New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
TO ENRICH THE INSTITUTE.
MONEY FOR THE BIG COLLECTIONS OF
BUTTERFLIES EXPECTED
THIS WINTER.

WHAT 1T MEANS TO GIVE UP THE RESULT o'
LIFE's woRK-A REMARKABLY CoMfhHi'
LIST OF AMERICAN SPECIMENS
=, ,s b,ph,v probabe that some time TINS "il'''
the necessary money with which 10 ouy uIo ,,
nnoeeen collection OF buternies Tor tue D'''s
Institute of Arts and Sciences VIII ne suoSO -.
Mr. Doll will tien part with MS colc0u0'
sun, which could properly be calico meie'!
,or,,ro, nr,ce " and the additional cons>dera'oh
., bein, made curator Of the entcmoioglcai 0o'
,ec,ion IN the Institute, for life. ii the >e"m,'e
collection be bought Edward H. o'aei ~ r.,
sent mis- own collection to the Institute i"1' '
tame enough when one sees IT on paper anu ~ -a
no startling sound if read aloud. but thero @.e
few people wao are capduic VI 0iF
self-sacrifce of the act ,.., -,
What. simply going 70 give away Il eoIe0'eo oxS -
but,erfes and moths valued at pern"p' NJ"
or even twenty thousand dollars. TO SPEAK eN''"
agantly? Well, what is there IN ina. ma. 80 r,orev
man has given many times that amount Oh "oiiey
,o institutes and halls of iearnn= thinking h'te ~
about it himself, and both the sift ano 'io man
were forgotten .,.s ,ba
T,ut think OF a collection that represents ~
,vork of a lifetime almost every piece Oh Mi0,' WIZ
.. -, mounted by the mans own hands! Ihhh
~ becinnine a work when lad OF iou'tee'i !'
old IN crude inartistc. urscientnc soit =,
way not knowing even the value o' "P' ~ u
y. eo. one md passing on TO that ufhe "heh an
of
entomology was familiar with his name ana wna'
-. had dime, There is a strong sraternal ieelhe
existing among these scientists: they corie'po"N
with one another. Each man informs ms o'o''.
seeker of what he has Accomplished ana soIi.i'' SUN
= IKE confidence from his correspondent. Ihey
.xcbanse butterflies. They have a sci OF tu'cS
for the guidance OF beginners such as the ioiio~'
ing: , ,o until
ALWAYS retain poor damaged example uh'ii
vou get q better one Of the same kinu
"collect all kinds large and small. oeauttu'
and ugly scarce and common. those that ny oy
,:,oh, (moths, as well those that fly ny day'
"Get as many different kinds as possible
"Ge. as many Of each kind as possible
.Recouect that no matter how common spec'eS
NAV be I'm one locality, there are other places
where it i. not found at ALL and where ha'u'a'-
lists would be glad TO get H.
always endeavor to secure as many Vi '"o
night butterflies (moths) possible. both large
and small for these have been the most nesecteo'
'Try your utmost TO induce your freno' III o'i'ei
localities to collect for many that may ho' DC iou
IN your neghborhood mag occur III 'hei'' "o
bear in mind that every nlly hi'ieS Pi
tions in many species.
.T ook particularly for varieties and aberrant
>or,,s Of various species: there occur sometimes
individuals presenting differences ana IN some III
stances 10 such an extent as TO almost Iorce US u
believe they are new species.
..pear In mind that some species appear IN
puaarca come wears while in others scarcely
r. vv,, he obtained: So in seasons of plenty pre-
nsre for dearth and capture all you cam Ior'
should YOU get thousand or more OF one hi''u IL
,s a small number 10 supply the numerous ehto-
rno,ogists in different parts of the wor'd VINO may
want them.
D,.a-a;es and moths enter into commerce. and
.hera are regular printed books Of price lists that
ran be had A type" is the out'erny' or t"oie
NAV be several. as many as the ran Is ioituna'o
enough to catch. which the naturalist oescT'pes'
ypde
racorded by the authorities OF course are not
M.,n,s to the honor Of becoming types man
,nay think he has a type. may describe IT, hd"e
A. and all go TO his satisfaction ior some 'ie'
when behoid from some old pooK tha' mas IAN
a.. an obscure corner Of some scIentihc library
,.n,,6, h,okworm unearths the fact that this
49,. .rn. has already been described. Down goes
49, .oi,ector's homes for his boasted type must
NV s,ep down from its position of honor and De-
come only synonyne
WORKING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
unsr Mr.. Graef was boy. and first began his
vort he did not know the value OF types. so wheh'
., exchange he got specimen with another man
-. ~, the little card which is always pinioned
- .ha same chronological pin that holds the
hrttarsv 10 the mounting board, he took the hrs'
r,ms off and put his own on the caro- AS types
are Of the same relative value as arusts po'.'
ha lost no inconsiderabe amount IN TINS way! III
n,,a a, all this boysh lack OF knowledge. his col
,iace,, ,ot Of moths But the feature OF greatest
ralue In this collection which is soon TO become
che nroperty OF The Brooklyn institute Is 'hst II
will be the finest collection OF American ou'ieiie'
in the world. 49,.
How rich and varied are the memories that
crowd upon the collector as he looks over MS
treasures, He remembers the occasion upon "hcn
the ignorant farmer. seeing him al work Will MS
scoop net mistook him for lunanc ana set MS
S..- rnon him. He remembers how his linen coat
hara
perspiration and he was obliged to return 10 ms
roma This was In his amateur days before ne
had learned that light woollen coat is pest r'e
laughs at the hackneyed argument OF the temper
.nce advocates that no animal except man WIN
.ar,h,heu ~ The night flyers. the moths, are TIP
r,ers and can be trapped to death by mixing theIn
Greg Of rum and sugar or beer and sugar he
has learned too that your butterfly is an ep'cure
that will take his food with rich gamey naVor.
"a does no. ignore decayed fish, or even dead
.pake. that they sit around mud puddIes ana ea'
mud as heartily the pygnes in the DSrK b bat
nent said TO CO. lie can ne remGii haiis and sumac
which We're always the tokens TO nun IN tnal n nlS
butterflies near at hand were neing & Gu, eT% u
eat se or garden stuff 70 be fed worthless man
who could never hope to nave thG brgb nTG1 bim be
stuck on board and placed In some mqsesM mus sbo 81
science ,0f few years ali Of these butterflies once be
,onsSng 10 Mr. Graef Mr.. Neumoegen AR, Dol Dol
ta nd one coection the species properly arranged
and the dividing lines that once marked Where ns Im,
.nIiect,on began and another ended VIII DC los
co 'comDeteiy that the collector himself should NJ
be alive will not be able 10 PICK ou. mos brave ave
sefsacrcing person 10 come up 70 Sat te he se
,i.tfa ennueh the first night after he had giVei
his promise TO the Brooklyn lnsuta,e, "; Wien lien ~ ~
nsLaS III them II they would accept money IN neu
ehn coliection they wished him TO give a wri,tei
Agreement but that was not necessary re 70 hin
them as his word would De just do sa0e ~ m
a. any bond he could execute.
GORGEOUS AS TO COLoR1NG.
II Is impossible TO describe these ou''ernes an
moths in way that would give any cohprehen
ave idea of their beauty. and just as lhipossipi
10 realize their gorgeous colorns from any - -,
,-,. =. r,ada Those that come from Sout