REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 95 



STONE, Dr. Solon B., U. S. Army (Fort Shaw, Montana), makes inquiry regarding 

 the formation of septa m native carbonate of iron. 



Stonebraker, Joseph R. (Baltimore, Maryland), desires information regarding fish- 

 culture, and the construction of fish-weirs. 



Stuehck, Rudolf Goldendale, Washington), desires to be informed as to the best 

 means of preventing the ravages of certain insects, specimens of which he trans- 

 mits. 



SUCHETET, M. \. I Bi eauti : , Seine-Inlenetire, France), makes inquiry regarding a di- 

 rectory of American naturalists. 



Tanner, W. W. (Worcester, Massachusetts), makes inquiry regarding the bibliog- 

 raphy of Indian dialects. 



TAPPEY, E. P (Bridgeton, New Jersey), desires directions for the preparation of 

 whitewash such as is used on light-houses in the United States. 



Teed, ('. P. (Elmira, New York), desires information regarding a slate implement, a 

 description of which he sends. 



TEETOR, Henry DUDLEY (Public Library, Cincinnati, Ohio), makes inquiry regard- 

 in- certain astronomical instruments; also iu reference to a portrait of the 

 Indian chief "Little Turtle. " 



TiLFORD, H. J. (Louisville, Kentucky), desires information regarding a petrified 

 oyster, a description of which he sends. 



Todd, John V. (Gove City, Kansas), desires an opinion as to the probability of min- 

 erals heing found on certain lands which he describes. 



VAISZ, ARANKA( Buda-Pesth, Hungary ), asks general questions regarding entomolog- 

 ical matters in the United States. 



Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. (Cincinnati, Ohio), desires information regarding 

 analyses of foods. 



Vance, Hon. Robert B. (Washington, District of Columbia), makes inquiry regard- 

 ing a mint token, a medal of the " Indian Peace" series. 



Van Hyatt, P. (Fall River, Kansas), desires information regarding fossil plants. 



VOICE, The, Editor of (New York City), desires information regarding the use of 

 spirituous liquors as an antidote; for snake-bite. 



Washington, William Herbert (Bar Harbor, Maine), makes inquiry regarding the 

 dialed of the Passamaquoddy Indians. 



Wa iis, B. F. ( Lakeland, Kansas), requests information regarding a deposit of graph- 

 ite. 



WEIDEMEYER, J, W. (New York City), inquires whether the Museum possesses cer- 

 tain photographs and autographs. 



Welsh, W. W. i San Bernardino, California), desires information regarding slabs of 

 •-lone with characters engraved thereon. 



Wernse, I'.. A. (St. Louis, Missouri), makes inquiry regarding the value of certain 

 Egypl ian coins. 



Wheeler, Mrs. S. A. P. (Avalon, California), desires reference to a work ou the birds 

 of the Pacific coast, especially of California. 



White, James J. (Palm Beach, Florida), desires reference to some comprehensive 

 work on < lonchology. 



White, T. Arthur l Navasota, Texas), desires in format ion regarding a coin, an im- 

 pression of which he semis. 



Whitson, Prof. I!. P. ( Barnes ville, Ohio), desires reference to a work on American 

 birds. 



Wilder, Rev. s. r. (Janesville, Wisconsin), desires information regarding the " buf- 

 falo hug,'* and suggestions as to the uesl means of preventing its ravages. 



Williamson , C. W. (Los Angeles, California), desires information regarding Smith- 

 sonian publical ions. 



Winchell, Prof. X. II. (Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Min- 

 neapolis, Minuesota), desires to know where a copy of Catlin's painting "The 



Falls of St. Anl honj " may be obtained. 



