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the floor of the Museum have been installed ujtou brackets attached to 

 the walls or upon the to})s of cases. IS^otwitlistandiu^tliefact that this 

 alternative was resorted to the floor space is overciowded. This con- 

 dition of affairs is to be lamented, since the limited space that can be 

 assigned to this section precludes the acceptance of many objects which 

 the owners would donate or deposit, ijrovided they could be immedi- 

 ately placed upon exhibition, but which they prefer not to place in the 

 custody of the Museum only to be kept in storage for an indehnite 

 period. 



