New-York tribune., 1906-12-10
DIR. 4. c. HADDON HERE.
English EthnoZogist Tells of His
Experiences IN Ne1C Guinea.

Or. Alfred c. Haddon, the English ethnologist.
who has traversed the wflds of Africa, New Guinea
and AIelanesia- is IN this country TO make in
spection OF the American museums DR.. Haddon
has been here before, and has a high opinion Of
American interest IN scientific Investigations and
studies Of ancient peoples. He visited the Museum
Of Natural History few days ago, and while look
ing over the magnificent collection there. talked OF
his recent adventures.
Your country really takes the lead" he said.
when It comes TO financing expedition into the
wild byways OF the world Here your museums are
continually sending out expeditions which invarl-
ably bring back specimens for the collections and
for exchange.
'Tn this way you are. year by year, adding great
features your already large collection. Abroad it
is otherwise. Unless some private Individual hav-
ing a taste for investigation sends out an expec-
ton and then adds his findings the national coll
lection no progress is made. The British Museum
is bit behind you in progress 1t IS Of the
seums of all other countries Of the Old World
Nothing can be done without money, and in the
United States your great merchants. be it said TO
their credit, give freely for scientific purposes"
DR.. Haddon has recently gained some notorety
by the publication OF rare volume on the diver
The book is SO costly that only the larger libraries
keep it in stock and II Is never allowed TO go out
clares he did not set out 10 be collector OF the
diversions OF the savage but 10 study them and
through them the origin OF mankind
I'm 1889" he said, Il went 10 New Guinea to
found the natives so interesting that I decided to
stay among them for a while. l became almost
one OF themselves. for IL the only way get
at their origin, their customs and habits. Finally,
one day I was liked well that was initiated
int Ancient order OF the Crocodile once an
ethnoogisC gets into one OF the tribal social or
ganfZatiOuS. he has made great fnrOadS into the
Character Of the people.
ssThe ceremony OF initiation quite simple. IN
other Indian tribes the blood brotherhood con-
tract has 70 be gone through before you get into
the secret societies. Not with the tribes the
Warrior Islands There grip. long
tertainnlent or sermon 1 simply informed thar
hereafter nv name Naino. A few days later.
1yhen | knew the people better, I found that a
.frrear chief had done the courtesy OF giving
NE his name and reserving mine for himself. He
has since known Dr. Haddon and I have
zone down in their language AIaiuo the new
-,
is1ands The word had gone out that a fuI
iedged Crocodile. I beginning 10 feel proud
- NV membership in such distinguished Orgaui-
ga+i0f A native approached me- saluted, and Of
Fsra5 c0c0anuts II u token of friendship I
accented Along a doubling Thomas He toll
- dfbar fellow that he doubted my trOcOdieshlr
tT1a skaDtic spirit Is the scientific spirit SO il
as necessary show them my vaccination marks
IrSfs was perfectly acceptable to the skeptic for
- is n practice in many OF the islands 10 scarir-
Dr Haddon is at work on n book describing the
II An and customs and manners Of the New Guinea
VriPes He Will be IN this country for several
uInntbs during which he VIII deliver course ~
lectures in Boston