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expressions (oaths excepted) used in addressing domesticated 
animals in all parts of the United States and in foreign lands. 
In particular he seeks information as to: 
(1) The terms used to start, hasten, haw, gee, back, and stop 
horses, oxen, camels, and other animals in harness. 
(2) Terms used for calling in the field: cattle, horses, mules, 
asses, camels, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, and other animals. 
(3) Exclamations used in driving from the person domestic 
animals. 
(4) Any expressions and inarticulate sounds used in ad- 
dressing domestic animals for any purpose whatever (dogs 
and cats). 
(5) References to information in works of travel and general 
literature will be very welcome. 
The speaker suggests that persons willing to collect these data 
may indicate the value of vowels in English by using the vowel 
signs of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, and in cases of difficul- 
ty terms may be spelled phonetically. He stated that he would 
be grateful for contributions, oral or written, and that materials 
used in a future publication would be credited to the con- 
tributors. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the 
University Club, New York City. 
Remarks were made by Pror. FREDERICK STENGEL and 
Mr. L. E. CHITTENDEN. 
Dr. Bouton read the following paper 
NOTES ON THE GREAT SALT ‘DEPOSIT OF PETITE ANSE, 
LOUISIANA. 
(Abstract. ) 
The southern coast of Louisiana, west of the Mississippi 
River, is indented by several bays through which the waters of 
innumerable bayous pass into the Gulf of Mexico. Near the head 
of one of these bays, known as Vermilion Bay, there is a nearly 
circular island of about 2,500 acres in extent, which rises above 
the low marshes of the vicinity to the height of 180 feet, form- 
ing a notable feature in the monotonous landscape. ‘This is 
the well-known island of Petite Anse, also called Avery’s Island 
after its present owners, in which occurs a remarkable deposit 
of rock-salt. Petite Anse is now easily reached by rail, via 
the Southern Pacific Railroad, from New Orleans as far as New 
Iberia (about 125 miles), and thence, by a branch road, 10 miles 
long, to the salt mine. Cotton and sugar plantations, uncul- 
tivated fields, marshes, corn-fields, and cypress swamps alternate 
