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the government to understand that the great testator never intended, by 

 his munificent gift, to accumulate a mere deposit of scientific works but 

 to collect all manner of new information for distribution among the nations 

 of the earth. He has at last accomplished this. Chief Justice Waite takes- 

 the same view, and the institution is now sending contributions of Ameri- 

 can discoveries, science, art, anliquities, history and inventions generally, 

 to more than 2,000 universities and colleges in every civilized portion of 

 the globe, and these in exchange return to us the printed evidence of their 

 own successful reseaaches in in all these various studies and inquiries. 

 Both these contributions from us to distant nations and from the distant 

 nations to us are delivered free of cost, by order of the respective govern- 

 ments. Owing to careful investments in United States securities, there re- 

 mains to-day to the credit of the institute $714,000. — Scientific American. 



Trials have been made in Eome of a solution of chloride of calcium as a 

 substitute for water in laying dust in streets, and the results are said to 

 have been highly satisfactory. The dampness communicated to the road 

 remains for a whole week. The road remains damp without being muddy, 

 presenting a hard surface, on which neither the wind nor the passing of 

 pedestrians or has any effect. 



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The eleventh annual meeting of the Medical Society of the State of Mis- 

 souri was held in this city, during the third week of April, and was attended 

 by about eighty physicians from various portions of the State. Dr. J. W. 

 Trader, of Sedalia, presided, and Dr. Chesney, of St. Joseph, acted as Sec- 

 retary, ^ro tern., in the absence of Dr. Schauffler, the regular Secretary. 



Yery interesting papers were read by Drs. Higgins, Brown, Eichmond, 

 Spencer, Glasgow, Porter, Todd and Lewis. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: President — P. M. 

 Johnston, of Platte City. First Vice President — D. E. Porter, Kansas City; 

 Second, B. C. Evans, Sedalia; Third, N". P. Bssig, Plattsburg; Fourth, W. C. 

 G-lasgow, St. Louis; Fifth, P. S. Fulkerson, Lexington. Recording Secretaries 

 —A. J. Steele, St, Louis, E. W. Schauffler, Kansas City, Corresponding Sec- 

 retary — C, L. Hall, Marshall, Mo.; Treasurer — Jacob G-eiger, St. Joseph, 



The next meeting will be at Brownsville, Mo. 



On the evening of April 15th, the Eev. J. G-. Eoberts, pastor of the Con- 



