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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[August 31, 1883, 



by means of the vigilance of the curators and the skill 



of the preparatory Kuw material is acquired (it) in 

 accordance witli law, from the various Bfovernmfint sur- 

 veys and expeditions; (ft) by gift from individuals, front 

 other institutions, and from foreign governments; (a) by ex 

 gha-qge for its duplicate epijclmeaa or publications; (rf)by 

 tilt! efforts or officers of the Museum, who make collections 

 in connection with their regular duties, or are detaded for 

 special service of this nature; (,) by purchase when appro- 

 priations are made by Congress for that purpose. 



The treasures in the custody of the Museum are utilized to 

 the world by exlibi'iug them to the public, and by encour- 

 uivi sfigatious on" the part of the officers of the Museum 

 and other suitable persons, end facilitating the publication 

 of the results; also by the distribution to other Museums 

 aud educational institutions of duplicate specimens, which 

 have formed the basis of scientific investigation, these being 

 identified and labeled by the best authorities. 



The Museum by these means fulfills a three-fold function; 



1. It is a Museum of Record, in which are preserved the ma- 

 terial foundations of an enormous amount of scientific knowl- 

 knuwledge — the t\ pes of numcroiispa.st investigations. This is 

 especially the case with those materials which have served as 

 a foundation for the reports of the resources of the United 

 States. Types of investigations made outside of the Mu- 

 seum are also incorporated. 



a. It is a Museum of Research, by reason of the policy 

 which aims to make- its consents serve as fully as possible as 

 a stimulus to aud a foundation for the studies of scientific 

 investigators. Research is necessary in order to identify and 

 group the objects in the most philosophies] and instructive 

 relations. lis officers are selected for their ability as investi- 

 gators, as well as for their trustworthiness and" abilities as 

 custodians, and its treasures are open to the use of any hon- 

 est student. 



3. ll is an Educational .Museum of the broadest type, by 

 reason of its policy of illustrating by specimens every kind 

 of natural object and every manifestation of human thought 

 and activity, by displaying descriptive labels adapted to the 

 popular Blind, "and by its policy ot distributing its publica- 

 tions and its named series of duplicates. 



Plan* forth Instillation of ('(Mictions.— The collections in 

 the National Museum are- now being assorted and rearranged, 

 for the purpose of placing on exhibition a selected series of 

 objects which shall be of interest to visitors, and of making 

 the remainder serviceable for purposes of scientific and tech 

 nological investigation. A large poi lion of the most inter- 

 esting material has never yet been exhibited on account of 

 lack of space. The following general principles have been 

 adopted in this work : 



1. No object will be placed on exhibition which is not of 

 evident educational value, and likely to interest and instruct 

 a considerable percentage of the persons visiting the Museum. 



2. The exhibition ol duplicate material is to be avoided, 

 except in instances where similar objects can be shown to 

 advantage in different divisions of the Museum. 



3. Each object wdl be placed iu a case of the form best 

 suited for its effective display, and the light, color of the 

 background, etc., will lie so adjusted as to show it to best 

 possible advantage, and with the least possible fatigue to 

 the eyes of the visitor. 



4. 'Each object , or group of objects, will be accompanied 

 by a large plainly printed label, which will give a concise 

 description of what is shown, an account of its origin and 

 uses, a synopsis of its history, and the name of the person 

 or organization contributing it to the Museum. The char- 

 acter of the Museum is such that any labels which might 

 suggest advertising for business purposes must be excluded, 

 It will be in •• policy Of the Museum, however, to give prom- 



inei | each label to the name of the person or business 



house from whom it has been received, provided that the 

 object is a sift to the Museum. 



5. The objects will be grouped together iu systematic 

 order, ,i:,d eaeh ease will lie provided with a general descrip- 

 tive label. In the case of collective exhibits, the general 

 label may also give the name of the contributor. 



<i. The specimens will be illustrated and supplemented by 

 pictures, diagrams, books and maps, in such manner that 

 the Museum may form an encyclopedia, the illustrations 

 for which are in the exhibition eases, the text in the labels. 



7. Guide-book manuals of the different departments will 

 be published, which will embody in concise and systematic 

 form the information given by the specimen labels, together 

 with such illustrative material as may seem necessary to 

 present in addition. 



