Neo-Lamarckian school. His writings The tremendous and rapid growth of include "Structure of the Ovipositor of the meat packing business is due to the Insects" (1868); "Development and An- invention of the refrigerator car in 1868 America" (1888) "The Labrador by William Davis of Detroit. Before invention of the refrigerator car in 1868 1885); "The Cave Fauna of North that time meat had to be killed near America" Coast" (1891); "Text-book of Entomol- (1888); "The Labrador the point of consumption, and the packogy" (1898); "Lamark" (1891); monodied in 1905. brain, phyllopod crustacea, etc. He died in 1905. ing industry was largely confined to the the point of consumption, and the packproduction of barreled beef, and the curing of pork products in winter. Even the canning of meats is a fairly recent