Miscellaneous Intelligence. 245 
349, which is pt stabdk « deratire April 144 10" 48" (=April 
14°: AB, =134°45 day of the year (or 135°45, on leap year)), by the 
45th word on page 134, which is crush, and so on. In a similar 
words, one for the right ascension and one for the north polar 
distance, which is $0 be preferred to declination, as the distinction 
of plus and minus is thereby avoided. We refer to the article for 
the details of the plan by which it is cl to all the requirements 
of general astronomical wor t has already been ng into use be- 
tween Boston and the Dun Echt Observator For one example: 
The elements and ephemeris of Comet (6) 1881 yeomputed at Boston, 
were communicated to Lord Crawford, at Dun Echt, in the words 
—elegy pyrrhic linger armillary bass illiteracy needy calmness 
spondaical confest diapente. The word illiteracy was a control 
word, introduced to show whether the elements had been correctly 
received. It is the word in the dictionary which corresponds to 
one-fourth of the sum of the numbers expressing the elements,— 
a fourth being taken so that “the number may be always within 
the limit of a 400-page book.” The publisher of the Science 
Server announces that he will supply copies of the paper con- 
taining all the details as to the code-cipher, printed on heavy 
paper r for ere atory use, for 25 cage each, and will send a copy 
of the Dictionary, post paid, for $1.2 
The last number of the Science Obit ver contains also Elements 
and Ephemeris o Comet (4) 1881, and a re 8 t of ems iil se 
lege Observaary? Elements and Etphetierin’ of Goiiet cy 1881, 
from the Harvard and other observatories, with other Astro- 
cet intelligence. The Science i is + pablieked at the 
ness of the information it's cali , it is to re hoped that all 
appealed to vil send full answers to the questions, allowing 
— false modesty nor carelessness to cause a failure. 
Report of the Cotton Production of the State of Louisiana, 
sich a ihise sussion of the gene) se ae es features of the State, 
being an extra Census Bulletin; by Evaene W. Hirearp, Prof. 
Agric. Univ. of California. 106 Pp. Nog “Washington, 1881.— 
Professor Hilgard’s mecketion expan of the $ of Mis- 
“a icultural resources, hay e seeiecutiy fitted him for the work he 
s doing with reference to cotton production for the Census 
Reson The report ual issued reviews first, by means of tables, 
