ra 
Miscellaneous Intelligence. 7 
T. Jerrery Parker, BSc. Lond. 397 pp. 8vo, 74 illustrations. 
London: Macmillan & Co., 1884.—This work certainly succeeds 
in its aim to be a continuation of the zoological “part of Huxley 
any ways 1 i 
Seer ous of the structures brought into view, and in many 
es the descriptions are illustrated by good figures in the text, a 
oe nent and excellent feature of the book, ” which supplies a 
want tong. felt by those giving laboratory instruction in vertebrate 
anatom 8. 18: 
12. Handbook of Vertebrate a aiasanheaag by H. Neweti Mar- 
TIN, D.Sc., M.D., M.A., and Wi uA. Moarz, M.D. Part 
III, How to Dissect a Rodent., 86 | a eres 6 illustrations. New 
York: Maemillan & Co., 1884.—This covers essentially the same 
ground as the last chapter of the work just noticed, and, on super- 
ficial examination, does not compare favorably with it. The ani- 
mal chosen, the rat, seems a less favorable subject for dissection 
than the rabbit, is not so fully described as is the latter by Prof. 
Parker, and the few illustrations given are all of the skull, which 
is less in need of illustration than the ie and some other parts ; 
but the work will be very useful when a short time only is allowa- 
ble for the dissection and a small attnal desirable, or when the 
rabbit is not readily procurable. 
III. MisceELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
. Lawrence Smith waned pe the U. 8S. National Academy.— 
Since the death of Dr. J. Lawrence Smith, Mrs. Smith has gen- 
erously given to the Micheal Acad et my the sum of eight thous- 
and dollars (being the proceeds of the sale of 5 
collection of age fia to Harvard,) the income from which is to 
be used for a “Lawrence Smith Medal.” The following are 
citations tisha abe deed of trust, with a few verbal changes: 
e medal shall be awarded from time to time by the National 
Academy of Sciences to any person in the United States, or wre 
where, who shall make an original investigation of meteori 
bodies the results of which shall be made public, and shall bei ‘e 
the opinion of the Academy of sufficient importance and _ benefit — 
to science to merit such recognition, provided, however, that said 
medal shall not be awarded more frequently than once in two 
years, and provided also that the investigation for which it is. 
awarded or the com pleted publication thereof shall have been 
made since the time of the last preceding award of the said 
me 
af : 
‘if investigations of equal importance shall be made in regard cS 
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