none that was pertinent to the point in 
issue,-theretore the imaginary libel suit 
could not affect that, either in viinlica- 
tion or the reverse. Neither was any at- 
tempt marie to exalt the Monnd-biiilders. 
Even if genuine, the pipes might have 
been deposited at so recent a date that 
they would cut no figure in the ISIound- 
bnilder controversy; the only thing in 
issue was their authenticity. This being 
established their necessary bearing on 
the other question could be adjusted 
Mr. Putnam, of the Academy, in his ans- 
wer to Mr. Henshaw's screed, laid special 
stress on this point; "it is, therefore," 
said he, "full time for a calm and thor- 
ough ]-eview of all the circumstances 
surrounding these discoveries, with the 
view of tinally disposing of all questions 
as to their authenticity T 
What will be thought of a man in MaJ. 
Powell's position, who thus wilfullj' vio- 
lates every prompting of fairness and 
decency? Does he imagine the world is 
composed of fools and dolts and that his 
insincei'ity and obliquity will not be dis- 
covered y Verils', if othcial science wishes 
to preserve sulHcieut authority ;uid re- 
spect to impose its hobbies on students, 
it must acquire a new reputation for 
truth and veracity; its old one is gone. 
'I'he mere fact that MaJ. Powell resorts 
to such measures shows the weakness of 
his cause, and we are certainly justified 
hi distrusting any statement made hy a 
person who thus wantonly p.nd deliber- 
ately trifles with the truth, — he who is 
false in one thing is false in all. 
One word in conclusion as to the gen- 
uineness of the pipes. Mr. Henshaw's 
"destructive criticism" was founded 
mainly upon ignoi'ance of the subject 
(for he confessedly never examined the 
pipes or a correct representation of them) 
and upon peivcrsiors of Ilie fMCts con- 
nected with their discovej-y. If the pipes 
are fraudulent it is certainly an astound- 
ing evidence of dishonesty in men other- 
wise of the highest character and verac- 
ity; h dishonesty, too, so causeless and 
unreuumerative that it seems utterly un- 
accountable. For one of the pipes not a 
cent was paid; for the other, which be- 
longed to an Iowa farm laborer, and 
which was borrowed by the Academy 
and accidentally broken, two or three 
dollars was paid. Invariably when one 
goes to the trouble of manufacturing 
spurious anti(iuities it is with the purpose 
of jjrofiting by it; l)utin the case in ques- 
tion no one ]irotited except the laborer, 
who was entirely disconnected with the 
Academy and who received but a small 
fraction of v/hat the pipe was worth if 
genuine. It is true these finds are imique 
and in this respect require great circum- 
spection in their authentication; but 
this fact does not justify the brutal un- 
fairness exhibited by Maj. Powell and 
his pseudo-archa'ologist, Mr. Henshaw; 
especially when we consider that it is the 
money of the government and the pres- 
tige of official position that gives their 
■attack a force and currency above that 
of mere personal opinion. If the power 
placed in Maj. Powell's hands is to be 
uiisused and prostituted to the further- 
ance of his own hobbies, instead of the 
interests of science, a concerted action 
>li<iuld be taken by all iutertsted in sci- 
entific pursuits, looking to an investiga- 
lionby Congress into the policy, meth- 
ods and exi)enditures of the Bureau, to 
the end that the liberal sums appropriated 
from the public funds in aid of ethno- 
logical inquiries may not be diverted to 
tl e exploitation of personal hobbies iind 
il;e aggrandizement of servile followeis. 
For 1 UK Naturalist. 
The Resurrection Fern. 
{Pol liipodium vulgar e). 
By "Arkansaw Hoosier." 
Although this fern may be well known 
ti> botanists and scientists, 1 dare say 
there are few, if any, of the readers of 
The Naturalist, who are acquainted 
w ith its tenacity of life. One may ram- 
ble over the hills and through the forests 
of Arkansas and see this little wonder 
grow ing on rocks and trees. He may 
pluck the leaves from a thrifty group or 
note others "perished" as he passes hy. 
He may even analizc it without suspect- 
ing its intermittency of life. It seems 
almost beyond reason that a living fern, 
once so fresh and green, should wither 
and curl its leaves, in drouth, as if dead, 
only to unroll, as bright and live as ever, 
with the first shower. It matters not 
bow long and dry the hottest summer, it 
is not discouraged but sleeps on, waiting 
for rain. As its name imijlies, it is many 
footed, branching or creeping. It thrives 
best on moss covered rocks on the mount- 
ains and the ti unks of trees in the vallej's, 
sometimes covering the entire surface of 
a huge rock or the bodj' of a "monarch 
of the forest." I have never seen it grow- 
ing in earth like its cousins : preferring 
higher, dryer air, its interniittenc\' ena- 
bles it to prolong life. It is iH)t a |)ara- 
site. as it only lives on soil collei.'ted in 
the roois of niosses and remains gieen as 
long as it receives moisture. When 
plucked it does not die like its kindred 
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t( n as it is moistened. For two years 
a single specimen has afforded me much 
l)leasure. When a friend comes I have 
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same sheet can be used many times. The 
leaves are from two to three inches long 
by one and one fourth broad and often 
completelj' hide the underlying moss. 
As a curiosity it ha? no rival in my col- 
lection. 
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