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Daw.son, J. W, Acadian Geology. 

 Macmil Ian & Co., London and New York. 3d ed. 1878. pp. 694^-102. 8' 

 Summary : 



Salisbury, Rollin D. Superglacial Drift. 

 Journal of Geology. 1894. Vol. ii, pp. 613-632. 

 Summary : 



The dimensions and texture of the card should be determined by careful com- 

 parison of the cards already in use in the principal libraries of the world. 



Space should be left at the top of the card for v/riting such words as may be de- 

 sired for cross-references. This could best be done by each person for himself, as 

 there would necessarily be much difference of opinion as to the number and char- 

 acter of the cross-references desired. Furthermore, subscribers of different nation- 

 alities would wish to catalogue the same subject under different headings, as, for 

 example, an article on the spleen would be catalogued by a Frenchman under rate 

 and by a German under Milz. 



If thought desirable, the type used in printing the cards could be kept set up till 

 the end of the year, and then, by arranging the material according to subjects, an 

 annual report in book form could readily be published. 



A central bureau charged with the work above outlined could very properly be 

 established under the auspices of the Eoyal Society. In this central office subscrip- 

 tions could be received from libraries and individuals for the cards relating to the 



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