National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-17
THE SMITHSONIAN
AIMS AND OBJECT OF TIE INSTITUTE


| Publications. of thu IostI,ut n Tho M,
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uona' Mn-eum-ENtent OF the Coiiec-
tion.
Tho folIovipo oxtrac, fran A ,o,,or NJ NJ
nm n 49,. n,.'',. ~, S'N''. " ~
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contains some Interesting Information In re
gard to the Smithsonian Institutci
The smIthsonto, Irs,i,,,io, ,r,ror Ia,
49, ,,lpi P'"P'' W"
TWO eniet lines oil actlon'
flrst. 10 stimulate the prcpa ration oil
original works In general and special science
to publish them and N JI.,rihr,o tbcr, i,d,,
cIonslv on5 r.o,nr,,, - - a. ~ s.,, 10 !.
ooa,... 49, =, Plonp'y W W. Tue se,ent'nS
S. VI tne world through wel-deyised
,Si s.e a, o. international exchanges. Under
snls nIst head the Institution has originated
ssystem Of International exchanges Tor the
d,lnuslon oil knowledge through the dlstribu.
u .i1n OF lts own rs wen as the publications Of
otneI sGlentlnc bodies. IL has ten principal
agenn IN Europe, 10 whom are sent publca.
I,ons LOT distribution, and who receive cx-
Snanges In return and forward them to the
,hs After being property registered
sneIe lncy are transferred TO the library OF
Congress. Tho annual aggregate number so
,Ia,s ~ from a,voo 70 OOOO volumes or
~ tn- ~ no,unesi inc pan Is also capable
VI iurtner extension. Inc institution Is also
sno meuium Oh ekshange OF every scientific
o oi',i.. hnu hstorioal society aud ag-
anohanna VI pI'ng,paI eolege when has an
eeaenange WIN Europe; Also individuals
n,on, y" -, ~ ~ .no Ianu ana every DePart-
a,o, vi tue Sovornment except that OF
Sss.e, ~ mMmngton, maintain their con-
~ S s, Nun institutions abroad through
',Ie Sn ~ .sSNLa alSo suggests tho
paeg, " us.Iivutlon OF puDhcatlons on
sPegi suoJeets oy pupllc institutions. The
tSlonsb ~, sen. o 70 onS Sm 1, and
III nnousn .ne,r agenls 70 thoir destination, and
s ws-dsd 10 ,ho,n " h,, ats received ana ior,
$500 ~ .nen uesunaion IN inc United
Irs,I,,,,,o,, ~, - uVno ~ tne expense OF the
.na ny ~, III " w Ine2lne OF the sinlthson
ius,I,n,iopp A an5 ony paying expenses 70 inc
$780, Al, sn Ie'uLn NHnln tue Vnltod
S"i,h.on1a, T'si,. enalsos Me Pald Dy inc
a1ohaslan III w. system OF international
sni,hse,,In,, w .losa PcrieSt on lne globe' me
wnrid ~ snio ns ana ~ itsem power In the
cation betSeen thn NJ, III ~ VI v9inliiun,-
Nnr,,as enS Wa1Is,, ~" aiia WY Oiu world
~, 20 az s,,'i,h nu hro llnltRting the sys-
will probabiy adon, H. s sa o.ner nations Tsil
ha VI piooa a.'Ii auoPt tne same plan inns,
~ $4,000, ~, w, hvt niatorlh,y interfere with
inar aYohanS,o. y, III, tme outnsohian' as Amer
channel ThS sn Vii oohs,nuo IN the same
s snsnn,'a. 10 ~, 1nn i now IN cor
ahrnoI N0"S0 "'''' io"' huhureu INSTITUTIONS
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na an. ~. seeonu supJeet OF special attention has
49,. III ssaaIhI o. series OF meteoro-
~ ,,sN,, Whlcn nave now been
!" ou.fessiui oP sa1 lot over quarter OF
Sred s,s,iona n t tS tneLe were over SIX hun
celyed. These stations cover Tho Sboio
United States, and extend into the Hudson
Bay 'ompanys territories to the Arctic
tral and south AUcrca T SIsh rsIn an ZEN
terial Is published in proper form bT tSe N" IN.
stitution: The telegfhphic report OF OBSERVE
TONS under the weather Signal Bureau has
R Sa s, IgeIepce 70 tne oenent OF commerce.
me general Iaws ~ he ciIr,s,oio so,ey ~, 70
continent Tho climate ~ aiasl,s vs. ~ ,,io
through the workIngs ~ The smi,bsnoIo,
systen long bcfore t6o, ro,,,n,o rnr,' nun
acquired by The Halted sts,es rSe in., nao
ton paws no salarie. 10 Its ohervsrs hn, ,ho
corps IA composed of yontie,ncn ,n,o. ~ III a.,
the promotion Of sclence and cn,,rihu,o ,Sot 4.