OUTLINE OF A SCUEME OF MUSEUM Cl.ASSIFCATION. 



The following outline of a scheme of classification has 

 been prepared by Prof. Q. Brown Goode: 



I, — Mankind — Anthropology — 1. Man ,-.s a zoological unit 

 — Somatology and psychology. 2. Man, grjuped in peo- 

 ples or races— (a) Races of men, physical characters; (A) lin- 

 guistic characters; (/;) art and industrial characters; (it) 

 ethuogeny; (.-) geographical distribution of race's; (/) history, 

 prehistoric and" recent, etc. 3. Man, in individual manifes- 

 tations— Kcpie-enir, ive men; Biography, 



U.— 'iheEorti, ru i/ A ■"'■ — lh.rh'.ogii— 4. The eaith, 

 in the solar system -OosUJi log - •>. The earth's structure- 

 Geology. 6. The features of the earth's surface— Physio- 

 graphy". 7. The atmosphere and its phenomena— Meteo- 

 rology. 8. Effects of man upon the earth's surface; and 01 

 climate, physical features, etc., on man— Man and nature. 

 9. Apportionment and nomenclature of the earth's surface 

 — Geography, 10. Exploration of the earth— Voyages &jd 

 travels.' 



in. -Jfaiuml Semwm— Fore; mid Matter— 41. Force in 



its manifestations— Physics, mechanics, apd physiology. 



12. The elements and their combinations— Chemical collec- 

 tions. 13. Inorganic matter— Miuera logical collections. 

 14. The vegetable, king* nn— Botftnictl collections. 15. 

 The animal kingdom— Zoologi al collections. 



IV. Tim ExpUdta.tiee [adtwtries— Exploitative Tectirwlogy. 

 Primary— 16. Exploitation of inorganic materials— Mining 

 and quarrying. 1 7. Exploitation of vegetable products of 

 spontaneous growth— Lumbering and field-gleaning. 18. 

 Capture of animals— fluuting, fishing, etc, Secondary— 19. 

 Culture of plants— Agriculture, horticulture aud forestry. 



20. Culture, of animals': domestic animals and their uses — 

 Peeufliculture. ,._,,.« 



y.— TIu) ElaJboraUcc Industries— Elaboratite Jevhnologg— 



21. Preparation of food-stuffs, narcotics, etc. 22. Distilla- 

 tion, manufacture of perfumeries, etc. 28. Oils, fats, soaps 

 and waxes; their preparation and use. 24. Gums, resins, 

 glues and cements. 25. Pigments and dyes; painting, stain- 

 fnie polishing, bleaching, etc. 20. The chemical manufac- 

 tures and their products. 27. Feathers, hair, bristles and 

 their use, 2S. Furs aud leathers; tanning and currying. 



89. Fibers, cordage, textile fabrics, needlework, basket- 

 work. 30. PajSerand its manufacture, book making; sta- 

 tionery. 31. Hard and flexible organic tissues aud their 

 use. 32. Woods, aud the wood-working industries. 33. 

 the stone-working industries; masonry. 34. 



Metals, metall 

 enamel and tli 

 industry. 37 

 facture'and t 

 engineering. 



VI.— Uffim, 

 and drinks: p 

 masticat 



i- n. 



nd the metal indt 



ideation. 86, lot 



Construct i( 



tries. 35. Glass aud 

 erv, and the ceramic. 

 motors, their uianu- 

 ehitecturc and civil 



ment. 

 house 

 ilium 



ad i 



a Products and their Utilisation— A9.^ Foods 

 partition, cookery, etc. 40. Narcotics and 

 pipes, etc. 44. Dress, and personal adorn- 

 42. Buildings, villages aud cities. 43. Furniture, 

 interiors, domestic economy, etc. 44. Heating and 

 nation. 45. Medicine, surgery, pharmacology, hy- 

 etc. 48. Public comfort recreation, protection aud 

 . 47. Transportation by land and water appliances 



VlL—SpciOl Relations of Mo id.ind— Sociology and its Accel- 

 sories— OS. The vocations of men. 40. Communication, of 

 ideas aud their record: writing and printing, telegraphy, 

 signals, etc. 50. Trade and commerce. 51. Societies and 

 federations, social beneficial, religious and political. 52. 

