The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-24
IXAS AT NEW ORLEANS
pRE ABOUT HER EXHIBITS.
Natural History Specimens, Geologi-
|cal and Neurological Departments.
the Antiquities. the Railroad
Dispiays-Specialti

Bw ORLEANS, Feb. 2l.-rSpecial
dependence. That those of the
|skLD's readers who have not
|nso fortunate as to visit New Or
|s since the opening of the great ex.
|tiOn, and view with feastine
! the numberless represent
Ons OF the ingenuity OF
mind and handiwork of the human
lily, from the most delicate and ex-
siisfabric TO the complex and pon.
bus exhibits in the world OF me.
hics, and among all this multitude
specimens OF the arts, sciences
natural products from every
lou of the habitable globe to see with
fe our own imperial state of TeSas
X among the best in point of interest
he visitor, l will for their benetit de.
|asupplemental statement of what
\ be seen in the space allotted to the
10 Star.
NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
be Texas Natural History depart.
ht is a most interesting exhibit. II
hder the management of Prof, Gus.
i Toudouze ana Mr.. III. P. Atwater.
Il OF whom are celebrated hunters
|orers and naturalists, of Losoya'
h San Antonio. When these two
hralists received orders from the
las commissioners they immediately
ID to work in the most assiduous
bner, with view of making their
brtment attractive and useful, They
he'd on q big hunt, and after several
|lths spent in the Rio Grande region.
Nueces canyons and Pecos noun
+ 8, they returned to their homes
cd with the skins of animals, birds.
lilies, etc, which Prof. Toudouze
seeded to mount in a highly sclen-
manner. lie arranged his speci.
SIN groups in such manner they
TENT liie-like appearance. For a
1 time Prof. Toudouze was a profess.
bl taXidermy in France aud since
hehas had over thirty years expe-
ce in this country. Consequently
gas enabled to prepare his speci-
Is in manner that no one can ex-
bong the specimens secured by these
emen arc several very rare ones.
Iguar, for instance, which was killed
Iecos creek, Dimmit county, is said
the finest specimen of this species
| obtained north Of Mexico. Their
Dor and armadillo also attract the
3htiOn Of naturalists.
|eir collection embraces great va
OF animals, among which are black
Is, wolves, cayOtes, foxes, peccaries
I'D hogs, antelope, deer, civit cats,
1Pons, beavers, flying and common
rel', Weasels, upOssums, g0phers,
1 There are four kinds of wildcats.
there are several hundred beauti-
pirds, which are also arranged in
3pes and placed on pieces of pstri.
wood and rendered highly orua.
lsli by being vanished and gilded.
taNldermlst, also, Prof. Ton
fs has no superior in this state, as is
'ed by his work, for his stuffed rep
are unsurpassed by any i'm tie
L exposition.
ere is also In this department. a
lcilOn OF insects, belonging to Prof.
idbrodt, Of Bastrop, Texas, which
fObably the largest and most COM
4 c any in the United States. This
.etioh comprises 10000 different
Imens, and these are arranged in
male and female, All naturalists
Iede that tho collection Of moths.
&rllies and beetles in this exhibit. ia
fnest in North America, and prob.
unsurpassed anywhere, all of
p Is very croditable TO a citizen of
A lone Star state.
al these must be seen to he ap-
lated. No meager description can
Iem justice. This collection of in
alone is The work of a lifetime, and
Patience, skill and perseverance, re.
ID In It's collection aud arrange
have been such as but few men
sS, aud the labor expended in SO.
g the animals, birds and reptiles
@een greater than will be rewarded.
erylhing in this department has
arranged in glass showcases Sc
Tor the occasion by the commits
r., and presents highly credita-
appearance.
oeloAL AND METEOROLOGICAL DE-
!. FAhlMENI.
n following Is a synopsis of the
interesting objects on exhibition
geological ana mineralogicAl de-
neniS, also OF the antiquities and
sltles' y peculiar nondescript
lris, q stAetito with fossil rem aims,
ol which specimens excite a great
OF amazement and discussion
Eeologists.; wood pseudomor-
u INTO silica, also into disulphuret
pperi charcoal enclosed in copper
great variety OF petritied wood,
llA Madre salt made ysolar evapo-
carbonate, sulphate, nitrate and
l"te OF lulo amorphOus aud crys-
VI hydraulic limestone; gigantic
ces'Ono aud corals; fossil phos-
PSI teeth of elephas masto.
oquas, hippopotamus, lam.
usnchdriasi horn of rhinoseros,
minus, mOnstrous ostrea; special
VOns of rocks and fossils of the
tertiary, tertiary, triassic, carbon.
y and sillrian formation; stone
OltOmluouS earth, asphaltum,
copper, lead, zinc, chrOm, nickel,
NsllVer auc silver ores, pure kaolin,
10 ana oher building material
near The Texas & Mexi-
NAlonal riilr0ad and the projected
Natleyrailroad. Last year the
AleMcan railroad forwarded
E OF lhei' Gulf terminus, Corpus
al W az tom OF stone coal, over four
w pouu{s OF argentiierous bar.
auu UP tons of building rocks.
rocks we're qnarried between
Christ and Laredo, and used
Nernmeit work nj Arkansas Pass.
pecimenon exhibit proves it 10 be
sMierou calcarious land stone; A
e building stone, not given to
esllon like the lime rocks
The cretaceus formation.
rmarlable minerals, TO- sls and
(which collected OF the permian
fh0n, tie existence eff which, In
Ner county, Texas, | discovered and
nnounnd As such in the year 1867,
exhibit together with map and
FED reput.
NuQUfIES AND CURIosITIRs.
lures oithe Alamo, painted before
,oratiu, OF the battle of Corpus
y aud he battle of New Orleans;
eticai fillgree work; portrait of
OeN frederick Won Schiller, drawn
asui Chrlstophine Reinroald,
net autograph letter; portraits OF
INC other Indians; engraved
" wsN found In an Indian grave:
NJ wa and domestic Implements,
~ inlsn teathered dragon and
n suaritn,' with explanatory car
'E voreded the most valuable
'.tiHhN X ibited; relics of Empress
II f"Pss rrinco Eugonius, of Savoy,
ri nrlerlck; tho great Gen.
{,a,te ston's pistols, spy.glasses,
rtTna crutchee, walking-cane
hI,sn'n iegglngs; Santa Anna = sad.
81 n npstu az San Jacinto; gold snuff.
III vented by Cen. Santa Anna To