Edward Drinker Cope. — Frazer. 75 
The following excerpts are taken from an account of a 
visit to the Academy of Natural Sciences, then situated at 
the N. W. corner of Broad and Sansom Sts., contained in a 
paper book written and illustrated by Cope; because it gives 
the clearest insight into the habits of mind which finally 
produced the great naturalist. (IMate IX). 
"On the 2ist of the loth mo. 1848 I, with some of my irit-iuis went to 
the Academy of Natural Sciences, and saw, firstly, 
"Several small skulls of birds of different sizes ;iii<l forms; some of 
tfiem had red, black, and white bills. Among them were about iivr 
skulls of Toucans that had very large bills, which were of a brownish 
yellow around the mouth shading off into brown. Likewise about four 
skulls of horn-bills that had large bills too, with a large horn that began 
at the root of the bill, going along parallel with it and tlien tinning \\y 
in a rounding way. 
2ndly, 
"A skull of an elephant, that was about two feet high from the bottom 
of the lower jaw to the top of the head and one foot broad: the tusks 
had been sawed off; 1 suppose for ivory, etc., etc. 
"3rdly, Two large cloven-footed legs about six feet high which were 
very dark, etc., etc. 
20th. Some saurians which were fossil skeletons that were found in 
the rocks of England, but it is very curious that they are monstrous 
sea lizards. (Plate X.) 
In the centre of the room, there were two rows of fossils; such as 
ammonites, starfish etc. 
Second story. 
First, a great collection of human skulls of ancient Egyptian, old 
Peruvian of the Inca race, Indian, and idiots of different nations; some 
of them were curiously shaped, having mouths that projected very uuuh, 
etc., etc. 
14th, three fighting eagles which were gray, etc., etc. 
The foregoing sketch ( IMate XI) accompanied a compo- 
sition on caterpillars written in his ninth year. 
The accompanying portrait represents the subject of 
this sketch at ten years of age. (Plate XII.) 
At the age of 13 he entered the Friends' school in West- 
town. 
A letter of September 27, 1853, from the school, is written 
on the back of his report of which he says: "It is not any too 
good, thee can see." In fact it is not, and what is curious is 
that physiology is the only subject in which not a single les- 
