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lated, is one of the most extensive collections of its kind in existence. 

 In recent years he took up the study of antique Chinese jades, and 

 amassed a very great and beautiful collection, which is in his 

 palatial home, the latter having during the last two decades 

 become a storehouse of beautiful and interesting objects which he 

 had gathered. He not only had the instincts of a collector, but 

 he desired that others should share with him the pleasure which 

 he derived from his pursuits, and he converted a group of buildings 

 in the rear of his home into a museum, to which access was freely 

 given at stated times to the entire community. The beautiful 

 conservatory which stood nearby was also thrown open to the 

 public, that his neighbors and the people in the vicinity might enjoy 

 the sight of the plants and flowers which grew and bloomed there. 

 For a number of years Mr. Heinz proved himself deeply inter- 

 ested in the work of the Carnegie Museum, established by his 

 fellow townsman and friend as a department of the Carnegie 

 Institute. He accepted the position of Honorary Curator of 

 Ivory-Carvings and of Textiles in the Museum, and spent as much 

 time as he could command in the midst of his multifarious occupa- 

 tions, in arranging and looking after the collections which he had 

 either donated to the Museum or deposited there as loans. Many 

 delightful hours were spent by the writer in his company. Though 

 loaded down with cares and responsibilities, he always was filled 

 with a certain spirit of gaiety and mirth, which made him a most 

 attractive companion. His removal from our midst has subtracted 

 from the sunshine of life, and yet, 'though dead he still speaks,' 

 through his works, which follow him, and which are destined for 

 years to come to be a blessing and source of instruction, of mental 

 and spiritual advancement to his fellow-men. All honor to his 

 memory. W. J. H. 



