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manner, a great number of duplicates will be obtain- 

 ed in a very short time, and these may be sent in ex- 

 change for other specimens, by the directing Professor, 

 to his correspondents of this and of foreign countries. 

 If the College be situated near or in a seaport, as is 

 the case with the Institutions of New York, Philadel- 

 phia, Baltimore, Providence, Boston, and many others, 

 a great supply of the most curious and interesting ar- 

 ticles may be obtained by the sea captains of such 

 places, who, if solicited, will always be pleased and 

 proud to collect specimens from all quarters of the 

 world, with which to embellish the College of their 

 native city. 



No place in this Union has so great facilities for ex- 

 ecuting such a plan, as the gigantic city of New York, 

 and I hope soon to see her Institutions setting an ex- 

 ample, in this respect, which will be worthy of imita- 

 tion. The wise Legislature of the State of New York, 

 several years ago, expended nearly half a million of 

 dollars for the purpose of making its inhabitants ac- 

 quainted with the natural productions of the State. 

 A costly zoological, botanical, and mineralogical sur- 

 vey was made, and illustrated by the publication of a 

 precious work containing several volumes, with nu- 

 merous expensive engravings, and a Museum of the 

 specimens collected, was erected in Albany, for the in- 

 spection and instruction of the people. Each College 



