Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-29

agement to prepare specimens TO por-
tray active life.' each of these 10
mounted so as to typify some charac-
teristic phase of the life of the horse
or of it's history. So Sysonby; when
placed on public view, will be shown
galloping, arranged to suggest the
wonderful speed he showed on the.
track The bones of the great stall
lion after their long preparation are
now disarticulated in the laboratory
of DR.. S, H. Chubb, who is in charge
of this particular phase of the mu-
seum's activity When the. work of
mounting them Will be begun is not
yet determined Ut, will be some
months before they are prepared for
public display.
Those who have not seen the speci-
mems displayed in thetSreat museum
cannot fully appreciate the effect of
their novel treatment. Each exhibit
placed on, view there is UNNECESSARILY
enhanced by this suggestion of .aRimar
ton Birds in their eyries, beasts in
their lairs, and reptiles in tfielTs'hests
are mRdeito picture;. life as fsssrly as
the dead reproduction can This. idea
is not surprising but to EMPLOY the
plan in the-monuting, of skeletons is
certainly, highly Ingenious and stril1
ingIy effective. It is amazing what
the framework of thesanimal can tell
when by careful study; each part is
made to suggest dts function in actual
life a.
An instance will serve for illustra-
ton The drapght horse, beast tof
burden. nodded on powerful, heavy
lines, trained to drag great weight,
automatcallyua adjusts. its, body to it's
ask. so that each part with the great
est economy Of EFFORT produces the
greatest. resultant force When the
right hihd leg is set firmly, it's broad
hips laVeted, its bodys .swetyed to the
right TO Sbring its nIaBsiya .sASuld4s
in direct sline for freest action, with
head toffight.aed Lowered, evesS m3fe,
Gle is set foplthe, greatest strain Sol
too, is It's frame. The skeleton of
the horse, when set up thus in action,
shows the hind leg. the lowered, fat
tened pelvis, the arched and curved
vertebrae swinging to the side, the
shoulders hunched and neck bent
each bone, in short true to life--in the
position it would occupy when actually
engaged in such action. So also the
skeleton of pony, set as if grazing,
is truthful to the minutest detail.
Everything else that is placed on view
shows the same painstaking effort,
and the effect is truly amazing.
AS striking display as any to be
found in the museum is the combined
figures of horse and man. Man and
His Friend" it is called, and it is set
up to illustrate the subjugation of the
horse sby. man after the animal had
reached it's present form of develop
ment. The skeleton of the horse is
erected on hind legs, rearing as in
fear of the figure by its side. The
human frame walks beside, with hand
uplifted, evidently holding the bride
and restraining the mad plunges of
the animal Each bone tells plainly
the story of it's purpose to those who
care to seek it's meaning.
So Sysonby will tell his tale. While
to the unthinking his frame will serve
merely to recall his prowess, the stu
dent will find it of greatest interest,"
Posed as galloping, the agility and
easy grace of his movements will be
in evidence rather than the power
which the figure of the draught horse
typifes. The power Will be there,
but subscribing the suggestion of
speed There will be conservation Of
strength and nervous, racking energy
in its application to attain the swift
est flight; the eager tenseness which
drives the modern race horse at its
greatest pace for short stretches, sur
passing all achievements of the turf
monarchs Of the past, though lacking,
perhaps. the stamina that carried the
great horses Of old over long distances
unwearied.
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