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this collection forms a good nucleus for further work in the illustration of this branch of surgery in connection with this department. [[strikethrough]] It will be added to as opportunity offers and be made so practical that it will prove a guide for the surgeon consulting this part of the collection in the application of this valuable method.  A special case [[strikethrough]] has been [[/strikethrough]] ^[[is]] required for this exhibit.  [[strikethrough]] which[[/strikethrough]] ^[[This]] will be placed by itself, [[strikethrough]] filled with[[/strikethrough]] ^[[and will contain]] these specimens when properly labelled and prepared for that purpose.

Special mention must also be made of the addition [[strikethrough]] made [[/strikethrough]] to this collection of a bottle of pure Attar of Rose.  This bottle contains about [[strikethrough]] 3-4 [[/strikethrough]] ^[[three-fourths]] of a pint of attar, [[strikethrough]] being [[/strikethrough]] ^[[and was]] originally presented to the U.S. Government in 1840 by the Iman of Muscat. For many years it had been in the vault of the east room of the office of the Treasurer of the United States.  In March 1887, it was transferred to the Museum for public exhibition and may now be seen among the specimens of materia medica.  [[/strikethrough]]