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occupations, consequently the succession of industries, of civilizations, 

 and so of races. These were shown in detail and with satisfaction. I 

 had visited many of the places here described and was acquainted with 

 several localities, and it was to me an intensely interesting exhibit. 

 It showed the successive ages of prehistoric civilization in a most sat- 

 isfactory and convincing manner. 



The department of ethnography was fairly well represented, but I 

 only meution two; one the exposition made by M. Boban from North 

 America, those which had been given to him by the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, and which I recognized as having been selected by myself. The 

 second was the display from the Koekenmmoddens of Cambodia, and 

 now interesting because the National Museum has just purchased a sim- 

 ilar series from that country which were there displayed. 



The history of religion figures largely in the science of anthropology. 

 It was well represented in the exhibition of the school of anthropology. 

 It will serve for a separate paper. 



Anthropometry was illustrated by several charts, showing the various 

 measurements, especially of France, but also of other and adjoining 

 countries. 



Medical geography illustrated by charts the various condition of 

 France from different points of view. 



Bibliography. — There was a library of the principal works published 

 in France of late years bearing upon the subject of anthropology and 

 prehistoric archaeology. 



DENMARK. 



In the little corner room from the pavilion, just beyond it on the 

 right, entering from the Buddha, was installed the anthropologic dis- 

 play of Denmark. The government called to its aid three scientists, 

 who are at the head of important departments of the Boyal Museum of 

 Antiquities in the Prince's palace at Copenhagen. Dr. Sophus Miiller 

 was charged with that portion of the exposition relating to prehistoric 

 archaeology ; Mr. Kristian Bahnson with the second part, relating to 

 the ethnography of Greenland; and Mr. Soren Hansen with the third, 

 anthropology in general. All these sections were wonderfully prepared 

 and united admirably in forming a comprehensive display of the great 

 science. 



Denmark was the seat of the discovery of the existence of prehis- 

 toric man. In 1807 the first public museum was organized for the re- 

 ception and display of prehistoric antiquities, at Copenhagen; and 

 here, and then, was announced for the first time that chronologic 

 division of the prehistoric times into the ages of stone, bronze, and 

 iron. This was the work of Mr. Thomseu. He commenced his work 

 in that country in 1816 as founder of the great prehistoric museum 

 of northern antiquities. He held the position of curator and did the 

 work belonging thereto for 50 years, and this great museum, with its 



