New-York tribune., 1868-10-22

snJ ~ ,nl,r If fhoir iniors mere -" flosnn ~ ~ ~
,,,r. mich the Jayji d,s II0pfes ls frie'.l i'
s I, a, t,.,p, c,uuius-uot 10 ueiiIuH it th'u-1u
fsu,. wi6 regularly attend he leo .. e,inpns s
awe anatomy. huuan aialong, r,he 'y1..e circle o
! uirtauPy. zunlogy, botany, ana '4ib N'''e 49,
I"' a''"' oTiIfa Ganprys N TIE OLD vorID. :,
Tho y,'i"tc,,l linden m Regents POI. London, u
on, institution though as little t. he coi trd VIZ , ~
slrar Ml.eu of PARIS. 10 cenira,
T. T.. ,.r,u.rpd will IT, Another eXcel g. '"rttttiyn
| though eArIsiycy botanical ana nor 10 ~
/ R5Ka Cardths. az Kew. Of WLlrh SF W 5' a,rle,
rector In rrurnt report on tie cOhdl itH'i -i
ths gentleman notes tie fact that ann 5N .'V
mass u It, Vis0is visit II for pulose" o - ,,iS snd
a lrge percentage have other ann tii -'Hlli ~ .
botanical study while many more mhht go i,,,as. -
drawings OF rare species 10 be- mi rodnerl & 20,
mlli udc to copy novel VI siiknG veg tpis ~ ~
ductuns; and small percentage Tor "a -i' ", ~
duce bi manufactured Eo"is Ia iaei ".e ''', 81;
enter English gallery uf art wlthOnt r''"5hlt.o
some II paintings of trees shrubs, or fie lanlS o"
has seen IN tue Institution at he@, anu tNG f,h 10
Ia large extent Of English NaA.""ik ad i-I'sl' W
signs o manufactured ~Oolels slks, dId c't'"n"i Wills M
professional s"lieuers esteem u Rit"t W., NV
permitted 10 pass couple ~ years IN con p.eg tle"
cduCaii0u ~ connection with the Institution, .
IL The continental cities Of Amsterdam Ghent AM
werp, and brussels. zooosca gaidghs hy. asg geeI
foundra and supported and conducted by zoolnglchl
socrties The Antwerp Garden was iOur' ~ lssS Wild
On the part OF the geological society 0i szoto
devoted the acquiring Of land and the erection OF SUIT
able buildings. The annual expenses are now aDOl'
s2nG'O when met by All adniSson tte of one iiHnc
by Tie sale Uf exotic birds and anns i"rrd IN the ln-
rtiin,oD, by an entInnce lee 1I t 81 - Itanes
and by annual levy ON the meubrrs az - francs
similar manner. originally Dut $DWO las neen recently
enlarged to $4,000 The grounds comprise u aeres.
aSo", sIsoso: amn1al expenses are nbort sO,roO IL
Brusstl, the grounds have been neatly plauiei io@
conceal the cages mostly by Oyerhangns Neg iati'n
Altogether these institutions offer typo uEhnoNn 70
France Fonuded by subscription, they owe nothngto
the STATE ard derive erresourccs alt"ge men
development. II las been proposed in annex 20 ihs
collections of animals library of Natural History sno
public lectures, but not one OT c sOciti'h as
ever been able to put the plan INTO prlciItal Oprtaios
Ia fact. created by societies simply, nnd ~ supported
there be expectation that they Will ryai tne
great Natural History Museum OF Paris, nphrl as US
by the central power OF the State. These lesser nsu-
ton OF know ledge OF animals, and the stripping OF
science 0f It's moro,e gravity Half a ecniuly back, the
giraffe aud kangaroo pardoxical u he popular
mind ns we're the unicorn aud griffin AT present tnese
animals live ard walk about before eyes, aud this
T. little progress Natural History is 10 the popular
mind. longer cOid cataeOmb OF specimens dead.
The natural purpose The geological garden at this age,
when comparative anatomy has less need of Cnyieh and
pioneers M discovery than formerly, Is Undoubtedly 10
for observations facts, and cxperimens
in natural hisiOry-adng, Ms is the fact The neanso OF
investigation INTO the ia"s OF aeeh"atnaloh ue laws
by virtue Of which animals pass from me savage INTO
the domestic state, aud the modlfcat9ns OF physlqae
from 10 dOmesiieity Slightly modified the
remarks apply TO botanical gardens 20 Ear az they
may be made subservient 10 discovery IN botanical
science. A few - -
under our Of government. must conclude Annals
furnish instance OF great success except under the pat
r0,agp OF Government. the with the gieat
gardens of Athens and "a has been from the beginning
the with the JGrd' des Pidns Lesser institutions
have been founded and managed by geological societies
Of these have ever risen to great ennence In
the management of the latter class REQUIRE Las been
had three OF income viz isi a admission
~ small amount exacted from visitors, secondly an
admission fee membership OF the society; ana thrd,
exarton Of moderate annual tax from TIE nenpers
Bv triple or income Institutions have beD
barely enabled support themselves, without the ability
10 make any substantial additions 10 tier several eOiec
,;o The NV Gardens which have dcpenGcd upOn al.