 Government and law. S3, War (including armor and 

 weapons). 54. Festivals, ceremonies, usages, memorials, etc. 



Ylil.-Jntilkclioil Occupation* of Ma idiad—Art, Science 

 oioi Ph&OWphy— B5. Games and amusements. 50. Music 

 and musical instruments. 57. The drama and the stage. 

 58, The pictorial, plastic aud decorative arts. 59. Litera- 

 ture (from the intellectual standpoint only). 00. Folk lore, 

 traditions and superstitious. 01. Science: (Research and 



sir a 



upe 

 3rd.) Scientific l 

 metaphysical and cos 

 schools, museums, lihi 

 achievement. 



Contriovtions ami the 

 ingat any time been sp 

 the collections bypurch 

 ever been and still is dc 

 its officers and those of 

 and upon the public spi 

 friends of the Smiths, 

 Museum are earnestly 

 building up the collcctic 



.jjlts, 02. Philosophy religious, 



sal. 03. Education aud reform; 



irics, etc. 04. Climaxes of human 



[ctenaioU'dgnienl. — No money hav- 

 icially appropriated for increasing 

 ise, the grow th of the Museum has 

 lendenl SOll ty upon the exertions of 

 ether brandies of the public service 

 it and liberality of its friends. The 

 nian Institution and the National 

 invited to take part in the work of 

 id in particular to respond to 



special requests for advice or other aid which may read: 

 them by letter. The following rules for the acknowledg- 

 ment of specimens wdll be adhered to: 



1. Each contribution will be recognized by a formal 

 written acknowledgment from the Director. 



2. Each contribution will be published in the annual re- 

 ports of the Smithsonian Institution and the National 

 Museum; and in the catalogues and other publications of 

 these establishments in which the objects contributed may lit 

 alluded to~ the name of the contributor will always be given. 



3. On the label, which is invariably attached to every 

 object the name of the contributor will be conspicuously 

 printed, in the case of donations the form will be '-Gift 



f f and where the objects have been obtained 



by special exertions of a friend of tiie Museum, who, how- 

 ever, is not their donor, the form will bc''Obtaincd by 



4 Objects which nun-' have been bought by special appro- 

 priations, such as those for the Philadelphia and Berlin 

 exhibitions, will not be labeled with the name of the persons 

 from whom purchased, except by special agreement in cases 

 where these persons have been only in part paid for their 

 exertions. 



5. The Museum will make every possible return for aid ren- 

 dered, by offering iu exchange its publications and its 

 duplicate specimens. 



Material for the, library.— The Smithsonian Institution so- 

 licits for the Library of the United Slates National Museum, 

 under its charge, copies of publications relating to all de- 

 partments of anthropology, art, technology, zoology, bota- 

 ny, geology, mineralogy and lithology, geography and ex- 

 plorations," the reports and catalogues of societies, museums, 

 and zoological gardens, as well as copies of plans and la- 

 bels and other accessories of work in museums, and the 

 catalogues of colleges and schools containing references to 

 courses of instruction or collections in natural history. 

 Author's editions, or "separates" of communications pub- 

 lished in periodicals, or proceedings of societies, are espe- 

 cially desired; and it ishoped that authors williimiish, as far 

 as possible, sets of their publications complete to date. 



The Smithsonian Institution offers in exchange an equiva- 

 lent in copies of the proceedings aud bulletins of the Na- 

 tional Museum, also such of its reports and other publications 

 as can be supplied at the time of application. 



The Smithsonian Institution is pleased to receive from in- 

 vestigators in special departments, and from public museums 

 and institutions of learning, applications for such speci- 

 mens of natural history as arc found in North America. 



Packages of small size may be sent by express, charges to 

 be collected on delivery, and larger packages by freight. 



Rattle Snakes on Lono Island.— New York, Aug. 28. 

 —During the month of July, five rattle snakes were killed ou 

 the grounds of the South Side Sportsmen'!. Club, of Long 

 Island, four measuring from four feet to four feet eight 

 inches in length and having from eight to fourteen rattles. 

