122 [October, 1844. 



Bichland Springs, Otsego county, N. ¥. 

 Analysis of Two Springs, No. 1, A., No. 3, C. Water slug- 

 gish. 

 No. 1, A. No 3, C. Bicarbonate of magnesia. 

 20. grains. 20. grains. Bicarbonate of lime. 

 10, " 10. " Sulphate of magnesia. 



30. " 27. " Hydrosulphates of magnesia and lime. 



2. " 2.5 " Chlorides of magnesium and sodium. 



90. " 93. " Sulphate of lime. 



153. 154. Solid contents. 



20.6 19.8 cubic inches sulphuretted hydrogen or hydro- 



sulphuric acid gas. 

 Contents one gallon. 



Signed, Your ob't. ser't. 



Lawrence Reid, 

 Prof. Chymistry to the N. Y. College of Pharmacy. 



The Committee to whom was referred a communication 

 from Dr Morton, containing observations on Ancient Egyp- 

 tian Crania, reported in favor of publication. 



Observations on a second series of Ancient Egyptian Crania. 

 Towards the close of the year 1842, Dr. Lepsius, the distin- 

 guished head of the Prussian Scientific Commission in Egypt, re- 

 opened several very ancient tombs in the vicinity of the Pyramids 

 of Ghezeh. These tombs date with the third and fourth dynasties 

 of Egyptian chronology, as is proved by their inscriptions ; but 

 having been the receptacles of wealthy individuals, they were no 

 ,doubt plundered in very remote times; and whenever succeeding 

 generations have again devoted them to sepulchral purposes, avarice 

 has renewed its desecrations in the search for treasure. Thus, the 

 Hykshos, Persians, Greeks, Romans and Saracens, have probably 

 each in turn violated these tombs; leaving it a question of entire 

 uncertainty, whether the embalmed bodies'now found in them belong 

 to the earlier or later epochs of Egyptian history. I make these 

 remarks to show that I do not infer the age of these mummies from 

 the date of the tombs ; but at the same time it may be observed, 



