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war; Quetzalcoatl, the coiled serpent, and Chaacmol, the 

 tigerking, discovered by Dr. Le Plongeon, in Yucatan, 

 some years ago. At the organization of the national gov- 

 ernment, in 1867, a sum of five hundred dollars per month 

 was voted for the expenses of this institution. It publishes 

 a bulletin called the Anales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, 

 the first number of which appeared in 1877, containing 

 articles by Sefiores Mendoza, Sanchez, Orozco y Berra, and 

 Barcena. They have appeared with regularity, and con- 

 stitute a most valuable addition to the literature of 

 Anahuac. 