 I write to ask you about what date the young make their 

 appearance on" the island, as we are anxious to know if these 

 are likely to have left a this year's crop behind them.— A 

 Membku. |As snakes bring forth early in the season we 

 should think that the time ou Long Island would be early in 

 June.] 



Luke for Moths.— Rochester, N. Y.— In your issue of 

 Aug. 24, in answer to correspondents, y.ou inform "F. M. T.,' 

 Nyack-on-thc-lludson. that you do not know of any prepara- 

 tion to attract moths and butterflies. A bait of New Orleans 

 molasses thinned with rum, and then daubed on trees, fences. 

 etc.. will attract nigh! -Hying moths. Sliced oranges, orwater- 

 melon, will call diurnals; but they do not lure as readily as 

 the nocturnals.— M. A 



"Trait reminds ine." 



W/"E were having a real old-fashioned New England 'coon 

 W hunt. There was no mistaking this. A casual 

 glance at the party would have satisfied the most skeptical 

 observer that, as "our leader rencrked while whipping the 

 dogs off a fox trail, "Keun, and notion' but keun. is what 

 we are arter." No: there could be no mistake. All of the 

 signs, symbols and ear-marks were distinctly visible, eveniu 

 the half -veiled light of the moon, which only dimly out lined 

 our forms as we scrambled out over the rocks and struggled 

 through the dense brushwood. No; nothing but a y coon 

 hunt could account for the limping gait, scratched faces and 

 torn clothing of the party, as, at our best speed, we hurried 

 toward the perfect volcano of barks, yells and howls that 

 our pack were belching forte just in front. Our veteran 

 leader, with his half century of experience, outstripped us, 

 and when we arrived upon the scene he had lighted a torch 

 and was viewing the surroundings. As we came up, the old 

 man passed the torch to us. aud stepping up to the tree 

 around which the dogs were yelping, put his nose to the 

 bark and took two or throe long-drawn sniffs. Turning to us 

 with beaming face and sparkling eyes, he eagerly exclaimed, 

 "Boys, he's here." 



This was my first 'com hunt. Many years have since 

 passed aud many scalps of the midnight prowlers adorn my 

 belt; many mirth-provoking scenes have 1 witnessed and 

 touch fun have I enjoyed, but I have never since met with 

 anything that "touched my tickle" as did the old man's 

 "Boys, he's here." 



While some of us were kindling a fire, others were deftly 

 swinging the axe. and soon the refuge of our victim gently 

 swayed to one side, then with increased momentum struck 

 the ground with a crash that woke the echoes of the stilly 

 night for many a mile around. By this time our fire was 

 going grandly, and the woods for quite a distance were as 

 light, as day. In order to give the young dogs a chance the 

 captain had tied up all of the experienced ones except old 

 Jack, who had lost his teeth but not his pluck, and without 

 doimr any especial damage to the 'coon his example was in- 

 valuable 'in instructing the tyro. No sooner had the tree 

 struck than Jack, with short sharp yells of delight, sprang 

 among the brandies, and amid a perfect pandemonium of 

 exasperated howls from his unfortunate companions, seized 

 the prey and forced him out into an open space where he 

 was quickly surrounded by the youngsters, who, wild with 

 excitement' pitched in regardless of consequences, raising a 

 din that fairly deafened us. Glaneine at the captain I saw 

 that his aesthetic soul was reveling iu highest realms of bliss, 

 and as I watched the ludicrous contortions of his expressive 

 face which plainly mirrored the fast cuanging vagaries of 

 the scrimmage, I, 'too, was happy. After a long aud bloody 

 struggle the 'life was shaken out of the •coon, and we gathered 

 round the tire and lit our pipes. One old fellow who had 

 uttered never a word during the melee exclaimed: 



"1 tell von. boys, this is a keun hunt;" and waving his 

 band in their direction he added, ■'them's keun dogs." 



"That reminds me," said the captain, "of a keun dog I 

 bought when 1 was a boy. I had been arter cm onct or 

 twice, and somehow I got er haukeriu' for the fun and 

 thought I'd get me a dorg. So one day up to town I seed 

 Uncle- Joe Shaw with a pu'ty good lookin' purp, and 1 axed 



him was ho. a good keun dug. He I Ler hesitated like a 



bit, then he slapped his bauds toget ler and sez. sez he, 'By 

 Jiminy, that's it; he is a keun dog. 1 Wall. I dickered for 

 him and tuk him home, and that night we went er keunin. 

