178 An Excursion on Etna. 
_ Crania Americana miCotenatie view of the Skulls of various Aboriginal 
‘Nations of North E and Bes America: to, which is got efixed an Ess: oot “on fhe ane 
ties of the Human pate illustrated by seventy-eight plates, and a colored map, 
on a Morton, M.D., é&c. &c., folio: Philadelphia and London, 1839. — 
F the Distinctive Characteristics of the Aboriginal race of America 
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Aigyptiaca; or, Observations’ on Egyptian Ethnography, derived from 
rid and the Moniicaenta, plates and wood-cuts: Philadelphia and London, 4to, 
a Illustrated ais of Human Anatomy, Special, General, and Microseopic: 
Philadelphia, 8vo, 
Biographical YN Be ne the late nae a ee M.D.: read before the Phila- 
delphia College of Physicians, Sept. 4, 1 
Translated copy of a Letter from Baron Alexander Humboldt to S. G. Morton, MD. 
_ Smr:—The close bonds of interest and affection that have for e Lg = — 
connected me with the hemisphere in whic ch you reside, and of my: 
self that I am a citizen, have added to the impressions made upon me gs . 
ceipt, almost at the same moment, of your great work on Philosophical Physiol 
and the admi ico by Mr. Wim. Prese 
é tori ues 
of this class, which extend by very different means the sphere oe be 
serve io add o the glory of one’s country, I cannot oahicnty Spe express my deep 
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e to you, 
At my advanced age, I am peculiarly gratified by the interest’ still preserved for 
me beyond the. great jong erolley, over which’ bridge has, as it were, beet 
thrown by the power of s 
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lection, have i in you found a a orth ekazoiae Your work is baat emarkable 
for the profundity of its anatomical views, the numerical detail of the relations of 
organic conformation, the- s,s of those poetical reveries which are as the myths 
- modern physiology, and the generalizations with which your Introductory Ess#J 
ie at present occupied reparation of the most important of my works 
which will be | published der oe e mpruden title of Goones I shall know how t 
excellent views upon the dis age of the races 
so Many of 
that are scattered throughou t your beautiful volum One nnot, indeed, but be 
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either in France o n England. I pray you to accept the renewed expression of 
the ae consideration with which I have the hono a he sir, your 0 * 
sod oat LEXANDER HUMBOLDI. 
Be. a January, 1844. 
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Arr. XUL—An Excursion on Etna ; by B. Suutimax, Jt. 
Ir was nine o’clock at night when we were summoned by 0% 
guide “Matteo” to mount our mules and follow his lead toward 
the great Cone of Mount Etna. We had prepared ourselves with 
prea ae for protection against the cold which we ™ 
e snow. My own dress was that of our Amer 
can winter, besides ‘whitch we were provided with warm woollen 
of coarse yarn drawn over our boots and pantalooDs 
above our knees. We had common gloves and over these thick 
woollen ones. ‘T'wo shirts and a comforter for the neck, with 
an Italian Capote for the head completed our a 
ascent of the cone is seldom attempted so early in the 
