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general subjects of mining and metallurgy, for the purpose of establishing an association, to be called "The American Institute of Mining Engineers." The Institute will hold meetings periodically "in the great mining and metallurgical centers, when works of interest, such as mines, machine shops, furnaces, and other metallurgical works, can be inspected, and the members exchange their views, and consult, for mutual advantage, upon the difficulties encountered by each." There will be the usual publication of "Transactions" and "Proceedings." The idea of forming an association of persons thus mutually interested in each other's occupations, is an excellent one; but it has been suggested by a number of scientific gentlemen that the American Association for the Advancement of Science offers every facility for the accomplishment of the objects set forth in the circular, while it affords the very great advantage of an assemblage of men learned in all departments of knowledge, whose acquaintance mining engineers would do well to make, and from whom they could learn much, while at the same time imparting of their own knowledge. As a section of the American Association, the mining engineers would have more influence before the country, and it would perhaps be well for them to stop and consider before establishing a separate institute. CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR, COFFEE, AND TEA. E. Behm gives in his geographical year book, for 1870, the following estimate of the consumption of sugar, coffee, and tea, _per capita_, in various countries: COUNTRIES. Sugar, lbs. Coffee, lbs. Tea, lbs. Great Britain 35.96 0.90 3.190 United States 24.63 5.68 ..... Holland 14.86 7.03 0.800 France 14.30 2.32 0.018 Norway 11.04 6.92 0.060 Sweden 9.80 0.80 0.060 Switzerland 9.60 5.28 ..... Germany 9.42 4.03 0.035 Denmark 9.00 3.40 0.400 Belgium 7.18 8.59 0.018 Portugal 6.33 0.69 0.040 Italy 5.20 0.90 0.020 Austria 4.93 1.30 0.012 Spain 4.23 0.01 0.040 Russia 2.40 0.007 0.160 The entire consumption of sugar in Europe has
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