 We had two other dogs, and 'twant no limeatal] hardly 'fore 

 we had a keen up a saplin', and I got the boys to bold ou to 

 the dcgsso.as tergive mine a show. Wall, I slink him off 

 and he struck clus to thei purp, an' you onghteV have seen 

 him git and hearn him yell. He never stopt ki-yien'norruu- 

 nin' till he got under Uncle ■Joe's barn, Wall, the next day, 

 kinder mad like, I went up ter town; I found Uncle Joe 

 lookin' mighty solium, and I sez, 'Uncle Joe.' sez 1. 'I thought 

 you sed that purp was good for ketius.' 'What,' sez he, 

 rolUn'up his eyes, 'haiuf he" 'No,' sez I. 'he's wtf nor no 

 dog.' He drawed his coat sleeve across his eyes, and with 

 his" voice kinder trembly like he sez. sez be, 'My boy. you 

 don't know how shock't I be; never before has my belief in 

 the truth of holy writ binshook till now.' 'Hold on,' sez I, 

 'what's scripter got to do with the d.og, anyhow';' He looked 

 at me as if he felt kinder injured like, and sez, sez he, 'Ther 

 Bible tells us that ther' want nothin' created in vain, and 

 trustin' to the truth of this 1 reckoned that that blamed dorg 

 must be good for keuns, as I'll take my after davy he aint 

 good fur nothin' else.'" 



Mrs. Scale's exploit told in your issue of June 1 last, re- 

 minds me of a somewhat similar occurrence which took 

 place near here, 



Late last fall a neighbor of mine some two and a half 

 miles from me, saw a tine buck herding with his cattle. 

 The farm is a small one of some 200 acres, and is between 

 the North Anna and the north branch of the North Anna 

 River, and has no buildings upon it. Mr. N. tried in every 

 way to get a shot at the deer but without success, until a 

 happy thought struck him which gained the venison. 



Mr, N. loaded his gun and taking with him the vessel 

 from which he salted XliS stock, went to their pasture and 

 gave the accustomed "sail call " once, or twice. The cattle 

 came promptly and with them the buck, who walked up 

 within twenty feet of the gun and was slaughtered; late 

 some of the "quarry which I found exceedingly nice, but 

 regretted it was killed in such an uusportsman like way. 



Coct-ay Fahm, Va., August, 188* 



WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT. 



For once again the Forest and Sibeaii has been enlarged, until it Is 

 now without question the best magazine for sportsmen there is pub- 

 lished, that Is in our opinion. We look for its weekly visit as much aa 

 for any other paper that coraes to our table, and it furnishes us with 

 much that is enjoyable and instructive. F,eadlng it is nest to a day 

 out in the open fields or on the waters in Bearch of game and fresh air 

 and a change. -Fairport, (A*. Y.) Hcndd, Aio). 13. 



K. 31. Cowv/av. 



The story of the fellow who would not fire "because he 

 only had one charge of powder and be wished to hunt all 

 day," reminds me of one that 1 have heard told around the 

 camp Are, which may be new to some of your readers. A 

 fOVing man from thecily, brimful of that nameless fear of 

 firearms, which haunts' the dilletante sportsman who has 

 not pulled a trigger for a year, went for a few days' duck 

 shooting with one of bis country cousins. They got very 

 near to an immense flock (or "team," which should I say'.') 

 of ducks, which were i ceding in shallow water, near the 

 shore, and it was agreed that the city man should try a -sit- 

 ting shot, while the "mishtnan" look them flying; To the 

 disgust of the countryman, the other could not summon suf- 

 ficient courage to face the explosion that must ensue should 

 he pull trigger, so he kept aiming and aiming but never 

 tiring, "why in thunder don't you fire?" said his friend. 

 "Because," he replied, "the miuute 1 go to shoot, another 

 duck comes swimming right in the way, " Ikgcewooo. 

 McDokald's Corners, New BrunswicK. 



