SMITHSONIAN 



VOL. XXIII. 



'every man is a valuable member of society WUO by ins OBSEttVATIONS, RESEARCBES, 

 AND EXPERIMENTS PROCURES KNOWLEDGE FOR MEN." — SMITUSON. 



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WASHINGTON: 

 PUBLISHED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



1882. 