Information Tor The love az soieOns Tn. a,oIL
these cllents tbe Ins,J,n,I,, ,aasI,... .o"b"
formation il NAV desIrc and ,hroS,% S"S a on,
have come a yery largo nart ~ H. a, oiTt
collection In natural 6IstoTv ' 'N'''''''
Another field OF leading Imnortapco ia thu
prosecution of exniorot1ona iDto - ,no
portions of tbs or other cn%rir, ,o "t Thn S
stItution frequently sends nariIcs d,raU, ' ~
furnishes apparatus 10 those going nn o,ho %,
business or resIdnnI therc vi IL o' soi
aid. Int sImniy eXnenses Or o, naaes ny
TRANSPORTATION. The C;ovcrnmon, Gas nn,h H."
10 do with this When III noIIoo'Io o nos, ,,
In they are cared for >''N' ''''' 'o''''
THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION
arc OF three classes;
l. A luarto series entitled Usmithsonion
Contributions IN KpovIodr,a =" tn $500
ar,Ic,os o. a.. -, "i'iuuo
!. oue VI inore' oh original lhNestlga-
uons ana researches. In 1879 they numbered
eighteen handsome volumes.
2. An octave series entitled "smIthsonIan
y,.oo,,onoor. coIioo,,o,. ;, ,.,i''N :. ''
,ns,s ~, ~ eoe.slons' consisting OF re-
~ nor,icnior hrannho' 70 Vi ouI hh9WieGge
~ pr.,,taa ~, VI SCIENCE In 1878
Thn "r,ra vn ,oios'
ooTiod a.Sr aa1 iuP0rs OF Ihe institution,
br Torgrnss nUn,snr n ,P, anu Puoished
~ ,seS TS,aa nu'ioot t"v"'E-scVeh volumes
~ tSo rnora,Ions oaS epoin LclatlnH
tU,tno Observation-Disclosures, d.u w. ..uon o. the lnstl,
s .uno nana eSponTen 's &c. FIRST annual
arp dI.,r,hn,nd 49,, ~ ioi,, hnSse pupllcations
Tho ins,i,m,i HIuIr e'. aI'n rules.
.,1.I ,h ''i nus also Patrohihed and
sn,S IN r. oS,,.,. ~ ~ snu exploration;
,ri,.a,a tnSi'II''aIs VI r Tho uoNerniheht ana
P ,aeo ~ ~ iusI lhe most hotaDle ln-
~ NJ VI d, sn,S 70 mentioned rs iollows
~ .ho ulseo'sIy o. the planet neptune the
,ho oaSs,rUn,toTS W"ser, WHEN IesulIed IN
s ,.o.o ',.osau,,,nJ vi muaoe ePhemerls,
W WI, ~, P' I,I, auu Pnonsneu ~ the expense
y. naV ~ .nVi ihe opscrNhliohs OF Or
s.eS ~ III ioH asn merS also reduced
aIu Puoms I',I Lofe ine oli,ls astrono-
,,.i, " .ao southern hemisphere
WIS suPPllcu win Instruments All the large
s.I, m eoPscs sinco tno ioundatlon OF me H.
snsnise. an sSneSI ,h pa aS onaer us
aasiI,, ,.IH 20 oh.ao W." Us, inauguIat,eu ahd
pSse T. pps,a u,, oosoo .ho great ecupse OF
log III IeIu, IN actual Work, ana tue publ
ea'ioh Vi oi,sina truths IN thls department
VI seieney; 'ne insu,uuon most honorabiy
HhoTn. ~ IJscarches anu puDleatlons In
pnyss', gncnisry anu terrestrial magnet
.sni, ~ ,ak MS nrst rank. IN the line OF ex-
p ayILan w eno s ,no institution ana me
~ hrnao,na ioo, Snu ~ much Us possible
W hses, ansiiuung hrcuc america, al the
mIIe poIuons 81 inc United states,
W neaeI Hen'iT, anu south america, and the
W. san,' ae ,nhuonTe OF the INSTITUTION
In ny auu Gnllnehty useiul IN the
is aihaoh " 'ne u,ierent government ex-
p. soa i,n ,, mnu ana sea ~ mas
useu us lnhuenec IN having suitable
sons thus engaged, has superintended The
preparation, and sometimes borne part
Vi tme expenses OF OUTFITS has furnished
rScpaIre5 and cared ,or ,ha oo tno helu' mas
cciyed, and has even superintended the mr.
location Of the work on these explorati.ns.
IL has also CaFrial nm nNnlnraftnT1a indanap-