St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
AT THE MUSEUM.
The Addition Opened MOnday--SOneO OF
the Objects Recently Added.

The Addition Opened MOnday--SOme OF
the Objects Recently Added
The Fairbanks Museum was re-
opened on Monday, after having
been closed for some days to facili-
tate the moving OF things into the
addition recently completed. The
opening day was rainy, and conse-
uuently there were but few visitors.
The additional space now affords
splendid facilities for displaying OBJ
iects Of interest, and in the re.arrang'
ing many improvements have been
made. The game birds, including
ducks, geese, grouse, turkeys, pigeons,
rails, woodcock, ployer, ETC., have
been separated from the birds OF
North America and make an interest
ing group by themselves. In the
new part will be found the animals
divided into groups and classified.
An addition to this case is badger.
Some Of the most beautiful shells
have been moved to arrow OF horizon
tai cases at the south end OF the gal.
lery, where they are in better posi-.
ton for inspection, and are well
arranged. The star fishes and sea
uchins have also been rearranged in
a new case. An interesting case is
that containing collection OF oyster
shells and the enemies to their pros
perity oysters have to cope with.
These were presented by T. w. B.
Clark Of Boston. The shells show
the perforations by the borers, a
number of which depredators are
shown in a bottle. A boring sponge
also preys upon the inoffensive oys-
ter, and it's work is displayed in the
honeycombed condition OF shell.
There are also oysters covered with
barnacles, and other shells which
have been attacked by borer of
another sort A piece of ships
shoe, tunnelled in every direction by
the teredo or ship worm is calculated
to make one reflect on the perils of
those who go down to the sea in
ships. The articles in this case are
very completely labelled.
Among the new and interesting
objects to be seen in the museum is a
model of an Alaskan chiefs house,
with the curious totem poles, which
tell the genealogy OF the family, and
several chiefs and chieftanesses Sur
rounding it. This group was OBJ
tanned at the worlds fair, and is
very curious. The new snakes will
prove an attractive object. There
are two pythons, one of them sixteen
feet long; two puff adders and two
imambas in the group, which is
,pIendidly mounted. A pair of rhi-
noceros nornbills, showing the
female in the nest built up at the
opening by the male, so she cannot
escape from her family duties for an
instant, and the male bird offering
her food, are well done. Up stairs
there are two suits of Venetian armor
Of considerable interest, and a case of
souvenirs of the Columbian exhibit
ton, at the north end, is newly
arranged.
A missal or psalter of parchment,
illuminated and written by band,
will attract lovers OF this sort of
work, the present specimen of which
was secured by Col. Fairbanks in
Italy. The cuckoo clock, which is
an object of untiring interest, espe-
rially with the children, is to be
moved to the south end, where it
will hold more prominent position
than formerly. Those who have not
visited the Museum had better take
an early opportunity ofdoing so.