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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON
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condition dried, bottled, and labelled, after which, they are added to the exhibit, which is arranged as follows: first, Animal Products; second, Vegetable Products; third, Products of Fermentation and Distillation; fourth, Inorganic Products; the entire collection being prefaced by an assay of all the "Medicinal Forms" in which medicines occur.

[[underlined]] III Review of Researches and Papers published. [[/underlined]]
In January a translation from the German of Professor Heubner's Experimental Diptheria made by the curator of this section was published by Geo. S. Davis & Co, of Detroit, Mich.

In February two specimens of cinchona bark - one from Guatemala and one from Costa Rica, were presented to this section of the museum for assay.  This was performed with the following results:

             Total alkaloids per cent.   Ether soluble alkaloids per cent.
Guatemala            8.00                             4.00 
Costa Rica           0.80