2 On the Ethnography and Archeology 
In fact, ethnography and archeology should go hand in hand; 
and the Seieuninl object I have in view in giving publicity to the 
following too desultory remarks, is to impress on travellers and — 
others who are favorably situated for making observations, the 
importance of preserving every relic, organic or artificial, that can — 
throw any light on the past and present condition of our native — 
tribes. Objects of this nature have been too often thrown aside — 
as valueless ; or kept as mere curiosities, until they were finally lost _ 
or become so defaced or broken as to be useless: 'Tiorender such | 
relics available to science and art, their history and characteristics — 
should be recorded in the periodicals of the day; by which means — 
we shall eventually possess an accumulated mass of facts that will 
be all-important to future generalization. I grant that this course — 
has been ably pursued by many intelligent writers, and the Amer- 
ican Journal of Science is a fruitful depository of such observa- — 
tions.* With every acknowledgment to these praiseworthy ef — 
forts, let us urge their active continuance. Time and the progress © 
of civilization are daily effacing the vestiges of our aboriginal 
race; and whatever can be done to rescue these vestiges from ob- 
vied, must be done quickly. 
We call attention in the first place, to two skulls from a mound 
about three miles from the mouth of Huron river, Ohio. They — 
were obtained by Mr. Charles W. Atwater, and forwarded to to-Mr. | 
B. Silliman, Sr.y through whose kindness they have been placed © 
in my hands. These remains possess the greater interest, because — 
the many articles found with them present no trace of European — 
art; thus confirming the opinion expressed in Mr. Atwater’s let- 
ter :—‘‘ There are a great many mounds in the township of Hu- — 
ron,” he observes, “all which appear to have been built a long 
time previous to the intercourse between the Indians aud the 
white men. I have opened a number of these mounds, and have 
not discovered any articles manufactured by the latter. A piece 
of copper from a small mound is the only metal I have yet 
found.” 
_ The stone utensils obtained by Mr. Atwater in the present in- 
stance; Were, as usual, arrow heads, axes, knives for skinning deer, 
oe and two spheroidal stones on which J shall offer some 
pA ee A oe cal 
* See: the communications of Mr. R- C. Taylor, in vol. xxxiv; 
of Mr. 8. Tylana a she Prof. Forshey in-vol. xlix." 
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