Evening star., 1901-06-28

the space in the building and the displays
Of the University of Pennsylvania. Mexico,
the Ohio Historical Society among others,
present an attractive and complete appear
ance. The university exhibits series Of
dozen Or more cases containing specimens
Of primitive games as traced to the pres
ent day. First come those played with
dice, then the guessing or chance games.
many varieties of ball games, hoop and
pole. cup and ball. bow and arrow, and
numerous other sorts of games Many of
them are Of Indian origin and. with COM
prehensive labels, much interest attaches
to them. The series is supplemented by
number of games common in the Philip
pine Islands. The work of Mr.. Stewart
Cultn of the universitys museum, this
is recognized to be, although no mention is
made of him. can be taken as the best in
this line, for he is a widely known au-
thority. At the National Museum in Wash
ington there are several large collections
made and installed by him.
There are skeletons and skulls galore;
models Of Indian effigy land burial mounds
with prehistoric implements and ornaments
of bone, shell and stone; any number of
arrow heads and stone axes. and so on.
1t Is almost a relief after Examining these
to visit the Mexican booth, where in pleas
ing fashion are displayed specimens of
very fine weaving, pottery, painting, stone
and wood carving, etc The Mexican Indian
work is unique and brilliant. and there is
a certain finish to the entire booth, which
is very attractive. The Ohio Historical So
ciety devotes its space largely to objects
taken from the Baum prehistoric village in
Ross county, Ohio, explored during last
year. 1t is extensive collection, and
the specimens are remarkably well pre-
served. In the center of the building the
society has a square Enclosure. within
which are four adult and three infant skei-
etons practically complete. and various
odds and ends Of bones, implements and
ornaments belonging, to the natives Of this
village of the past So &
Domesticated Animals.
While domesticated animals and those
hunted by man come under the chronological
classification, the idea seems to have been
made the excuse for exhibiting in this
building several large displays of taxi
dermy, commercial at that, which in pro-
portion to the archaeological objects seem
too prominent. On the space which is
being Installed by the state of Washington
there are good specimens of elk and deer
and eagles and owls, together with repre-
SentatiVeS of nearly every other branch
of the animal kingdom.
On the balcony are one or two exhibits
which deserve special attention, as COM
pared with those on the main floor, among
which are Professor STAIRS and that of
the Ward natural science establishment.
The province of Ontario. Canada, which
has many exhibits in different buildings Of
the exposition. has also a creditable dis
play here. Indian blankets and rugs and
a collection of oil portraits Of representa-
tive Indians are interesting
The chronological objects all appeal strong
ly, of course, to the scientist and the stu
dent. but the farmer of western New York
who strays into the building is not likely
to think them half good as the SIX eetons
and the stone axes he has dug up in his
garden plot many time. A separate
building was surely not justified.