148 THE OOLOGIST 



To whom it May Concern: 



During the past eight months I have been House Physician and 

 Surgeon at the Erie County Hospital, (Buffalo, N. Y.) consequently all 

 matters connected with my old business, and demanding my personal 

 attention, have been at a stand still. 



My term of service expired on December first. Since that date 

 and during the balance of the month my time will be devoted to straight- 

 ening matters pertaining to my old work and to arranging, inventory- 

 ing, cataloging and pricing the material I have remaining on my hands 

 (which in the aggregate will amount to several thousand dollars). 



On and after January i, 1901, the demands of my profession will 

 come first and my entire time will be devoted to the same, if required. 

 My Natural History work will then be of a secondary nature. 



However, everything in the line of Specimens, Books, Supplies, 

 etc., which I have left will be priced, catalogued and offered for sale at 

 VERY LOW RATES early in the New Year. The disposition of the same 

 will be under my personal supervision, and the filling of orders, pack- 

 ing, etc., will be attended by able assistants, who have been with me in 

 that capacity for years. 



If there has been anything connected with our business relations in 

 the past which has not been to your entire satisfaction and which you 

 attribute as due to some fault or oversight of mine, I wish to rectify the 

 the same at once. 



Faithfully, 



FRANK H. LATTIN. 



Albion, N. Y. , December 8, igoo. 



The above is self-explanatory and tells "why, ""when," and "where." 

 A catalogue will be issued as soon as our inventory has been completed 

 and copy can be prepared for our printer. 



The Oologist will be issued regularly on the first of each month 

 during Pan-American year, zxi^ possibly on the 15th in addition, making 

 it semi-monthly — in which case announcement will be made in January 

 issue and terms of subscription will not be advanced. 



