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[[stamped]] S 24309 [[/stamped]] U.S. National Museum Washington D.C. March. 1883. Professor S.F. Baird Director of the National Museum Sir The additions to the collection during Feb. have been 106 (No 52668 to 52773 inclusive) being principally the saline constituents of ten of the best known Mineral Waters, in the quantity found in ten liters of each water, according to the most authentic analysis available. Copy for the permanent labels for these specimens has been prepared. Copy for labels of all the Chinese drugs which can at present be identified has been placed in the hands of the Asst. Director. Very respectfully J.M. Flint Curator