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to those for mineral technology, were exceedingly varied and inter- 

 esting, since they illustrate the customs and industries of several peo- 

 ples, and will richly supplement the existing exhibition series. 



The following brief and incomplete summary of the contributions 

 from St. Louis must suffice for the present. 



From the exhibit of the government of the Philippine Islands there 

 was obtained a large and comprehensive collection illustrating the 

 arts and the social and domestic life of the natives of the Philippines, 

 and the resources of the islands in agriculture, forestry, mining, and 

 the fisheries. With this addition the Philippine collection of the 

 National Museum probably becomes the most important and diver- 

 sified of its kind in the country. Through the generosity of the Gov- 

 ernment of Siam a large share of its very instructive and attractive 

 exhibit at St. Louis was presented to the National Museum. This 

 collection, illustrative of the arts and industries of the Siamese, is 

 especially rich in the implements used in the manufacture of textiles, 

 and in agriculture and the fisheries, the larger objects being repre- 

 sented by models. It also contains a large series of mats, specimens 

 in mineral technology, and the skins and heads of a number of native 

 animals. Through the Japanese commission were secured the inter- 

 esting exhibit of the Red Cross Society of Japan, which had been dis- 

 played in the Imperial Japanese Pavilion; examples of the technical 

 work of the higher schools, prehistoric implements, and a very 

 extensive collection of mineral technology, comprising the exhibits 

 of the Imperial Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mining, and of 

 22 private exhibitors. Miscellaneous exliibits were also received 

 from other countries, as follows: Great Britain: Chemicals and other 

 articles used in the arts, illustrations, quarry and mining products, 

 from 15 exliibitors; and publications and mining charts of the Geo- 

 logical Survey of India. France: Contributions from 15 exhibitors 

 in mineral technology, book illustrations, geographical maps, etc. 

 New Zealand: Native woods and illustrations of the native people. 

 Mexico: A large variety of ores and minerals presented by 60 difi'er- 

 ent exhibitors, a series of maps of the Republic and works on ethnol- 

 ogy. Brazil: A dugout canoe 57 feet long, two characteristic fisliing 

 craft with their complete outfits, and ores and minerals from the 

 States of Minas Geraes and Espirito Santo. Argentina: A collection 

 of native woods. 



Besides the above, collections in geology and mineral technology, 

 some of large extent and great value, were obtained from the Govern- 

 ments or individual exhibitors of Germany, Italy, Portugal, Austria, 

 Belgium, Canada, Cuba, and Peru. Especially noteworthy in this 

 connection were the very complete exhibit of the Goldschmidt 

 Thermit Company of Essen-Ruhr, Germany, illustrating the processes 

 of chemical-welding and manufacture of steel-hardening alloys, and 



