The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-11
international Exhibition, 1876.
COLLECTION TO ILLUSTRATE THE FISHERY
RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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The Smithsonian Institution and the
United States Commission OF Fish and
Fisheries desire to secure as complete q
collection as possible to Illustrate the
fisheries Of the United States, or its re-
sources as derived from the sea, the
lakes, and the rivers, for the Interna-
tionai Exhibition to be held In Phiiadel-
phia in the Centennial year, 1876. This
will form part OF the Governmental
display to be held in accordance with an
act OF Congress Of March 3, 1879, ana an
Executive order Of March 5, 1875.
A. stated. the object Of this collec-
ton is to illustrate, in the fullest
manner. the resources Of the United
States derivable from the waters, and it
will embrace first, an exhibition OF the
objects themselves, living, in refrigera-
tors on ice. stuffed, dried, or in alcohol,
as also Photographic representations,
and plaster casts coIored from nature ;
second. the products derived from the
various species, either in their crude
state or modified, together with their APP
plications in the arts or in trade; third,
the apparatus by which these objects
are pursued, captured, killed, and
utilized; and fourth, the means by
which the same are multiplied by ma
tural and artificial methods, or main
tanned In healthy living state.
/. The forms more particularly 70 De
Illustrated are; first, the seals, whales,
nnrr,oises. etc, as furnishing skins,
hides. oil teeth and bone; second, the
aquatic reptiles, such as the various
Turtles. frogs, alligator5, etc. third, the
fishes in their different varieties fourth,
the marine invertebrates, Or sheii-flsn,
crabs. holsters, corals, sponges, etc.
fifth. the aIgae or sea-Weeds, and other
marine products not ofan animal nature.
. Among the applications Of objects
NAV he mentioned: first, various pre-
narations Of flesh and roes, as dried,
salted. smoked, picked, canned, etc
second; oils, sIermaciti, etc. third, ge-
latine, isingIass, glue, leather, shell,
whaIebone, teeth, and other parts Of tne
animal, in their crude condition, tnelf
stages Of manufacture, their final condl,
/ tion, and their simpler and more special
| employments; fourth. the diHerent ma.
nures derived from the inhabitants ol
the water and the applications Of the
weeds and other vegetable Or NINE
| raj articles.
= The apparatus which may be emu.
merated as used in pursuing, capturing
and utilizing the various species con
sists: first, Of special clothing for the
/ protection Of the wearer, such as water
k-oofs, boots, hats, gloves, etc; second
nf she different kinds Of canoes, skifs
birches, boats, and RATS, with their oars
naddIes. or poles. and other devices fol
rnrsnIt and capture, or for transporta
1 fion Of the articles, as 5nacks, mef-
chantmen, etc. third, Of bows and ar
rows, spears, harpoons, lines hooks 3 .
floats. sfnkers, reels, rods, artificial hie'
and bats, nets ofall kinds, traps, pounds
dredges, travis, rakes, etc.
JOSEPH HENRY,
Secretary Smithsonian Institute.
SPENCER f. BAIRD.
C. s. Commissioner Fish and flsherles