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Astronomy. -New Views on So- 
lar Systems. On the Galaxy. Com- 
ets and Tychomes, 
.Mathematics. Principles of So- 
rnetry. Numerical numbers. Bulk 
of Bodies. Oblique Mensuration, &c. 
Philosophy. Theory of the 
Mind and Will. Emanation of 
Beings. Analysis of Pythagpri§m . 
Geography and Travellers. 
Highest Mountains of America. 
Ridges of the Alleghany. Ancient 
Geography of America. Ascent of 
Mount Etna, Falls of River Cum- 
berland. Mineral Springs of the 
United States. The Imalaya Moun- 
tains. Douville Travels in Africa. 
Scientific Explorers of America, &c. 
Health and Medicine. C hi- 
ll ese Maxims of Health. Physical 
phenomena of the Cholera. Tables 
of liability to Consumption. Salt 
in Hydrophobia. Remedies for Can- 
cer. Consumption quite curable. 
Medical Botany of the U. States. 
Dangers of Burials, &c. 
Industry and Economy. New 
Science of Wealth. Plan of a six 
per cent Saving’s Bank. Principles 
of Economy. Trades lacking in the 
United States. Manufactures of the 
United States. Stereography and 
Pyrography. Duties of Mankind. 
Theory of Population. Sets of Per- 
formers, &c. 
. Atlantic Reviews. Short Ana- 
lytical Reviews or Notices of about 
60 late American Works. 
Miscellany. Scientific News. 
American Drama. Fragments of 
Poetry, &c. 
Scientific Travels of the Editor 
. , ' , ‘ in X8S2. ■ > : 
Our Excursions have been chiefly 
extended through West Maryland 
and Central Pennsylvania, applied 
to Geological, Botanical hnd Zoo- 
logical researches performed at lea- 
sure, from June to September. We 
have visited Baltimore and found 
many rare objects in the Cabinets of 
Dr. Powell, Cohen, Hayden, &c. 
We have explored the Geology of 
Maryland from Baltimore to The 
Alleghany, and from the Potomac 
to Emitsburg. In Pennsylvania, 
chiefly in the mountains, from the 
Maryland line to Sherman Creek 
and the River Juniata, and from 
the mouth of Juniata to Westches- 
ter in a S. E. direction. On Sher- 
man creek in Perry county, we have 
found a new and very rich locality 
for fossil remains, where in one 
week we collected about 50 differ- 
ent species, of which a further ac- 
count will be given in No. 3. We 
have found new localities for Obsi- 
dian, Lignite, and other rare mine- 
rals. In Ichthyology we have ob- 
served and drawn 25 Sp. of fishes 
from the Susquehanna, and Poto- 
mac Rivers, with their affluents, 
chiefly new species. In Botany 
we have collected 1200 specimens, 
chiefly in the Aleghany ridges, and 
have perhaps 5 or 6 new species. 
We have visited the remarkable 
Cave of Carlisle, where fossil bones 
and teeth were once found, one of 
which; we possess. We have also 
visited the Mineral Waters of Be- 
1 in da, M agu ire, £ mitsbu rg, Car- 
lisle, Kennedy, &c., of which we 
shall publish accounts, &c. 
The Primitive Black Nations of 
America. 
By Professor C. S.Rafinesque. t 
The Society of Geography having 
offered a reward for the best Me- 
moir on -the Origin of the Asiatic 
Negroes, I sent them last year two 
Memoirs; one on those Asiatic Ne- 
groes, wherein I demonstrated the 
affinities of their languages with the 
African and Polynesian Negroes, as 
well as with the Hindus and Chi- 
nese, and renders it probable that 
all the Negroes originated in the 
Southern Slopes of the Imalaya 
Mountains, as they did once ex- 
ist all over India, South China, Ja- 
pan, Persia and Arabia. My se- 
cond Memoir was on the Negroe or 
Black Nations, found in America 
before Columbus, wherein I proved 
their existence and connection by 
