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reassembled, for instance, by placing two 3-foot cases side by- 

 side to harmonize with a 6-foot case, and so on, or by placing 

 two cases 6 inches deep back to back, to approximately har- 

 monize with a case 1 foot deep. Cases should never be fastened 

 to the walls of the room in such a way that when they are moved 

 the room is disfigured, requiring replastering, repainting of the 

 replastered part, and then, as so often happens, repainting of 

 the entire ];t)om because it is discovered that the patch of new 

 painting does not match the whole because of its freshness. A 

 little forethought along these lines will save a large portion of 

 the funds of museums which might be used for other purposes, 

 instead of being thrown on the junk heap. 



If it is desirable to let light in one or both sides of the case 

 they may be made like the front and back, but then care must 

 be taken that the frame is large enough to hold the screws neces- 

 sary for support- 

 ing any shelves 

 used. If a dia- 

 phragm is used, 

 the screws to 

 hold the rear 

 corners of the 

 shelves may be 

 inserted in the 

 diaphragm. 



These general 

 plans may be 

 varied, the cases 

 may be made of 

 various heights, 

 various widths, 

 and various 

 depths. They 

 may be built 

 with higher or 

 lower bases and 

 tops ; or again 

 shorter cases 

 may be built and 

 placed upon 

 tables or pedes- 



, tals ; cases may 



be super-impos- 

 ed or hung upon 

 a wall. Very 

 largecases might 



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