The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-10
AMERICAN PATHOLOGY.
A Proposed Feature of the Pan-Ameri-
 can Exposition.

A Proposed Feature of the Pan-Ameri
 can Exposition.
 The scope of the Pan-American expo sition is limited to the western conu nent and the outlying islands, includ ing Greenland, West Indies, Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines The de partment of ethnology and archaeology aims to present all phases of these sub- jects, so far as practicable, in such way as to appeal both to the popular and the scientific mind. In particular I wish to avoid the very prevalent mis- take of exhibiting a miscellaneous col lection of arrowheads, stone hatchets and pottery, which means nothing with ! out proper assortment and labelling | This department of the exposition al lords an opportunity for the publication of the results of careful study in any branch of anthropology, with the sole proviso that it applies to the aboriginal people within the scope of the Pan American Exposition. This publication, instead of being old matter after a month, extends from May l to Novem- 1 bera1, 1901. Instead of reaching the at tention of the necessarily limited sub scription list of a scientific journal, it will reach hundreds of thousands of different individuals from all parts of the world. As Buffalo is situated with in twelve hours railroad ride of forty million persons, any exhibit made is as sured of a large audience.
 So far as practicable, studies to be published in this department of the ex- position should be illustrated, and the illustrations should preferably be by objects rather than by pictures, al- though photographs and models will not be out of place. The reading mat ter must necessarily be very much con- densed, but placards will be provided at the expense of the exposition for the suitable elucidation of any exhibit made. My own opinion is that a placard without a specimen is of more value as a means of popular instruction than an unlabelled specimen.
 A considerable number of museums, as we'll as students unconnected with museums, have already promised to contribute. The following topics are suggested as appropriate for elaboration Nllu d NltW lO tAIlpllloIi III lIc I iIl- American exposition. Some of these topics have already been taken, and personal correspondence is requested in order to avoid duplication. Suggestions of other suitable topics will receive prompt consideration.
 The following is the list of topics
 Mortuary customs of the aborigines
 Prehistoric trephning.
 The relation of domesticated animals to civilization and the hindrance of the development of American peoples on ac- count of the paucity of domesticatabe animals.
 Aboriginal agriculture
 Prehistoric llama roads and trails.
 Variety of food used by the aborigines as shown by kitchen middens and other evidences.
 Visual communication of thought by the aborigines. Mexican codexes and Comparison of Mexican and Old World hieroglyphics,
 Transition period in which the Ameri- can aborigines retained their autonomy and primitave customs while using European implements.
 Methods of aboriginal torture.
 Cannibalism. It's economic and re- ligious significance. Religious observances of North Amer iea Indians contrasted with the idola- try of the Mexicans. Aboriginal traffic, as illustrated in the finding of ocean shells inland, and other at long distances from the | base of supply
 Economic geology of the aborigines. Methods of trapping animals, birds | and fishes. Evidence, or lack of evidence, of the | of man in America. Does the so-called elephant mound" of Wiscon- 1 sin indicate the co-existence of man | with the mastodon? Are there any oth- ,r indications that man was contem- With extinct animals?
 Significance of color and pattern in belts.
 Method of manufacture of clipped lint implements.
 Evolution of the pipe and bird stone rom the primitive war hatch.
 This list, while far from complete, md not even including certain exhib ts already arranged, will afford all idea if the general scope of this department if the Pan-American exposition. So far IS possible, We wish uo be independent if mercenary collectors, and to exclude ollections of Indian relics made with 10 scientific knowledge. At the same ime groups of specimens form definite 3calities are always of scientific value, nd it is desired that any topic chosen hall be illustrated by actual specimens nd models, so far as possible. A spec Il feature of the exposition will be an Tt gallery, limited to portraits of abo- igines and to modern works of art aking their theme from aboriginal lodes of life.-Dr. A. L. Benedict's ofic- Il Circular.
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