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2. Children's^Room 



3. Room for the Blind 



4. Natural History Reading Room 



5. Office of Department of Public 



Education 



SECOND FLOOR 

 SOUTH PAVILION 



Mammals 



Passing to the left from the elevator we enter the South Pavilion includ- 

 ing the Mammals, and also in the center an astronomical 

 1 CI k clock. This is a model illustrating the movements of the 

 earth and designed to tell the time of day. Full explanation 

 is found on the label. 



The various breeds of domesticated dogs are shown in the case on the 

 east wall. This collection illustrates the variations which a species may 

 undergo in domestication. The dog has been the companion 

 of man from the very earliest time, but he is believed to have 

 been derived from several wild species. [His remains are found in the 

 shell heaps of primitive man.] The case contains such divergent types as 

 the tiny toy spaniel, which can easily lie in one's hand, and the powerful 

 St. Bernard which has rescued many travelers in the Alps; the hairless dog 

 of Mexico and the shaggy collie useful in tending sheep. 



From this case passing to the right around the hall, we find the small 

 carnivores including the weasels, ferrets, ermine, and the foxes and bears. 

 The next case contains the members of the cat family — the lions, tigers, 



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