ations, employed at that stage of the work. Following 

 this was a detailed account of the method of "burnish- 

 ing," by which the lustreless silver is made to take on a 

 high polish. The lecture closed with some practical 

 directions as to the best way to buy, cleanse, and preserve 

 the various articles of plated ware in use in the household. 

 A handsome tablet, containing specimens of the raw 

 materials used, and of articles in various stages of manu- 

 facture, was among the donations by Reed & Barton, and 

 the specimens, being removable, were, with the finished 

 articles, passed around among the audience and enabled 

 the listeners to follow the explanations with great satis- 

 faction. 



The LIBRARIAN reported the following additions to the 



library : 



By Donation. 



BOLLES, E. C. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 10. 



BDNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. Proceedings of the. At the Annual 

 Meeting, from 1861-1874. 1 vol. 8vo. 



CALEF, JOHN. Boston Gazette, 1805, 1806. 2 vols. folio. 



CHASE, ANNE A. Journals of Madam Knight and Rev. Mr. Buckingham, writ- 

 ten in 1704-1710. 1 vol. 8vo. 



COLE, MRS. N. D. Salem Gazette, July-Dec., 1875. 



COOK, JAMES. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 17. 



EMILIO, L. F., OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Report of the Sau Francisco Park 

 Commissioner, 1874-75. 8vo, pamph. 



GREEN, S. A., OF BOSTON, MASS. Little Wanderer's Advocate, 1872. 1 vol. 8vo. 

 Miscellaneous pamphlets, 7. 



GREENWOOD, ISAAC J., OF NEW YORK. The Willoughby Family of New Eng- 

 land. 8vo, pamph., 1876. 



JENNISON, O. A., OF LANSING, MICH. City Directory, 1853, 1854. 1 vol. 8vo. 



KIMBALL, JAMES. Cape Ann Advertiser, Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 1875. 



LEE, JOHN C. Commercial Bulletin, Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 20, 27, Dec. 4, 1875. 



MERRITT, L. F. Essex Co. Mercury, Dec., 1875. 



PERRY, W. S., OF GENEVA, IK. Y. Journal of the General Convention of the 

 Protestant Episcopal Church in the U. S., 1874. 1 vol. 8vo. 



PUTNAM, F. W. Paper on Cylinder Condensation, by G. 'B. Dixwell. 8vo 

 pamph. 



ROPES, W, L., OF ANDOVER, MASS. Catalogue of Andover Theological Semi- 

 nary, 1875-6. 8vo, pamph. 



SHIPMAN, WM. R., OF COLLEGE HILL, MASS. Catalogue of the Officers and 

 Students of Tufts College, 1875-6. 8vo, pamph. 



U. S. PATENT OFFICE. Official Gazette, Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 14, 28, 1875. 



WATERS, J. LINTON. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 5. 



