The following donations were received: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



On the Functions of the Cerebellum, by Drs. Gall, Vimont, and Brous- 

 sais. Translated from the French, by George Combe : also an- 

 swers to the objections urged against Phrenology by Drs. Roget, 

 Rudolphi, Prichard, and Tiedemann. By George Combe and 

 Dr. A. Combe. Edinburgh, 1838. — From Mr. George Combe. 



Magazine of Natural History. Edited by Edward Charlesworth. 

 Vol. II. New Series. Nos. 22, 23, & 24. London, 1838.— 

 From the Editor. 



The American Medical Library and Intelligencer. By Robley Dun- 

 glison, M. D. Vol. II. Nos. 19, 20, & 21. Philadelphia, 

 1839.— From the Editor. 



Railway Map of England and Wales. London, 1838. — From Mr. 

 William Vaughan. 



Chart of George's Shoal and Bank. Surveyed by Charles Wilkes, 

 Lieut. Commandant, and the officers of the U. S. Brig Porpoise, 

 and of the Schooners Maria and Hadassah, by order of the Hon. 

 Mahlon Dickerson, Secretary of the Navy. — From the Athe- 

 nceum. 



Panorama and Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity. From Paint- 

 ings by J. C. Wild. With poetical illustrations by Andrew 

 M'Makin. Philadelphia, 1838.— From the Publisher. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



An Ibis from Egypt. — From V. L. Godon, M. D. 



Dr. Dunglison made a verbal communication on the subject 

 ©f the vaccine virus and its alleged liability to lose its protec- 

 tive character under certain circumstances. 



He stated that, in consequence of severe epidemic small-pox having 

 recently occurred in England, from which many who had been pre- 

 viously vaccinated had suffered severely, it had been a matter of so- 

 licitude with many medical practitioners to revert to the original 

 source for vaccine virus. Mr. Estlin, of Bristol, having succeeded in 

 obtaining some lymph from a cow labouring under cow-pox, inserted 

 it in the arm of a young lady, in August last, and from her the dis- 

 ease was subsequently propagated. Some of the virus, obtained at 

 ten removes, was sent to Dr. Dunglison by Messrs. Estlin and Car- 



