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Indian arrow heads and other relics found in the cave under Chickies rock. 

 He was the first editor of the Pennsylvania "Farmers' Journal," a con- 

 tributor to "Silliman's Journal," the " Iconographic Encyclopaedia," the 

 "Literary World," and Johnson's Cyclopaedia. 



Of the latter he was also an associate editor of the Comparative Philology 

 and Linguistic department, and was the author of numerous articles in it. 

 He also wrote two or three manuals of orthography, pronunciation and 

 etymology, and his treatise on "Analytical Orthography," consisting of 

 investigations into the philosophy of language, gained him, in 1858, the 

 highest Trevelyan prize over eighteen competitors. He wrote the zoologi- 

 cal portion of Trego's "Geography of Pennsylvania" (1843), and Rupp's 

 "History of Lancaster County" (1844). 



I have endeavored, without success, to prepare a complete list of these 

 numerous papers, and must content myself with the above general refer- 

 ences to them. 



In conclusion, I wish to present an appreciative tribute to Prof. Halde- 

 man's scientific attainments from the pen of his personal friend and our 

 much esteemed member, Dr. John L. LeConte. 



"Next to his valuable contributions in Philology, the most important 

 work of Prof. Haldeman was in the direction of descriptive Natural His- 

 tory. He was well versed in several branches of Zoology, and notably in 

 Conchology and Entomology ; in both studies he perceived latent possi- 

 bilities of future philosophical development, which the then imperfect 

 observations rendered impossible to do more than dimly outline. This 

 quality is especially noticeable in remarks scattei'ed through his monograph 

 of Fresh Water Univalves of the United States, and in a memoir ;* ' Enu- 

 meration of the recent fresh water Mollusca, which are common to North 

 America and Europe, with observations on species and their distribution.' 



"Without being a partisan, any more than myself, in the scientific squab- 

 ble which then provoked much bitterness of expression between the contend- 

 ing factions, but which has since dwindled into comparative insignificance 

 — the single or multiple origin of man — we held frequent conferences upon 

 the subject. And in these friendly talks, I have heard him express himself 

 freely on the impossibilify of the results of the naturalist (now the biolo- 

 gist), being ever acceptable to the adherents of the scholastic school, 

 'For,' said he, 'if it be proved that organic forms are invariable during 

 their continuance upon earth, then the difi'erent human races must be con- 

 sidered as having originated independently. If on the other hand, organic 

 forms are plastic, under circumstances not yet understood, then the pi'esent 

 species may have been developed from species which preceded them, and • 

 have not resulted from direct creative acts. Either horn of the dilemma is 

 unsatisfactory to the metaphysical views prevalent. ' 



" While his contributions to the two branches of Zoology above mentioned 

 have contributed to their advance in this country, what are especially to 

 be admired are the zeal, the honesty of expression, and the unselfishness 



* Boston Journal of Natural History, vol. iv, p. 468. 



