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The Curator had no assistance of any kind during the month. Mr. Jouy, aid in the Department, has been sick for nearly two months and has not reported for duty at this date.  The Curator was compelled to perform every detail of the routine work, such as washing bottles, altering and packing boxes, entering specimens, writing labels, stamping tags, writing numbers on skulls, making out invoices and memoranda of packing, copying letters, answering the telephone, carrying messages, &c&c.  As a result but little time, physical strength, or