492 FOURTH BULLETIN OF [1845. 



DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTION:*. 

 For the Cabinet. 



Collection of Seeds of Russian plants from tlie northern parts of 

 Central Asia, collected chiefly by Dr. Schrenk, travelling in the 

 service of the Emperor. — From Professor Fischer, Imperial Bo- 

 tanical Garden, St. Petersburg. 



Turkish MSS. and other curious articles, &tc. — From Samtiel Haz- 

 ard, Philadelphia. 



Fruit of the Boabab of Seneirambia, Africa, or Adansonia digitata. 

 From H. A. liise, American Minister, Brazil. 



Minerals and Geological Specimens from Cape of Good Hope. — 

 From Isaac Chase, American Consul. 



Vesuvian Minerals. — From T. Lloyd Halsey. 



Large Sarcophagus, inscribed with hieroglyphics, supposed to have 

 contained the coffin of the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus ; 

 procured at Beyroot, in Syria, and brought to the United States 

 in the frigate Constitution. — From Commodore Jesse D. Flliot, 

 U. S. N. 



Tetraedon cornutum, from Cape May, New Jersey. — From Hon. 

 S. N. Palmer, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 



Various articles, as follows, collected by Commodore Perry, while 

 in command of the African Squadron, from which he has lately 

 returned. — From Commodore M. C. Perry, U. S. N. 

 Monkey Bread Fruit, Island of St. Jago, one of the Cape de 



Verds. 

 A curious Fish, from the Cape de Verd Islands. 

 Water Serpent, Island of Martinique, West Indies. 

 Frog, Island of Martinique, West Indies. 

 Opossum, Islnnd of Martinique, West Indies. 

 Native Iron, Western Africa. 



Cartridge Box of a celebrated war chief of Western Africa. The 

 charges are filled with loose powder; but that which is purchased 

 from the traders is so weak, that an entire charger full is re- 

 quired, even to load their cast-iron barreled muskets. 

 A Mask worn by the Grand Devil, whose haunt was on the Ca- 

 vally river, near Cape Palmas, west coast of Africa. 



[ Almost every tribe lias its Grand Devil, a running impostor, known only to tho 

 kings, and one or two of tho confident! il ciiirf's : ho lives apart in some retired 

 place in Iho forest, called the " Devil's Uush." The natives believe that he holds 

 communion with tho evil one, and consequently invoke his influence with his 

 royal patron in their behalf. He rarely siiows himself, and then only in the most 



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