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The Museum Gazette 



great loss. Although, however, he is scornful as to the self- 

 confident claims of German philology, he is appreciative of 

 German spade work. In the latter department England 

 claims only to have taken her share along with French, 

 Germans and Americans. 



One of John Hunter's favourite expressions was : " Don't 

 think, try." It may be read to mean, " do not be content to 

 speculate, make a museum," and this is the temper in which 

 Professor Sayce would deal with the past. 



We have good reason to believe that our Gazette has had 

 some share in promoting zeal in the formation and develop- 

 ment of museums, and that an important future yet lies 

 before it in this direction. That it was not begun with any 

 aim at financial success will have been from the first evident 

 to all who have had experience in such matters. Inasmuch, 

 however, as we openly sell both books and specimens, it 

 may have occurred to some that profits were being made. 

 The proprietor feels that it is only justice to himself to allow 

 it to be known that neither the Gazette nor the Haslemere 

 Museum, which it represents, make any approach to being 

 self-supporting. Every penny resulting from sales goes in 

 gross total to their aid, but a liberal supplement in cash is 

 still required. Those of our friends who wish to assist the 

 Museum movement which we have at heart can best do so 

 by obtaining for us new subscribers to our Gazette. 



We earnestly hope that the admission just made will not 

 discourage any one who may be thinking of undertaking an 

 Educational Museum. The Haslemere one was an experi- 

 ment, and most experiments are more or less costly. When 

 Museums attain the popular appreciation which is their due 

 it will be easy to supply them economically and to place them 

 on a satisfactory footing. What is needed is combination. 

 A central organisation might make the supply and exchange 

 of exhibits as little troublesome as obtaining books from a 

 circulating library. It might also furnish labels and peri- 

 patetic curators and lecturers. We hope for progress. 



