The times., 1893-06-02

the rcd for me FOUND nlnsell unable to
push the instrument farther within the
sand AS this was an every day occurrence
thought nothing of it and would have
passed on had not the native called me
back and insisted there was something ex-
traordinary buried underneath. We re-
moved the surface sand and came Rpon
bed of hard clay; then we knewN~e had
found something worth our attention, for
there is no clay within 200 miles of the
Ancon. Under the bed of clay we found n
roof that had been made of bamboo splints
lashed together with willow withes. I'm
der this was the grave proper 1t was q
circular hole ten feet deep and in the CEN
ter of it, sitting on his launches, was He
From two stakes, one on his right and the |
other on his left, hung two gonfalons, the
one at his right being red flag and hav- |
ing embroidered upon it perfect Greek |
sigma.
"All around" continued Professor Dor.
sey, "were scattered articles of the finest
pottery. Examine them carefully and you
will see that they arc of superior design
and workmanship. AS we found them
they contained grain and vegetables, some
what shrivelled, of course, but in re-
markable state of preservation. 1t was
easy to determine the contents of the jars
to be corn, beans, potatoes, dried she'll
fish and other articles of food. One jar
| had evidently contained a fluid, put there
to quench the thirst of the mummy. 1t
seemed almost pity to disturb such an
august parsonage after n thousand years
of rest, but we wanted him at the Worlds
fair and here he is"
1t twould take pages instead of columns
even to mention the interesting exhibits
in this building which, reach out into the
dark past and throw light upon the con-
dition and the development of mankind
through the ages. In fact, one may trace
the growth of his race from the rudest
savagery to it's present high state of civili-
Zation. 1t is a wonderful object lesson in
the history of mankind. Here the eye of
the visitor is carried back to the days of
the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Romans,
the Egyptians. Their tombs, their ruins
have been ransacked that we may have
the object lessons of what they were and
of how they lived, their religion, their
sports, their battles, their agriculture,
their domestic establishments, their arts
and theirindustries. 1t would be difficult
to imagine anything more interesting, and
Ipredict that this building, small beside
its mammoth neighbors but mighty in
the ages Of time and periods of human
change and progress which it covers, will
soon be crowded from early morning till
late at night.
The outdoor exhibit is quite as fascinat-
ing as that within the building. 1t is q
sort of supplement to the interior display
Here are not only the tents, boats,
weapons, clothing and utensils of primi-
tive peoples, but the people themselves
On the shores of the pond near the Anthro-
biological building are grouped representa-
tives of various tribes of Indians from
North America. They live in their primi-
tive habitations, row their rude boats or
canoes, and engage in their customary oc-
cupations, such as weaving, pottery, chip
ping flint, building canoes, dressing skins
and grinding corn. If one is interested in
the American Indian-and who Is notP-
he may pass many an interested and we'll
spent hour in the Indian school which will
be in operation near by.
New York contributes to this ethno-
graphical display council house and long
bark lodge of the famous Iroquois and
number of typical houses used by the va
rious tribes which formed the powerful
Iroquois confederation. The Indians ore
here, too, living in the houses, reproducing
their ceremonies and padding about in
their canoes. Never before was such
good opportunity afforded for the study of
the habits of the aboriginal dwellers in
our own land. If one wishes to see the
more modern Indian in his war paint, rid
ing his pony in battle or chase, he has but
to visit Buffalo Bills show without the ex-
position grounds.
One of the most picturesque displays
here is that of the ruins of Yucatan. The
structure which seems to show the queer
architecture and decorations of these an
cient people was skillfully built, and its
facades and carvings are made
from plaster casts taken by Consul
Thompson amid the ruins of Labna
and Uxmal. The structures rep
resented are the Serpent house, the House
of Nuns, and the so-called Governors
house. There are also moulGs, columns
and monoliths from the prehistoric city of
Capan. Tropical plants from Central
America have been brought here and clev-
erlyarranged over and abOutthe ruins. All
that is needed to complete the illusion is
the presence of n few snakes basking in
the sun or running to hide themselves in
the grass.
A few rods from the Yucatan ruins are
the picturesque homes of the clifr-dwellers
With consummate art the builders imi-
tated rocks with framework covered DER
, with sheet iron, tin and paper-mache, with
just enough natural rock scattered about
| to perfect the Illusion. Inere are haDlta-
tions within the mass Of rock, and speci-
mems of the ancient Pueblos or Aztecs to
/ live in them. There are also mountain
, sheep and the little burros used by the
cliff-dwellers as beasts of burden. From
the ruins of Yucatan and the cliff-dwell-
ings of Mexico and our own southwestern
borders to the ice-bound habitations of the
/ EsquimauX is n long way, but they are all
) here on the shores of the pond. A sort of
? halfway house is afforded by the village
, of Vancouver islanders, with their boats
l made by following out logs with fire and
primitive tools, and their hideous wooden
idols or totem poles, standing thirty or
. forty feet high on the banks of the lagoon.
( Two hundred yards away, on the other
: side of the pond, are the headquarters of
: the gondoliers; and the Venetians in their
Q gay costumes of two or three centuries ago
1 add q dashing bit of color to the strange
0 scene.
: In this extraordinary commingling of
Q tribes and races historic and prehistoric
one may see Indians from British Guiana,
i standing before their matched huts,