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VIII. — Intellectual occupations — Contiuued. 



CI. Science: (Eesearcli and record.) Scientific instruments. 



C2. Pliilosopli3', religious, metapliysical, and cosmical. 



03. Education and reform; Bchools, museums, libraries, &c. 



C4. Climaxes of human acliievement. 

 L Man. — In tlie first diviBion man is exhibited as the central idea 

 of the whole system; (1) in a general way: his anatomical structure 

 and iihysiological functions are graphically shown ; (2) as divided into 

 races; the physical, the linguistic, and industrial characteristics of 

 each race and their geographical distribution and history are takeu 

 up; and, thirdly, man is shown in his individual manifestation by au 

 exhibition of ijortraits and statues of the representative men of all 

 countries and ages. 



II. The Earth. — In the second an exhibition is made of the earth 

 considered as man's abode. Viewing the earth as a member of the 

 solar system, the principles of astronomy are illustrated ; then are shown 

 the structure of the earth, its geological history, its climate, and other 

 features by means of which it is especially adapted for human occupa- 

 tion ; and finally the changes which have been produced on the earth's 

 surface by the agencj' of man and the whole subject of geograph}-. 



III. Natural resources. — In the third section are to be shown the re- 

 sources of the earth in the form of minerals, plants, and animals, and 

 its laws and manner of utilisation. 



IV. Exploitative industry. — In the fourth section are to be shown the 

 methods and results of the industries of exploitation ; such as quarry- 

 ing, mining, hunting, fishing, agriculture, aud the rearing of domesti- 

 cated animals. 



V. The Elahorative industries. — In the fifth section are to be included 

 the constructive industries and arts and their products : the prepara- 

 tion and working of stone, brick, pottery, tiles, metal, glass, wood, 

 textile fabrics, leathers, furs, paper, glues and cements, paints, dyes and 

 varnishes, chemical materials, tools and utensils, food products, the 

 graphic arts, architecture, engineering, &c. ; and the final products of 

 these arts and industries in their ijrimary condition and prepared for 

 final utilization, as in the case of costume, edifices, furniture and domestic 

 economy, vehicles of transportation, &c. 



VI. Physical condition of man. — In the sixth section are to be illus- 

 trated those subjects which relate especially to the physical condition 

 of man : heating and illumination, furniture, home customs, domestic 

 economy, buildings, villages and cities, foods, dress, medicine, surgery , 

 l)harmacology, sanitary science and public health, gymnastics aud 

 physical cultui^e, hospitals, and remedial asylums. 



VII. — Social relations. — In the seventh section are to be shown the ap- 

 pliances and methods made use of by man in his social relations ; the com- 

 munication of ideas by writing, telegraphic signal, mails, «&c., domestic 

 aud social customs and observations, societies and representative organ- 

 izations, trade and commerce, government and law, ceremonial and war. 



