The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-31
NATIONAL INSTITUTE,

NATIONAL INSIlAulE,
The Gllow;ug embraces list of some Of the
MANY contributors and communications made TO
the National Institute received by the secretary,
since the publication of the third bulletin.
List Of articles presented to the National Institute
by Commodore M. c. Perry, United States navy,
lately returned from command on the African sta
tion la the frigate Macedonia
Monkey bread fruit, island Of St. Jago, one OF the
a curious fish, from the Cape de Verd islands.
Water serpent, Island of Martinique, West In
dies.
Frog, Island of Martinique, West Indies
Opossum, Island of Martinique, West Indies.
Native iron, Western Africa.
Cartridge box of celebrated war chief Of West
em Africa. The charges are filed with loose pow
der but that which is purchased from the traders is
weak that entire charger full is required, even
to load their cast-iron barreed muskcts.
mask worn by the grand devil, whose haunt
was on The Cayally river, near Cape Palmas, west
coast of Africa
Almost every tribe has its grand devil, cunning
impostor, known only to the kings, and one or two
of the confidential Chiefs he lives apart IN some re.
tired place i'm the forest, called the "Devs Bush"
The natives believe that he holds communion with
the evil one, and consequently invoke his influence
with his royal patron in their belief He rarely
shows himself, and then only in the most hideous
disguise. In most instances he delivers his re-
sponses, like the ancient oracles, from some con-
cealed place, and they are invariably favorable, or
otherwise, according to the value of the offering
which must be previously deposited in some des.
ignated spot, before he will deign any notice OF
thoir inquiry These offerings are frequently OF
considerable valued
.o,,ua...S ~ ~. ~.;ass. a,a,;nn hsnuSh, ~ ,he
institute |, colIsc,ion n Chinese documents. and
other curiosiies for its library and cabinet. The
reader viii ,ecall no. mind the recent gift of mag
nifceut sarcophaaus. coniectured by antiquarans to
hav. 100 ~. Sncsn,acie ~ the remains of the
Roman Emnaror Alexander Seyerus. from Com
modore ]. d. Elliott. purchased by him him when in
command ~ The Mediterranean SQUADRON. ts
The Hotte. a remarkable insect, founded in New
Zealand from Jno r. Williams. Of Salem. Massa-
chusetts.
I'VE give the followinp extract from a letter OF
the Rev. Jno. g. Morris. d. D.. Of Baltimore, on
the subject Of a verv remarkable insect. or iarpo
snec;msns of which were recently sent 10 the insti
tute from New Zealand. and presented bv Jno. B.
Williams. ESQ. Of Salem. Massachusetts.
M W;lI;sms states tbat IRIS ;nsect Il called nv
The nat;ves ~ Nav, Zealand. uHote. . and accom-
,an;sd ,hs with he folIow;no account 81
IL hah;,s i.Ths animal Il IL said. travels I'M both
AZ 49, and .,;; ,rass snd entering ;nto The ton
eaia rs wav. nerforatine the trunk Of the tree unit
!, reaches ybs ROOT n then comes ont Of the roo
and dies or lies dormant and ne plant propagate,
o,,s Of H. head. he hov REMAINS nerfect and entire
Of : harder snb.tnnce than when alive. From This
~ ms, ~. nsuss ~ Nsm ISLAND MAZE onior;ne
for ta,too;ng' y ,7TET
The fol,ow;no are the remarks of d.. Morris up-
-, ,ha s,,;.c, h;ch ,rohshI,, con,a;n Ia trna a.
count Of ne habits Of his remsrkabe insect. and
N ,ha, IL !, nrs.en, Lrouyp in regard - n He
s sav a'' = - p'''A' A"o"" = ~ - -
-
"Ih's animal feeds upon the sweet potato
1eonuoseIW oaIatus) anu oncn Iounu, VIZ
aead, Win ParaA.c PAM loPn3''o Aoce'tsp sIow
ing out q i.s mead. lou wa. zee ngure 2! .ns
larva and tne pant ~ 1ooker: CORES
yol. !, tap. Z, where ne plant more sPeclncs..y
described. nooker says inc pant y not uncommoI
IN New Zealand, always growing on inc deed iarve
q cateIpilar. Inc quesuoh =, Why Mc seee
aePos.ea Always :" ~. l,,e a. a I; =.
gn % grow De,oS INC anlna Ie. anu aos ~. :,
CROWN XII me arya-or only siseI DEAN ina
forms an anlma, s0,' ,9r Me p.oauc.'oh =. ta,s
exuaorainaly Paldsne' nc i .le nao..s
=. u,ls 'ls1I. .:,L ~. =; coIiso.
70 De exnionea WIN .he specimens ~ youi ool'''
tion, Is ailoge'her Iapuious. :,
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~, = pu.eIny u.a' =. T,su ..Aa.' s ~. =
a. acc9mpanimen sI; oueerny nninow va; i
,hs, coun,rv ana makes nroner observasiona. WE
no. 1871 -. ~ pppse.., Lna.,Isdns ~
mus mus pG conse's win .mo LR'h -. S~, :.
''I, 80, =. o.'S Z. ~ ~ or.s Ia. I. a..
$500 $780, IA - ncc,r IL Hsvsna ht ~
IS, ..,,hsn.;c ma i ors, ~ doah, 70.
81, -, ;nvest,a,;ons have not lad IN n mora
srel spa' my nvnSusaoh' nav n.y. ~ - io''
satislac'ory lesu''
Al box, containing the skin, horns, &c. of noble
Moose Elk, in excellent condition, from L. George
Thorn. United States Typographical Engineer
Corps.
Abox Of minerals. DC, from Isaac Chase, United
States Consul. Cane of Good Hone. Africa
] Transactions Of The ROYAL Bohemian Society NJ
Schemes At Prague from the society. nv the hands
Of Fr,ncis Palackv' pernetual secretary. .-
Transactions Of the ROYAL Society of Northern
Antiouarians Of Copenhaeen. from The society. bv
the hands Of C.. C. Rafu. perpetual secretary.
Boy of Vesuyan minerals, &c from Thos Lloyd
Halsev of Providence. Rhode Island.
Transactions of the ROYAL Scottish Society Of
Aria EdnbnrUh, from the society. bv the hands Of
lanes Tod. secretary.
COLLECTION Of seeds of Russian plants. from the
northern parts of Central Asia, from Professor
Fisher, of the imperial botsnic garden of ST. Pc
tersblre.