mission fces and voluntary subscription for suppors
have Jared even worse than me ,ater Sa anU & iso
r"tieaIIv hankrupt notwithstanding their lccaton ia
towns IKE Liverpool. Hull, Glasgow, ahl brinlnghaIn
The necessity ~ legislative appropriation Is iHs specific
purpCse. The Geological Gardens al The Fk are ever
To amount Ia anything Il rendered aplatcs 10y tue gen
er ica ures OF the history OF sInar en,eiss ih Eu
ropean cities The exacton OF trfing Zee nom visitors
would very hlle in the way OF ren'rins the
of 50O members with annual TAX Of 10 the member,
aud admission or membership lee oi 90 ~onG n9 De
than sufficient TO cover expenses II any Ott % pro-
gress were intended Deficient IA material, Tor he Iol-
nation II society OF the KIND indi,i,su, 'nis ~
source nj development Is pt1ctieany tus on y, y,
this eountry for tue reason that our students o.
with popnla,iou. There are, IN faei, not more
than 50 IN this city who worG become yalua-
Too small for the practical development OF institution
of any scope aud Importance IL IL the more manifest
way TO lay the foundation or museum Of natural hls
tory demonstrated by study OF TIC c1taSge Oh
tie only two sources OF revenue ppceoblr, viz, that
arising from the eNacon or an admission zee ot exceed
ing cents. aud that arising from me sale oi specimens
th.f no sde6uaie income TO Be devoted purposes
collection he obtained except thro1gh State ePpro
prations from year year. 1t would be Wen, IN Ia,
he Incorporated a. institution. placed under the
supervision Of the best naturalsts whch tle county,
affords aad devoted mostly or hrsty 10 the
collection and exhibition OF the Idnn1 OF thls con,
tinent. The carrying out OF this prEcipie. WouIIu
render It valuable from cosmopolitan stand point In
fact the foundation OF similar hsutlons Ia tHe IfRe
tanca sardens shonld rgidly represent fe fora and
fna OF the several States In which they might he leea
ted would attended with most excellent ana colnpre
hensive scientific results oolOined 10 very moderate
expense OF collection lns,ons of ms KIND would
scientific botany and Landscape gardeone as adapted
an exhaustive botanical aud geological exhibit OF the
fora aud aund OF the United states Landscape painters
wnud profit by accurate drawings OF the vegetation OF
erpnt localities; and thus, greater accufacJ and tru'
fulness TO the details OF paiure %oc oe 49, & @ 20
American landscape painting g-quahuts u may 10 se
marked, In which American landscape arr is sadly ne
As an intellectual people, great fault is that of an
helmDg proneness 10 exaggerate the value Oh o1
Of the Central Park. which, noble aud cr'lltse Ss
young Institution has has ss4 reay yop. pS.f ~ % is
even smaller than several leading EHrosau paks% % EN-
s9 snYes while the three great parks Of Engaad contain
respectively $500 acres, 2+o acres ahH l,S- &C
OF them being more than twice as large AZ or own Cen
trsI Even the free public grounds IN l'h' embrace
more than 5000 while those OF me - ~ eHiA'
over 10 900 OF the Parks within the lmt, =" tle
ondo II is true j. as large as tie q trl Pars
Regents. for INSTANCE contains ~ a,s' ny bl ne en-
3s9 Ksnsngton. 262; Victoria 2s ne bos 'e bou9gne
Pari. embraces 25s acres; and lar more nlSh.esht M
than any Of the preeed@g Dsr,ea %lin se & an, Eysian
Fields or Garden OF LuxemhouII. E'sn s rnTf1 if
Park. Dublin. contains LOS ACRES "iN A' " A"0
'' II ia worth the while therefore to abac all pretcnson
IN the matter and sober, ~ - & ge tr @ tnr,i lines Of
nv SutrsI park which will Ia the end render u tht
inest aud individual IN the world anl 10 io b
i nm ~ botanical and geological gag!es SV1ty OF tne
name No country offers more spielOi,i hSeIIat y.
GrI.na and fora than this; and, "rrS ne Ne~.1oss
,srIens IN be limited az first 10 te eolS ~ "I t~c
.a,'s ~ thesq there might be built mp n ieW years
nst valuo bile contribution to the gan' "i ne Woiu
rcoenitiOn Of the that nothing hs m F' leh uons,
ard an appreciation OF the fact mat mrtmhe reh!5
i,bie NAV br done AL that l. ne dri pfO'l''o
,h,, tbs funds shall be hberally Appropriate
THE PEABODY TESIiAJNiAL.