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Hays, M.D. New Series. No. 9. Jan. 1843. 8vo. — From 

 the Editor. 

 On certain Medical Delusions; an Introductory Lecture to the Course 

 of Institutes of Medicine in Jefferson Medical College of Philadel- 

 phia. By Robley Dunglison, M.D. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1842. — 

 From the Author. 



Mr. Walker presented a communication from Mr. Simeon 

 Borden, describing the apparatus used by him in measuring 

 the base line for his survey of the State of Massachusetts; and 

 it was referred to a Committee, consisting of Mr. Walker, Dr. 

 Patterson, and Professor Kendall. 



Dr. Morton read the second part of a paper "On the Form 

 of the Head, and other Ethnographic Characters of the Ancient 

 Egyptians:" and it was referred to a Committee, consisting of 

 Dr. Patterson, Dr. Dunglison, and Dr. Goddard, to whom the 

 first part of the same paper had been referred. 



Professor Bache communicated to the Society, that in con- 

 sequence of the want of funds for the support of the Magnetic 

 Observatory, the bi-hourly observations, and those for maxima 

 and minima, had ceased with the first of the present year.* He 

 further stated, that it was his intention to keep up the term-day 

 observations, and also to have an observation of the magnetic 

 instruments made each day, to connect the indications of the 

 magnetometers from one term-day to another. Certain of the 

 meteorological observations were also to be continued. 



Dr. Bache, late Reporter, announced the publication of Nos. 

 23 and 24 of the Society's Proceedings, which complete the 

 series for 1842. 



The Secretaries reported, that Dr. Dunglison had been 

 charged with the office of Corresponding Secretary, and Mr. 

 Kane with that of Reporter, for the ensuing year. 



* Subsequently resumed. — Reporter. 



