New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-27
PUBLICATIONS BY THE REGENTS,
LARGE DEMAND FOR THE BULLETINS OF THE
STATE MusEUN-THE MEDICAL LIBRARY

4 LARGE DEMAND FOR THE BULLETINS or IHS
STATE MrsEuM-THE MEDICAL LIBRARY.
Albany. Dee 26-The Regent, Of the University
hly, lust issued the tenth bulletin OF The Ne" YORK
state Museum. This is on building stone III Ne"-
York and contains 30 pages, with large toulhs
map Of the state. made expressly for The WORK ana
showing in I'd the location Of the quarrle> There Is
also "A larc folding chart. giving IN tabular FORM inc
result, Of elaborate comparative physical aud chemf%
to.t, on representative building stones. These IN
,luJo five GRANTEES, four marbles, thirteen limestonrs
and thirty.thrce ,and>tonc, The name ana lo'atl"h
Of each quarry given. and nearly score oi
chemical and physical facts Of the utmost value I'D
archtcc-, and builder, In determining what stones
may most wisely be odoptcd for different uses The
vor, had been done by Professor John g. Smock'
economic gcoor,t OF the museum. un October /.
when he resigned hi, Office to become state Gcoosst Of
New jersey.
secretary Dewey says is purposcd 10 Issue as
fast "a, prepared Bulletins most Of which VIII b' mucI
smaller than tili,. subjects having direct economic
interest to A large number Of people Dr. Merrill the
new ,i,ant state Geoos,t at work on the matter
Of water supply for towns and Villages PROFESSOR
g. H. Peck the ea.c Botanl-t. is getting ready for
null,ao n a series of chart, showing in life size and
natural color all the edible and poisonous mushrooms
which grow lu New York. Another bulletin Is devoted
to th, iron mines and iron districts Of New ork'
The rapidly growing demand for these useful bulletins
had lrd the Regents Ia aiN nominal price. varying
from > 10 30 cents per volume, for protection against
waste Tn, bulletin, are sent free to all lbrailes'
colleges, scientific and other institutions sending their
own publication, 10 the state Library IN exchange.
At the recent annual meeting of the Regents was
voted 10 accept from the Albany Medical College the g'is
of H., medical library OF 1000 volumes the Regents
undertaking 10 give the same convenient space ana
proper care. to keep them open 10 the public during
the same the state law library and 10 e-tad-
Ish "A medical department ot the state library ana
that ~. LEGISLATURE be asked - appropriate sum -
money for is proper maintenance THIS matter MS
been under consideration ever since the new director oi
th, stat" library came 10 Albany. The leading phys
clans Of Albany. who have taken hearty Interest IN
the project also undertake to maintain their medical
MAGAZINE and to give 10 tl.c library the $50 med
c,,l periodicals which they receive regularly. and
also % contribute the large number of books Wh'l
They receive for review. The state has for seventy
year, maintained law library Tor the Use OF ole of tho
learned professions. and ply sicaus assert at the pup
n, will -ain quite much from the new medical do
nttmcnt Uidcr the new law no physician ~ the
state can be- licensed except after examination by INC
Regents, who viii thus have Trustworthy record y
repu,ahe ply sio.lus. 10 whom it Will De safe To lend
any medical work. exactly they now lend books 10
colleges acad and hhraric, throughout the state
This plan involves comparatively tnlllns expense