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of stuffed animals and birds, collections of eggs and of 

 shells, and boxes of minerals. Ammonites, elephants' teeth, 

 mammalian skulls, butterflies, wasps' nests, flint implements, 

 and Missionaries' curios will be brought in great abundance. 

 All these, properly arranged, with descriptive labels, may be 

 made most interesting and instructive. A certain number 

 of glass-covered display-cases, with locks, will now be 

 required in order that fragile or valuable specimens, and 

 especially those on loan, may be properly taken care of. 

 Such cases may be made inexpensively, and our Haslemere 

 Museum will be glad to supply patterns, or even, if wished, 

 to loan the cases themselves. 



At this stage the Committee should remember that a museum 

 has been well denned as " a collection of labels illustrated by 

 specimens," and should obtain, if it has not already done so, a 

 set of our printed labels, and ascertain for how many of them 

 illustrative specimens can be produced. Steps should next be 

 taken to obtain elsewhere any specially desirable exhibits 

 which may not be forthcoming. Some Horns, Antlers, Skulls, 

 &c, are sure to be wanted, and no doubt the Geological series 

 and the Flint implements will need to be supplemented. 

 These deficiences may be supplied in some instances by 

 borrowing from other adjacent museums, or they may be 

 purchased at various dealers. 



A very important and attractive department of the temporary 

 museum will be the display of Pictures, Maps and Portraits. 

 These, like those just mentioned, may be hired, if they cannot 

 be begged or borrowed. A diligent ladies' sub-committee, 

 well supplied with bundles of old unbound copies of The Illus- 

 trated London News, Graphic, Vanity Fair and Punch would soon 

 construct an attractive portrait gallery, as well as sundry 

 most interesting series in illustration of social history, scenery, 

 geography and natural science. There is not anywhere a 

 small town in which material of this kind may not be brought 

 to light from the cupboards in which it is uselessly stowed 

 away. The best way of dealing with it would be to procure 



