Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-21
:ExninlrED AT CINCINNATI.
Some Of the 0mtshs0m1an Collections
Exciting Assentson There.


The Cincinnati Commercial 0a.esse, speaking OF
the Cincinnati Centennial Exposition, says the
exhibit OF the Smithsonian Institution, which in
cludes the United States National Museum, II
much larger than that OF any OF the other Gov.
ernmeni Departments II is located In the north
annex OF the Park building, occupying about
900 square feet OF door space or more than one
quarter Of the entire amount set apart for the
Government exhibits 1t was prepared under the
general direction OF Prof. @. Brown Goode, Assist
ant Secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution. in
charge OF the National Museum.
The exhibits are peculiarly varied, all Of the
represented. The display has been Installed in
sucn manner as 10 bring out very fOrcibly the
lessons which the collections are intended to
teacn In lact, as one wanders through this vast
space he almost fancies himself transpo ted to he
halls OF the famous museum In Washington. The
era Direction Of Prp Goe S mne Sssn sne
under the Immediate supervision OF the museum
curator In charge OF said department. The list
Profs. Mason, wilson, Adler, Watkins True, Horn.
aday. kdgway, Smith, RathDun, Koehier, Lucas,
knownton, Collins. Smile, Clarke, and Mindelen.
PREHISTORIC MAN.
Entering the space rst on the left is the depart
ment OF prehistoric anthropoogy, with Its rich
collections OF crude and POLISHED stone and bronze
implements telling the story OF mans progress
from lower 70 higher civilization. Here may
be seen models OF tae Swiss lake dwellings, a
distribution OF populations at time concerning
which history Is silent. Adjoining tnis exhibit is
t tnaI OF inc department. OF ethnology The central
tnougnt OF this department Il man, and the central
oolect Is case containing series OF specimens
showing the daily income and expenditure Of the
On the other side OF the same case Is q series
showing the chemical constituents OF the human
Dody Indicating the exact qualities OF each OF the
various solids, liquids and gases In man OF 154
the noted chiefs and warriors Of each OF the promi
hent tribes OF North American Indians, plaster
peoples OF the Old World, with manakins show ny
the costumes OF different countries Here may be
seen very compete BET OF the implements and
utensils Oh our own Indians, including his war
Ciuo, OoWs and arrows, pipes MARKS gamOlnglm-
pisments Undressing aud weaving tools &C.
Is asS an exnSt q crude n Wncn ms
nre-ny lamp OF the West Indies, the candle fish OF
Alaska, the fre-sticks OF the Indians and the.tin
oer-box and tallow-dlp of the ONO pioneer. Near
by Is the exhibit OF Biblical Archaeology.
EVOLUTION OF STEAMBOAT AND LOCOMOTIVE.
On the right Is the exhibit Of the Department of
Transport alton, where, for the first time in the
history OF expositions, an exhibit showing the
Development OF The methods OF transportation has
been attempted. 1t begins with the man carrying
his own burden, or what Is to nm perhaps tri1e
more Sal Is. actory, making his wife carry IL for
MN. Then comes asst of burden, steam and
electricity. There are series showing the develop
ment o. the steamboat anu OF the railroad pasSen-
ger COACH with croso-sections OF the various yles
OF rails in Use In the United States since 1928.
Next comes the natural history exhibit, which Is
very full In ali departments. An exhibit that at
tracts much notice Is that OF naval architecture
which contains many models and pictures or
strange forms among them being the curious ship
In which Columbus sailed on MS great errand OF
discovery, the celebrated Mayf1ower that brought
our fathers TO tue ''and OF the free" the skin
kyack OF the Eskimo and the United states frigaUe
Cumberland. sunk by the famous Merrimac In
Hampton Roads.
THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Behind these exhibits Is the department Of the
graphic arts, whole exposition in Itself, q world
OF interest TO the students OF art II occupies
twelve large alcoves and sho g the growth OF the
grJ pnlc arts from Tue earliest period IL divided
INTO four sections, the first showing the various
phOto-mechanicai process), Tor pictorial purposes,
from the beginning Oh the sixteenth CEN
Jury 70 the present time; second, the his
tory OF wood engraving In the United
United States, and fourth, the rapid grow tn
OF the modern photO-mechanical processes.
Near by Is the historical collection illustrating
the growth OF photography. It's curious little
cameras may have been familiar to the pioneer,
but they had certainly been superseded by more
modern ones before our day Continuing to the
right one enters the thirteenth and last depart
ment OF this wonderful exnlDit OF the Smithsonian
Institution. This last department contains
specimens sent by the Bureau OF Eth
IRON life, by the late Clark Mills. OF q number OF
Zuni Indians These are dressed In the peculiar
costume OF the tribe. Their civilization Is exem-
piihed In the large models OF their pueblos or
dwellings, their weaving, basketry, pottery, &C.
Similar exhibits illustrative OF the life and habits
models or the mounds OF the mound builders and
the houses or Jne ancient in-dwelierS.