190 Intelligence and Miscellanies—Domestic. 
sembles very much the plant called Solomon’s seal, only 
that the leaf embraces the stalk. As to the cures I have 
been witness of those in having been, during greater part of 
the summer in the tour of 1819, in a region most fruitful of 
those reptiles. The water snakes were not quite as nume- 
rous as in Carver’s time, but the great water lilly, upon whose 
floating leaves that traveller saw them basking, was growing 
in great perfection. 
Remark.—The above fact was considered important on 
account of Prof. Douglass having been a personal witness 
of the cures ; le alludes to these facts in his letter, on pa. 
57 of this Volume. It is to be hoped that he will state his 
ohseeeasipns more at large.—Ed. 
ce of Morse’s New Gazetteer.—A New Univer- 
sal oe by J. Morse, D. D. and R. C. Morse, A. M. 
in one alphabet, and in one large 8vo volume, of more than 
pages, has just besa Nabe from the press in this city, 
It is believed that this is the only Gazetteer yet completed in 
ps Be important changes introduced at the Cae of Vien- 
The basis of the present work, so far as relates to the 
Eastern Continent, is the New Eianuaoe GaAzeTTEER, 
now nearly completed in six volumes, and executed with 
industry and ability by six different authors of literary emi- 
nence, each taking a different department. Much assis- 
pg  EPErIAY in the more complicated parts of Europe- 
eography, has also been derived from the works of 
alt Geographers. The portion of the work relating 
to the United States, is unusually full, and has been prepar- 
ed with great labour from rte Ee ‘collected by extensive 
a travels, and by correspondence with intelligent gen- 
tlemen in the various states, as well as by a cousultation of 
all the eahuatile works which have lately appeared, illustra- 
ting the geography of the different parts of the country. At 
the close of the work isan Appendix, containing an account 
of the monies, weights and measures of various countries, 
with tables illustrating the population, commerce and re- 
sources of the United States, and also in a tabular view, @ 
summary result of the researches of the senior author, in re- 
