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grandchildren as the only descendants of Titian R. Peale. 

 There is something pathetic in the history of the natural history 

 interests of the Peales. There was great ability in matters 

 scientific and tremendous energy and zeal manifested in scien- 

 tific exploration and exploitation; and yet there are today no 

 adequate results to stand forth as a monument to the earnest 

 efforts of this notable family. 



The great museum which the founder felt that he had estab- 

 lished on a permanent foundation, crumbled and was destroyed. 

 And Titian Peale, the naturalist, whose travels and opportun- 

 ities fitted him for a place in the first rank, has left us not 

 one completed work ; while his collections, with the exception 

 of his butterflies and the Exploring Expedition material ^ are 

 scattered and destroyed. Only a few of his manuscripts, 

 snatched by chance from oblivion, have been saved — a single 

 memorial to his worth. 



' Cf. also Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 1915, p. 199, for notes on the eth- 

 nographic material. 



