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Supplemental Remarks on tho Physiological 

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 upon the Excretion of Nitrotren. By Prof. Aus- 

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Some Remarkable Gravel-Ridges in the Mer- 

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Report on Dermatology. By L. P. Yandcll, 

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A New Te*t-Reaction for Zinc, and other 

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On the Production and Use of Compressed 

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 Translated from the French by Robert Zahner. 

 Prom the Journal of the Franklin Institute, for 

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On the Brains of some Fish-like "Vertebrates; 

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The Scientist's Theology. By E. A. Beaman. 

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On the Use of Large Probes in the Treatment 

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Report of the Director of the Central Park 

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Facts and Figures for Mathematicians ; or, 

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On the Possibility of Transit Observations, 

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 From American Journal of Science and Arts, 

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Report on the Discovery of Supposed Paleo- 

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 1877. From Tenth Annual Report of the Pea- 

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Address delivered by Hon. A. J. Peeler, be- 

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The Pneumatic Electric System for lighting 

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Thirty-third Annual Catalogue of the Officers, 

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Remarks of Robert E. C. Steams on the 

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The Magnetism of Iron Vessels, with a Short 

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The American Palaeozoic Fossils. A Catalogue 

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Mesmerism, Spiritualism, etc. By William 

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The Question of Rest for Women during Men- 

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Death of Prof. Sanborn Tenney. We 



have learned with regret of the death of 

 Prof. Tenney, which took place on July 

 9th, at Buchanan, Michigan. The sad event 

 was unexpected, as the deceased had, one 

 week previously, seemed to enjoy perfect 

 health. The cause of death is supposed to 

 have been heart-disease. From an appre- 

 ciative biographical sketch of the deceased 

 which has appeared in the New York World 

 we gather the following particulars about his 

 scientific labors : In 1808 he was Professor 

 of Natural History in Vassar College, and 

 in the same year accepted a like position in 

 Williams College. He had already pub- 

 lished an elementary text-book of geology, 

 which is still, after repeated revisions, 

 largely used in high-schools and academies. 

 He was a frequent contributor to periodi- 

 cal literature of scientific articles of a pop- 

 ular kind. The present number of the 

 Monthly contains probably the latest essay 

 of this description written by him. He was 

 an enthusiastic and careful student, a pupil 

 and admirer of Agassiz, and like his distin- 

 guished preceptor he excelled as a teacher. 

 Besides the " Geology " mentioned above. 

 Prof Tenney compiled several other pop- 

 ular text-books, among them one on zoolo- 

 gy. He occupied the chair of Natural His- 

 tory in Williams College down to the time 

 of his death. He was to have been in 

 charge of an expedition of college-students 

 to the far West this season, and on the 

 day he died was to have joined the expedi- 

 tion at Chicago. 



Remains that were not prehistoric. 



We have received from a source unknown 

 to us two clippings, from the Weekly Press, 

 presumably of Santa Bai'bara, Cahfornia, in 



