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Thirteenth, arts of exchange. LJlustrated by coins and other 



forms of money. 

 Fourteenth, pathological arts. Illustrated by devices employed 

 in medical practice and surgery. 



These series may, when properly selected and arranged, afford strik- 

 ing and easily understood illustrations of the history of culture as 

 recorded in material things. Some of the branches, such as building, 

 weaving, and adornment arts, are of primordial origin, covering the 

 whole range of progress, while others, such as printing, photography, 

 the use of steam, electricity, etc., have arisen in recent times; but all 

 furnish faithful records and striking proofs of the intellectual evolu- 

 tion of humanity. 



The degree of elaboration in any branch of the exhibits must depend 

 on the space available and the materials at hand. A few specimens 

 may form an instructive synopsis, emphasizing the great steps of 

 progress, while, on the other hand, a single branch may embody exten- 

 sive series of objects, as is well illustrated in the collections of the Pitt- 

 Rivers Museum, Oxford, where every available form of artifact is 

 exhibited, covering not only the full range from lowest to highest, but 

 indicating the forms peculiar to distinct peoples. 



These series of exhibits, arranged to illustrate the development of 

 culture in general, do not relate to any particular people or area, but 

 represent all peoples and all areas. They can not, therefore, be 

 installed in direct association with the geo-ethnie series, but must 

 occupy a separate space in the museum. 



Special culture series. — Two great classes of culture exhibits have 

 now been described. First, the geo-ethnic series, illustrating groups 

 of men and their works, assembled by geographical areas, and, second, 

 the culture- history series, illustrating the achievements of the race in 

 various important branches of activity. Now, it happens that there 

 are numerous subjects worthy of museum illustration that can not be 

 presented in either of these series of exhibits without confusion, and 

 these, therefore, call for independent or isolated installation. It is 

 proposed to group them under the head of special exhibits, and they 

 may be as numerous and varied as we choose. Some of them may 

 cover limited portions of the culture Held, while others are general, 

 comprehending a wide range. They may be classified and arranged 

 in various ways according to the nature of the concept to be devel- 

 oped; some may be chronologic, some comparative, others cyclopedic, 

 and .so on. A national exhibit, that is to say, one intended to illustrate 

 the history of a nation, may be arranged chronologically, as is the 

 historical exhibit of our National Museum. Here the successive 

 periods, marked by important episodes, are as follows: 



(1) Discovery: (2) Colonization; (3) Revolution: (4) War of 1812; 

 (5) Mexican war; (0) Civil war; (7) War with Spain, etc. Within 



