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No. 7, — Donkeys carrying street peddlers, a common scene 
on the streets of Constantinople, Turkey. 
No. 8. — Donkey with Syrian bridle and pack saddle, from 
Jerusalem. 
No. 9. — Donkey with baker’s pack saddle, from Constanti- 
nople, Turkey. 
No. 10, — Burro, with rush saddle from Peru, South America, 
the most important beast of burthen in all Latin- American coun- 
tries. 
No. 11. — Burri to (or young burro), from Peru, South America. 
No. 12. — Llama with blinds and panniers transporting port- 
manteaus over the mountains of Bolivia and Peru, South Amer- 
ica. 
No. 13. — Palanquin for passengers, transported by mules. 
A common mode of conveyance in the Orient. 
On the walls are hung specimens of pack saddles, including a 
series of photographs of animal palanquins from Persia, and pack 
animals from various parts of the world. 
HALLS 54. 40 AND 55. 
LAND VEHICLES. 
In the collection of land vehicles are installed vehicles from 
widely separated portions of the earth. The most interesting are 
the sledges of sub-tropical Madeira, where snow never falls ; the 
Scythian racing chariot, interesting in that it differs typically from 
the Assyrian chariot in the number of spokes ; the rolling hogshead, 
a relic of early colonial days in the south ; and the Mexican carreta, 
a cart with spokeless wheels. These illustrate the introduction 
of the wheeled vehicles into civilization. The Sicilian pleasure 
cart is adorned with religious decorations. The Turkish holiday 
wagon is in use both in European and Asiatic Turkey. The Cuban 
volante is hitched tandem, the leading horse being almost in front 
and a little to the left of the shaft horse. Here are also an inter- 
esting series of models of bullock carts and other native vehicles 
from India and Burmah ; carts, wagons and carriages from Cey- 
lon ; carts and wagons drawn by man ; elephant trappings, and 
vehicles illustrating native land transportation in the Malay 
