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BOOK NOTICES. 



The Book of Algoonah : Pages 353. Cyrus F. Newcomb & Co., Del Norte, 

 Colorado, 1884. Cloth, $2.00. 



This book is given to the public with a view of throwing Hght on a very 

 interesting but obscure subject. The author admits that it will probably excite a 

 great deal of honest criticism, but claims that it contains internal evidence of its 

 authenticity as an historical book, and assures his readers that it is formed from 

 authentic materials. It undertakes to point out the origin and career of the 

 Mound-builders, designates "Algoonah, their first king, describes their forma- 

 tion as a nation, their home in the borders of Egypt, their travels through India, 

 Tartary, and China to the Japan Islands, their exploration of Mezzinaroth (Amer- 

 ica), their settlement of Mexico and Central America, the history of this won- 

 derful race and their landing on this continent, etc," 



Being written in scriptural and allegorical style, it is difficult to follow the 

 writer's idea at all times, but we recommend all archasologists to examine it with 

 care. 



Catarrh, Sore Throat and Hoarseness : By J. M. W. Kitchen, M. D. Illus- 

 trated. i2mo, pp. 80. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1884. For sale 

 by M. H. Dickinson, $1.00. 



This little work comprises a description of the construction, action, and uses 

 of the nasal passages and throat, certain diseases to which they are subject, and 

 the best methods for their prevention and cure. Dr. Kitchen is the author of 

 another work of a similar character, entitled " The Student's Manual of Diseases 

 of the Nose and Throat," which has been highly commended, and he has filled 

 and is now filling several positions in the New York hospitals and colleges, which 

 eminently fit him to write from experience upon such subjects. The descriptions 

 are accurate, and the suggestions for treatment sensible and based upon logical 

 grounds and practical experience. Besides instructions for home treatment of 

 these diseases, many of the latest instruments for professional treatment are de- 

 scribed and illustrated, with hints and suggestions for physicians. 



Report of the Chief Signal Officer for 1883 : General W. B. Hazen, U. 

 S. Army, octavo, pp. 1164. Government Printing Office, 1884. 



This ponderous volume contains the report proper of the Chief Signal Officer, 

 which occupies but eighteen pages, and the appendix, charts, etc., which are the 

 meteorological statistics gathered from stations all over the country, the reports 

 upon the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, and the Relief Expedition to Point 



