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mau ; how injurious or beneficial, to what extent, used for what purposes, 

 yielding- what products of value. 



Other points will doubtless suggest themselves to the observer. Anatom- 

 ical notes of careful dissections of soft parts, particularly of the digestive 

 and reproductive organs, are valuable. Anecdotal records of personal ex- 

 periences possess at least the interest which attaches to originality, and are 

 very acceptable. Persons are frequently deterred from communicating their 

 observations for fear that what they have to offer may not be wanted. This 

 is generally a mistake. In the first place, duplication of data serves the 

 important purpose of corroborating and confirming the accuracy of reports 

 furnished, and in all cases of seasonal phenomena, which of course vary 

 with latitude, the same observations may be profitably repeated at different 

 stations. Secondly, persons who write books are generally supposed to 

 know more than they really do. 



Specimens of common and well-known animals, especially if bulky, are 

 of course less desirable than those of rare and obscure species ; but speci- 

 mens of any species secured beyond the ordinary geographical range, or 

 illustrating unusual conditions, such as albinism, melanism, or malforma- 

 tions, or representing embryonic stages of growth, are always in demand. 

 Small dry parcels may be conveniently mailed direct to the undersigned ; 

 large packages should be sent in accordance with Circular Orders, No. 2, 

 War Department, Surgeon General's Office, April 13, 1875, (copy herewith [^]), 

 or by express, if the Quartermaster's Department cannot furnish trauspor- 



Surgeon General's Office, 



IVdshinrjton, April 13, 1875. 



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No. 2. 



The following General Order from the Adjutant General's Office is pub- 

 lished for the information of Medical Officers : 



General Orders ) WAR DEPARTMEXT, 



\ Adjutant (rENEKAi/s Office. 



No. 49. ) Washington, April 6, 1875. 



The Quartermaster's Department is authorized to transport to the Medical Museum at 

 Washington such objects as may be turned over to its officers for that purpose at any 

 military post or station by the officers of the Medical Department. 

 By order of the Secretary of War: 



E. D. TOWNSEND, 



Adjutant General. 



Medical Officers in turning over packages to the Quartermaster's Depart- 

 ment for transportation will take receipts in duplicate, and will forward 

 one of the receipts to the Surgeon General. All packages for the Museum 

 should be plainly marked "Surgeon General, U. S. A., Washington, D. C," 

 with "Army Medical Museum" inscribed in the lower left hand corner. 

 By order of the Sukgp:on General: 



C. H. CRANE, 

 Assistant Surgeon General U. S. Army. 



