The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-21
s1BERIA's FINE MUSEUMS.
Eo17ec+ions Which Scholars From All
Over tn. World Are Glad to
Examine.
New York Sun.


richest countries in the world IN an
chronological investigation may seem
surD7;sing. Leon Sternberg, who ar
rived from the Academy OF Sclence at !
St Petersburg few weeks ago TO
take up employment i'll the American
Museum, OF. Natural History. spent a
Term a political exile in Siberia and !
tells about this phase Of Siberia:
~Therc scarcely town OF 10000
Inhabitants" said he. (which mas not
wejl-aouseG museum OF anthropolog! !
,,,sa~ the care o. 1 learned and COM !.
,oe.4-,, curator. ard some OF these !:
2n.r GOWNS nave museums whose /.
~c7jer-;ons attrac, scholars from al !
over ,he world. In the museum OF
Tashlent there is valuable material
illustrating the civilization OF the
Greco o-Bactrian kingdom, which 1ol-
lowed the conquest Of Alexander
The museum at Irkutsk some years
aeo sent out great eNpeetlon N
which a score OF political eNlles spent
three wears in northeastern Siberia
and fer the first time brought IN an
adeo7,ate account Of the languages
culture, religion and folklore OF the
tribes OF that region. Messrs. Bogo-
sas and Jockelson, atterward placeo
IN charge of the Jesup eNpeoit1ol
from, the American museum, were
members of the Irkutsk expedition.
: an the little towns of NerchinsS
and Chetah there are excellent r1u-
senrn5 both founded by a political
exile At the expiration of his term
he settled in Nerchinsk and took up
+be trade of photography. Although
hurdened with the support OF a great
family he managed to collect very
rs,,able material of the stone age ana
s+bno,ogical collections from the sur
rounding Tunga and Monaghan tribes
,"Rnt the richest museum in Siberia
from scientific point Of view is that
~ M;nusinsk. Minusinsk is small
tow, hut the museum is housed IN a
fine brick building, and scientists
Iron, the whole world go there to see
the collections illustrating the bronze
are and stones containing 1nscrip-
SONS IN the MongolIan and old 1urK-
;eb dialects. The founder was Marry
49,. drueeist of Minusinsk. He
u,e educated in a university IN nus
s;a where he came under the lliliu-
1850 ,f DISTINGUISHED anthropolo-
o;s+ Prof Radloy. The latter 'nsplr-
ed him to return to his native town
aud make anthropological collect'o'lS
- +n.t ree;on and Martyanov found
- +be r,useurn, now known through
o-+ +b> scientific world out OF MS
ou, rreans. and made its chie1 co'-
7ections himself.
All these museums are s"pp01 W
s have been built up chiefly 0y p''-
a mans anG are the object 70
nDfh ride on the part OF the io.e' ,..
as;as,,ts The influence OF the poiltl-
-.1 sx,,es 5s responsible for all TINS
sTbA xx;les have included many OF
-o., ,n1ellectua people in Russia
rb;. intellect had 20 find an o"'is'
-o-,4,;here. Around them lay >a:s'
v9ro1ched field oi such knowledge IL,
I 80 and culture OF the native
.a. @ Il was virgin soil tor inc
-.;D ;l,.:,s and it was perfectly natural
49, -,e,, 70 take up the STUD! WILL
r<,1r, separated from their Eno ne,
.,a.,.s!yes into this investigation "'''
a., -. enthusiasm OF minds starving
~ mental pabuIum. La:er' perhaps
4, settled in Siberian towns IN mon
s.-o;no occupations, and were a0''
- fo~nd museums. Their children III
more think of leaving Siberia 'na'
the children of immigrants thlnS .
7savine the United States. Inc peopl'
z.,s Greater wealth and greater n
.5e,4ndence than in Russia lhe'e
:or- their intellectual life is more ao
tive and from the nature OF the'F eli
= has taken the direction