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of Sicily, decorated with antique religious figures; used also in 
Naples and Southern Italy. 
NO. 19.— Red River cart and harnessed ox, the only method 
of transporting merchandise northwest of St Paul, Minn., prev- 
ious to 1871. 
NO. 20. — Araba Codja, a country holiday carriage from 
Constantinople, Xurkey, drawn by oxen. Xheir gaudy harness 
and hangings and bells make this a most picturesque and inter- 
esting specimen. The wagon contains no seats. The passengers 
sit cross-legged upon cushions placed at each side of the vehicle. 
NO. 21. — Norwegian cariole from Norway, originally ex- 
hibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia. 
NO. 22. — Volante, a carriage in common use in Cuba, drawn 
by two horses. A postil on rides the leader, and the passengers 
drive the shaft horse, using line and bit as customary with 
single horse vehicles. ^ 
ON THE WALLS are photographs, lithographs and paint- 
ings illustrating the types of vehicles from all parts of the 
world. The interesting series of royal vehicles includes royal 
coaches and sleigh of the King of Bavaria; royal coaches of 
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; coaches of the Lord 
Mayor of London and Dublin, and of Pope Paul the 5th. Royal 
coaches from Japan; Russia and Portugal. The Shah of Per- 
sia’s pleasure carriage, coach and his racing horses; also a 
series of Latin-American vehicles, including many from India, 
China and Burmah. A series of ancient Assyrian and Egyptian 
vehicles, types in use hundreds of years before the Christian 
era. 
HALL 64. 
CASE 1.— Models of .vehicles from various parts of the 
world. Ceylon carts for freighting; Hindoo and Burmese 
wagons drawn by bullock and horses, including a variety of 
Turkish wagons, and modern American horse and cart. 
NO. 2.— Ghurry cart, drawn by man, from Surat, India, 
largely used for transporting goods within the cities. 
NO. 3. — Rolling hogshead, with yoke of oxen and negrq 
driyer, illustrating the method in Virginia in colonial days of 
