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there are chapters on the topography, hydrography, and geological out- 
line of the great western valley ; on the hydrographical basin of the Gulf 
__ of Mexico, its currents, tides, temperature, &c.; on the special medi- 
_ ¢al topography of places along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico; the 
_ delta of the Mississippi, and river above, with the regions east and west 
_ Of the river, and the basin of the Ohio, Alleghany and other tributary 
_ Streams, the basins of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes, and the Hud- 
_ son and Arctic hydrographical basins. Next the author treats at length 
of the temperature of the different basins, barometrical character, winds, 
rain, electrical phenomena, and whatever can have a bearing upon 
health. He then passes to the subject of population, its distribution and 
character, modes of life, diet, use of alcohol and tobacco, clothing, oc- 
cupations or pursuits. Book second contains full descriptions of the 
various diseases, as to their many forms and symptoms and modes of 
reatment. 
__ Dr, Drake is undoubtedly the most able man in America for so 
difficult a task. It is well known, he has for many years investigated 
the subject with characteristic ardor, and in the research has personally 
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and laborious observations—medical, statistical and physical. 
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of beauty, artificial lava for ornaments, ancien eek vases, steam 
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kbinding, photography, cotton of Honduras, and various other sub- 
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