Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-06
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

The Londoners have the advantage
OF most people. They need scarcely
travel abroad to see the world. They
have world at home. London is u
little, world 10y itself; q sort OF social,
political, commercial, and even phys.
zeal microcosm. Men Of all CHIMES,
productions Of all countries, and relics
OF all ages Of human history are to be
found there. The city itself is q sort
Ut book, living, human book, that q
man may study Tor months with the
greatest profit 1t would take some
Time to read up It's thoroughtares and
routes and ways OF business and travel.
1t would take Il good while to read up
It's parks and gardens and theatres
and places OF pleasure and amusement.
1t would take many days to read up
It's colleges, cabinets, conservatories,
galleries, museums and places of in
struction aud educational and artistic
interest. 1t would take more than a
month of Sundays to read up its ca
thedraIs, churches, chapels, halls, AS
ances OF moral and religious reform.
Many days could be spent upon its
monuments, towers, castles and pal.
aces ,proois OF its appreciation OF manly
worth, evidences OF its wealth, and
memorials of its history. Many more
could be passed i'll its Parliamentary
Buildings, Council Chambers, Man
sIons, Courts, Prisons, and other pro-
visions for the enactment of law, the
administration of Justices and the pres
ervation Of public order and peace.
And all this might be done without
climbing to the heights OF society or
crawling to its depths. 1t might be
done without an acquaintance with
the best OF worst men III London So
ciety, or an experience Of the best or
worst phases OF London lite.
To the man Of reading and thought,
unquestionably the most interesting
place to visit III the great city Is the
British Museum. Whether he delight
III antiquarian research, III historic
lore, III legal eruditlon, III aesthetic
culture, III metaphysical discussion, or
in practical. pursuits; whether his
range be IN the mighty past, or IN the
living active present; his souls desire
for scenes to reyel among can here be
satisfied III the halls and galleries
of this marvellous Institution are col
lected and classified innunerable OBJ
ects of interest to the inquirlng mind.
In the meteorological Department are
specimens Of all the known minerals
from all lands. In the Botanical are
plants from all countries. In the
Geological are animals from all climes.
Here are birds, and fishes and four
footed beasts and creeping things
from all airs and waters and forests
and mountains and marshes. Here
the students OF the ologies can dwell
and pluck and luxnriate. Here, also,
students in theology, as will soon APP
pear, may find shafts for the arrows
Of their quivers, on which the Holy
Spirit may tasten the piercing point
and barb. ORTHODOXY, Conchology,
Ichthy ology, and Erpelology are all
infinitely and profusoly illustrated
The little island, in reaching ont her
arms of commerce to all continents
and seas, has also extended her arms
Of curiosity, and gathered III them
prolific wonders.
Such were my contemplations and
reflections whlll strolEng through the
galleries of the Museum in London.
Especially was greatly interested in
Il, Il IL,
ly impressed by them and their won
drous associations. | had intended to
go more into details, which likel-
would be more profitable than my own
musings. These | must now reserve
for another lecture.-C. 9. AdCocate.