onsets lay 
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who has usually kept it by him for two years, and: resorts to 
it with as much confidence of relief, as a patient whose 
pains had been repeatedly relieved by opium, has recourse 
to that medicine. 
Sometirnes he has not had occasion to use the acid for 
three or four months in succession. 
Pomfret, March 24, 1823. . 
4. Notice of Dr. Beck’s Gazetteer. 
(Communicated.) 
“4 Gazetteer of the States of Illinois and Missouri,” 8vo. 
pp. 352. by Lewis C. Beck, A. M. has lately ety publish- 
ed by C. R. & G. Webster, Albany. Dr. Beck isa Mem- 
ber of the New-York Historical Society, and has resided 
sometime in Missouri. By traversing a considerable por- 
tion of these States, by the aid of several intelligent gentle- 
men in them, by access to the records of the States, and by 
other means, Dr. B. had accumulated a mass of materials © 
which he has formed into this work, and which make it ve- 
ry valuable to the citizens and travellers, and very interest- 
ing to all who desire information respecting this. important 
section of our country. The Gazetteer contains a “general 
view of each State—a general view of their counties—and a 
particular description of their towns, villages, rivers, &c. 
&e.” It is accompanied by a map, “ protracted from man- 
uscript surveys, obtained at St. Louis and Vandalia,” ons 
appears to have been formed with great care. There 
also several other engravings, tilastrative of the dese trip: 
tions of particular objects. The “general view” of each 
State embraces those particulars which belong naturally to 
Geography, as well as antiquities, land districts, history, 
minerals, &c. The botanical names of the principal gene- 
ra of plants i in Missouri, and of the trees of lilinois, are also 
given, and will be relied on by all who know the success of 
. B. in the science of Botany. A Gazetteer must of ne- 
cessity be, to a certain extent a compilation; but the read- 
er will find abundant proof of Dr. B.’s diligenc e, research, 
and originality. The arrangement would perhaps be im- 
roved by placing all the towns, &c. in both States, in one 
alphabetical arrangement instead of two. The work is 
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