devised to show the expense in detail of each piece of work. 

 Next they learned the importance of the biological survey and 

 how its records are filed and indexed. The preparation of her- 

 barium specimens in all its stages was demonstrated with the as- 

 sistance of young ladies of the Natural History Society, who 

 have been mounting specimens while the data have been pre- 

 pared by Mr. Memminger and Miss Bragg. Then followed 

 inspections of the library stack room, the reading room, the re- 

 serve and study collections, and the specimen catalogs. In the 

 large lecture room a fifteen-minute illustrated lecture descrip- 

 tive of the whale which had just been installed in the exhibition 

 hall afforded a brief rest before a tour of the carpenter and print 

 shops, laboratories, and preparation rooms. The preparation of 

 bird skins was demonstrated by boys of the Natural History 

 Society who have made important records of rare species and 

 added valuable specimens to the collections. In the main hall 

 a number of demonstrators explained the purposes of the ex- 

 hibits and methods of installation. On both evenings many 

 visitors lingered until after eleven o'clock, and there can be no 

 doubt but that the extent and detailed organization of the work 

 of the Museum was a revelation to many. 



Brief mention may be made of the principal exhibits installed 

 since the first of the year, though detailed description of any 

 must be postponed till a later time. 



Special interest attaches to the hanging of the skeleton of the 

 Baleen or Right Whale which is now one of the dominant fea- 

 tures of the main hall. This specimen was captured in Charleston 

 Harbor in 1880 and has long been one of the sights of the Museum 

 in its quarters in the College of Charleston. 



The first descriptive labels in permanent printed form were 

 used in installing the carbon and general mineral exhibits. These 

 are designed to tell an instructive and easily intelligible story of 

 general interest, and the time spent over them by visitors is a 

 gratifying evidence of success in attaining this object. 



More recently a permanent exhibit of silk culture has been 



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