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which you left with me are unquestionably Chinese Jade, having 
all the characters of that mineral, although the largest specimen 
from Costa Rica is rather unusual in its color, and would not be 
taken for jadeite at sight.” 
No. 33,395, Costa Rica, H.=7. Sp. gr. on 166 prms, 
3.281. A small fragment before the blow-pipe fused readily 
below 3 to a glassy bead. 
No. 33,391, Costa Rica, H. a little under 7. Sp. gr. on 54% 
grms., 3.341. Fused quietly below 3 to transparent glass, not 
acted on by acid. 
No. 32,794, Costa Rica, H. a little under 7. Sp. gr. on 13 grms., 
3.326. Fused quietly below 3 toa transparent glass, not acted 
on by acid. 
he day has gone by for hasty conclusions, and Professor 
Putnam would be one of the last to jump at one. The NATURAL- 
ist will shortly give account of evidences of connection of Costa 
Rica with Polynesia by means of a witness in another kingdom 
of nature. It will now be in order to collate during the next 
ten years the evidence for and against contact between the Orient 
and the western shores of America which will speak for itself. 
* Ornaments on Pottery.—It is thought by some that orna- 
mental patterns on pottery are handed down by savages from 
one generation to another. This is not true of our Indian, who, 
after making a pot, ornaments it with improvised designs. He 
has no pattern-books to guide him. 
Indians of New Mexico accustomed to pottery-making have, 
_ since their contact with whites, given attention to more elaborate 
ornamentation ; just as those of Mexico meet a demand and find 
their way into public and private collections. The most notice- 
able change in technique is the use of animal and human forms, 
which, though not unknown on older pieces, are rare. 
oy forms of pottery and those animal and human designs 
which met the readiest sale have been most improved by a kind 
of natural selection. 
The thirst for antiquities has also stimulated the native artists 
to imitate them. In the city of Mexico an Italian made a good 
the credit of manufacturing clever imitations of ancient pottery. 
e noble custom of exciting in children the love of the 
beautiful through toys and dolls was not neglected by the an- 
cient Mexicans. Even at our day a striking example is the 
manufacture of toys in great profusion at Guadalajara, which are 
sold not only throughout the republic but outside. 
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