The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-01
Life OF Other
Races than Ours
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Buffalo. Sept 80
THE SUPERINTENDENT of etlnology Dr. A.
H. Benedict, has received a most interest.
4 ing collection from Guatemala, which he
has added to the already varied collection
under his charge in that department of the Pan.
American exposition. 1t has been the plan Of
Dr. Benedict to change the exhibits from time
10 timc so as to give greater variety and af.
ford as much educational benefit as possible,
through the collections displayed. There are two
cases of these Guatcmaan relics which remind
the visitor of modes of living quite different
from those of modern invention, yet the articles
displayed show that their makers had the artistic
instinct quite strongly developed. There are
carved gourds and caibashcs, suggesting a line
of decoration quite uncommon and novel, bows
and arrows, fish nets, textile fabrics, ETC., make
up the rest OF the collection.
Quite a novelty in the Ethnology building and
one which is very popular with visitors is the
phonograph, near the northeast entrance of the
building, where may hear at any time the
sounds OF the various Indian dances New rec
ordS are taken each week and placed in the re-
ccivcr, and thus instead of going to the war
dance, the dances, or at least the weird and
strange sounds Of this function, brought to
us. This is free exhibition.
In the gallery of the Ethnology building is
collection of pictures which none should fail TO
sec, especially il they have any interest in the
subject of chnoloey.
A recent visitor to the exposition on going
home told her friends that she had seen the
art gallery OF the exposition and that it was up
stairs in Il round building on the Court of Foun-
tains Her friends thought she must be mistaken
as to the location of the Pan American Fine Arts
building, and they discovered that she had vis-
itcd the collection of Indian pictures in the
Etlnology building and came away thinking she
had seen the art gallery, which, OF course, is a
very different thing and occupies an entire build.
ing nearly half mile away, down on the Park
Lake. Though smaller than the collection of
paintings made by william A. Coffin, to repre-
sent the art Of Pan'Amcrica, this collection of
Indian paintings is very interesting in its way.
The idea is To exhibit in this way the various
othnologic types and it is a very picturesque as
well as beautiful collection.
Among the most interesting Of the paintings
and drawings are the originals of the illustrations
made by Eric Pape for Lew Wallacc's fascinat-
ing story dealing with the lucas and the scenes
OF those strange times, when a race of men who
hit developed a degree of civilization like that
Of the old world at the dawn Of history, pcopled
tho central portion OF the American continent.
These drawings and paintings y; tine the ancient
inhabitants Of Central Amcr n IN lie wori ip
OF their strange gods and the performance of
their weird ceremonies. OF course, they are
largely imaginative but based on the facts which
have come down to us in the remains OF this
people whose works largely ante date the his.
toric period,
The collection includes large number Of
paintings by Herbert Vos illustrating the ethnic
types Of the old and new world, the subjects
shown being chiefly North American Indians and
IIawaiians. There are several pantings OF In