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of tbe different animals and the uses of substances derived from tlie 

 animal kingdom in the arts and industries. It includes the following: 



Colle<'ti()ns showing the utilization of hair, wool, bristles, etc. 



Feathers, (inills, and their uses. 



Fish scales and articles made from tluiii. 



Tortoise shell and its manufactur<'. 



Furs of various kinds. 



Collection of leathers (including a loan collection of rare leathers belonging to 



Titfany A- Co., New York). 

 Horns and antlers and articles made from them. 

 Hoofs and chaws. 

 Teeth of various kinds and collections illustrating the uses of different kinds of 



ivory. 

 Whalebone and its utilization. 

 Bone and objects made from same. 

 Shell, coral, and objects made from same. 

 Intestines and their utilization. 



The collection of animal i)roducts is now fully equal to that in any 

 other nuiseum, not excepting the Bethnal Green Museum in London, 

 which grew out of the London exhibitions of 1851 and 1862, and was 

 classihed and labeled under the direction of Dr. Edward Lankester, 

 With proper spa^e for exhibition, extensive enough to allow the addi- 

 tion of a series of the modern manufiictured i)roducts, this collection 

 would have great interest and educational value. 



The collection of fibers and textiles. — This collection, which is tolera. 

 bly complete, is being temporarily withdrawn from exhibition, in order 

 to relieve the crowded condition of the budding. The specimens are 

 all admirably mounted and well labeled, and can, if necessary, within 

 a week's time, be again displayed. Like the collection of animal prod- 

 ucts, it possesses much educational interest and is very attractive to 

 visitors. 



The collect io7i of foods. — This collection, for whicli tliere is a great 

 amonntof material on hand, has never been developed for lack of room. 

 It is especially rich in the food sul)stances of the North American abo- 

 rigines and of the Orient. A single group of objects from this collec- 

 tion was sent to the World's Fair. This included the cases representing 

 the composition of the hunuin body, the elements and chemical com- 

 pounds which make up the com[)ositi()n of the man of average size, 

 accomi)anie<l by supi)lementary exhibits showing a number of typical 

 rations and the daily income and outgo. 



The collection of musical instruments. — V\\\<. aAWctUm lias been nearly 

 doubled Avithin the past two years through the efforts of several of the 

 U. S. consuls abroad and the collections made by the Assistant Secre- 

 tary in southern Europe in the spring of 18<)i*. A selected exhibit w;is 

 sent to the World's Fair, which occupied a wall case 05 feet in length, 

 and which was intended to show the method of installation adopted in 

 the Mu.seum and to illustrate the evolution of the various types of 



