382 Recent Literature. { May, 
hausmannite, diaspore, senarmontite or valentintite, bismite, 
molybdite, enstatite, spodumene, arfvedsonite, beryl abundant and 
often in beautiful forms, zircon, vesuvianite, allanite, zoisite (thulite), 
fibrolite, cyanite, topaz of the variety pycnite, euclase, titanite, 
succinite. 
It will be seen from the above lengthy list that North Carolina 
is exceedingly rich in rare minerals; the whole number of min- 
erals now found reaching to 178 species, said to be a greater 
number than has been observed in any other of the United States. 
While this indicates great industry and care on the part of the 
State geologist, we can but think that so many being known is 
largely due to the great knowledge of rare minerals possessed by 
Dr. Genth and his skill in detecting them. 
The remaining chapters of the volume will be looked for with 
po and we hope that North Carolina will continue the good 
ork. 
State geologist, or commissioner of mining in them.— 
Martin’s Human Bopy.'—This work is in the mode of treatment 
of the subject intermediate between the physiologies of Dalton 
and of Foster, with valuable features of its own. It gives sufficient 
information concerning the anatomy of the human body to enable 
the student to appreciate how that body performs its various 
1 The Human Body.—An account of its structure and activities and the condition’ 
of its healthy workings. By H. Newell Martin, D.Sc., essor of Biology 19 a 
Johns Hopkins University, etc. American Science Series. New York: Henry Ho 
& Co. 1881. 12mo, pp. 621, 34. $2.75. 
