822 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
The Ethnology of the islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans; illustrated by a 
large colored map, A. S. BIcKMORE. 
The sign language of the North American Indians, GARRICK MALLERY. 
On some large and remarkable stone implements of the southern mound build- 
ers, F, W. PutNaM.—On the pottery of the southern mound builders, id 
Superstitions among the ancient inhabitants of the Mississippi valley relative to 
the owl, to the rabbit, to serpents, to thunder, J. G. HENDERSON.—Lake Erie and 
the Hries, id. 
Exhibition of archeological objects, S. S. HALDEMAN. . 
“ Ateulery of Champlain valley, giving a general account of recent discoveries, 
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Consonantal expression of emotion, C. J. BLAKE. 
xt meeting of the Association is to be held at Swansea, 
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following year, 1881, is appointed for York. 
3. A Treatise on Sapiens and Public Health: edited by 
Avsert H. Buck, M.D, 2 vols. 8vo. pp. 792, 657. New York, 
1879. (William Wood & Co.)-—This treatise consists of a series 
of twenty-five essays specially prepared by nearly as many Col 
tributors, most of whom are already known as specialists ™ 
Adulterations, Water and Water Supply, Ventilation, Drainage 
: 1 ene 0 occupa 
tions, of camps an e service, Hospital Constraction, 
Public Health, Vital Statistics, Public Nuisances, Disinfectants, 
As would be inferred the essays are of different degrees of ex- 
cellence and com leteness, and the treatise in a measure coma 
the characters of a hand-book of hygiene and a cyclopedia 0 
Sanitary science. As a whole, the work is well done. Some ° 
adapted to pular oy well as professional "readers. The treatise 
is = valuab € contribution to sanitary literature in that it 8 9) | 
esentation of the subjects i ; t knowledge; 
Spo Be Sot gl a of our presen the 
