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a he has succeeded in subjecting limestone toa proc céss of * silicali- 
r exhumation, may in this way be rendered firm. and e 
13. Annual Mortality of various Cities of the United States, and 
other places.—We extract the following froma valuable paper on the 
sanitary soiutisie on of New Orleans, by J. C. Simonps, M.D., from the 
Charleston Medical Journal and Review, Sept., 1851.—I hete, present 
the mortality of the cities of the United States, carefully calculated by 
myself from authentic data. e data, the principles of the calcula- 
Sno, and the ence will be hereafter published, the result only 
being here give 
Average Annual Mortality of various Cities of the United States. 
24572 
Boston, 39 years, 1811 to 1849, ‘ 
Lowell, 13 1836 to 1848, . * ‘ 2-1194 
New York, 45 “ 1805 to 1849, . . ~~ 29622 
Philadelphia, 34 “ 1807 to 1840, . j : 2:5510 
Baltimore,” 14 “ 1886to 1849, . . .. 24917 
White 2:4826 
Charleston, 27 “ 1822 to 1848, Blacks, "6458 
| Both, 2-5793 
Savannah, « 1840 to 1847, Whites, 41616 
New ( Orlenis: ti «  —- 1846 to 1850, . 81017 
Annual average - heh’ i other pace 
Massachusetts,* 1847-48 : eee 
Twelve counties of Englandst ; Se : ‘ 1:93’ 
Twenty-six citiest j ‘ ‘ ; : tte 
Males - ‘ . - Sea . 
London, { Females; pune A Ot CRE ae ee 
; Males, . : . ‘ ‘ ; 
Liverpool,t \ Pethhted: é ‘ : ; ‘ f . 815 
Liverpool,§ 1650, Fear 
Manch d eoensiéd : . . is Se ae 
anaes Females, . ‘ 3°31 
14. Eruption of Mauna Loa, (From the Botymeaad of Aug. 23d, 
1851; communicated to the editors by D. D. Batpwin.)—A Hilo cor- 
respondent under date of August 12, writes, “The great crater on 
una. that was generally. thought to be quite extinct, is now in 
action, For a OF 2 s a heavy cloud, having the appea oe of 
or mist, and presented a sublime and awfully grand appearance, sae 
ing forth flames and cinders that fell again in showers at a distance. 
equent communication reports the eruption as having contin- 
ued tivslen days. 
