Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-30

action of the weather, and which adds |
still more to its romantic and venerable |
air.
No special hurry or anxiety is depicted |
upon the faces of its inmates, If you
should meet them passing TO and fro. |
Visitors are seen gazing at the curiositles
lin art or nature, but all speaking quietly
with no loud talking or laughing Occa-
sionally some childish treble is heard
ringing above the usual tones in the quiet
halls, as | heard one day little voice
exclaiming at sight of some object "Oh,
mamma, look here, canned snakes and
frogs
The Smithsonian as is generally
known. was endowed by a wealthy
observation-disclosures mithson, the nat
ural son of the Duke Of Northumber-
land. He was splendidly educated at
Oxford University and became a dis
tinguished scientist and chemist. lie
never married, and at his death,
at Genoa. Italy. he bequeathed his
fortune to the United States Of
America to found at Washington,
under the name of the Smithsonian
Institute. an establishment for the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge among
men" Its work Is: First, stimulating
scientific inquiry, initiating and develop.
ing inauiry ia the various branches of
! knowledge. publishing to the world new
discoveries, aud bringing about an inter
change Of thought between scientists
| elssThere."
I n Establishing in Washington an i'm
meose collection OF books, unique IN
character and found nowhere else to so
great an extent, namely, transactions OF
| learned societies and the records of dis
and (tDl az nm
rivaled national museum Of objects of
nature and art. with special reference to
| the illustration of the animal, vegetable,
mineral and industries OF North Amer
| :ca. 1t has a library of nearly 100000
volumes deposited in the Congressional
| library. to which large add ions are
made annually by different learned sOcie-
ties in all parts of the world.
| The officers and clerks are paid from
| the Smithsonian fund, and the greater
| collection of the objects Of nature and
| art have been removed to the National
| Museum, which is supported by the gov
| ernment.
There are, however, great many still
in the Smithsonian. The first thing that
strikes your eye is the gigantic figure OF
an ostrich with outstretehed wings and
head poised high in the air, as II he was
about TO start on a rapid fight through
his native desert and spurn the hot sands
under his powerful fee5.
At the further end is the fac stnltts
of the huge Irish elk; its skeleton frame
on one pedestal and its counterpart
Stimulating the lordly animal as In life in
plaster of paris on another. Glass cases
| of stufei birds from the largest to the
smallest. each family arranged in its
glass compartment together, thus, the
| phasiande OF pheasant family, the
Uolumbide or doves in another, etc.
There are also huge figures Of stuffed
animals the American bison paving the
ground with huge shaggy head lowered
and an appalling brightness in his eye
How thankful we are that it is only a
dead one. The National Museum. One
cannot do more than give slight notice
of all the wonderful and interesting
objects grouped in the building All the
/ wonders of the animal kingdom are here
! on land and sea either stuffed or initiated
t in plaster of paris, arranged IN life-llk,
, positions The building itself, though
2 well arranged inside, well ventilated auC
5 lighted, has not a particularly hand
some exterior. and especially contrast
| very unfavorably with its loftylookinl
neighbor, the Smithsonians towering
| above it and casting it literally in tn
| shade"
The halls and rooms are spacious
though, and there is large pool in tn
| center with fountain which gives de
lightful freshness, and large palms an
other oriental plants are placed aroun
in tubs, soon now to be removed out Q
doors. / can but briefly mention som
Of the most interesting objects to be see
10 this building.
First, we will begin with Georg
Washington. All the relics given b
the Lewis family and others, are true
and are too well known to bear repetl
ton. | will mention, however, tn
| christening robe" of some kind of soft
white silk damask, about yard square
with a seam 10 the middle. 1t sets tn
young mothers of the present day to tn
. widest cOnjectures as to how it coul
; possibly be formed into dress. Here
= the Syrian Sarcophagus, which wa
supposed to have once containe
: the form of a dead Roman En-
peror 1t was presented t
n Andrew jackson AS a resting plac
: for his remains" but this grand old ad
: yocate of true Democracy declined !
. saying in these words Il must deelin
= accepting the honor intended to be be
1
mortal body shall be laid 10 a repositor
prepared for an Emperor or King"
/ THE MOSAIC LION.
f This wonderful fragment was stole
c from the ruins of the Carthageman TEN
S pie OF Astarte, erected by the Roman;
S 1t represents huge lion spriuging On
n horse. 1t is supposed to be 1000 year
0 old Ii was stolen by Arabs and sold t
/, Sir Richard Wood during his residence a
e Tuuis. Unfortunately the Arabs IN thel
5 greedy haste disfgured it, as the Who'll
e figure of the horse does not appear, bu
e it is wonderfully interesting, fescinatin
It relic. There are Egyptian deities, mum
,sies. sphynxes, Peruvian mqmmies, Gen
: trail American sssstiduities, Indian idol
i and monuments, or Totem t .,"stS;
V / grotesnue and fantastic forms, the Mean
e derthai skull, unlike any other skull TIA
e ever existed of man or monkey, or2Gg
r, | oUtaDg group, two orangs (males) tight
g ing an orang, mother and baby cling
]. ing in his parasite position wit
= arms and legs elasping her bod
S close, apparently frightened, an
e a little two-year-old Orangboy lOokin
v down from his nest in tree above
c aroused by the 'scrimmage below.
= every branch OF industry, perfectly exc
cuted. about eight or ten inches high
# sight to drive little girl wild with env
also life size figures of Mandarins an
other officers OF the Chinese empire, an
many specimens of workmanship by thes
: queer people.
r The fossil of huge megatheriun
i seen calmly leaning against tree lunch
5 ing I'VE SUPPOSED in its top. lie was
Q fortunate fellow, being so tremendou
: and strong that he could take care {
e himself without the necessity of bandin
e with his fellows for safety. One cannC
Q tell, though, of all the wonders of crea
e ton and the ingenuity of God 5 mos
g wonderful creation. like unto himself
t man. We will close by mentioning tn
s $2,000.000 feather cape worn on pub
e lie occasions by King Kamehame ha, pre-
e scented by him to this country, throug
e Cora Bolton, in 1899 The birds (OC
+ from which these splendid feathers wer
# taken have but two feathers, one unde
It each wing. It is very rare species al, an
G involves much toll in its capture. In
II cost Of this cs9e was estimated at 81 600
It 900, and they are no longer to be had o
II | account of the great expense. The ex
]. penses of the National Museum, undo
q the direction of the institution, are pal
q BY appropriations by Congress.
h The Smithsonian building was CON
/ pleted in 1856 at cost of $3.50, 900, pal
2, out of the aecret;ons of interest, etc, {
= the original fund, and still leaving pei
i manent fund of 5000, 900 in the treasuI
Is of the United States, from the income (
n which the expenses Of the institution al
% paid.
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