Evening star., 1911-08-19
Subjects of World Study in the National
Museum.
OF VAST VALUE TO ALL SCHOI
Governments Storehouse of knowledge Great Aid
toPopu1ar Education.

The National Museum is SO universal in
its collections and of such wealth Of de-
tail that one may go there and select any
subject of world study from prehistoric
man to the making of the first pin.
Man being the chief study of man, most
students will find supremest interest in a
review of the races. These are repre-
sented by life-sze casts, as historically
correct in color physique and costume as
if each had been fashioned by Nine.
Toussard 1t is a review that gives
realistic insight into the human life of
every corner of the earth-no matter
about its being round-and into the habits
of every race, according to climate, state
of civilization and phase of national
progress. This exhibit is so general as
to take in every human type. from Zulu
undressiness to the stiff gorgeousness of
an old-time Japanese gentleman muffied
to his chin. The examples of Indian and
Eskimo life and customs. however, are
the most numerous, and complete. Ameri-
can history from the colonial period TO
the present is illustrated by objects rep
resenting distinguished persons and
events. and the tribal life of the North
American Indian is SO dramatically vivid
that one feels almost as If the life-siZe
bucks, squaws and papooses under glass
are so many truly flesh and blood people
at their sports wearing blankets. MAX
ing baskets, hammering silver. participat-
ing in their ceremonies or crushing corn
into the gray paste they mistake for
bread.
To give more than the sketchiest gen.
eral hint Of the museums possessions
would be TO write a report with pages by
tie hundred, but even a most casual visit
will open for the boy or girl student
vistas of study which may lead later on
TO careers of useful research.
An Elaborate Exhibit.
There is by way of instance. an ex-
hibit of projectles whose shots have not
only been heard around the world. but
will reverberate down the ages until out
sounded by that crash we anticipate fa-
mliarly as tie crack of doom. This ar
mory of fame has for it's oldest frearm
a matchbox. with worm eaten stock.
that belonged to some fighter. himself
worm eaten centuries ago. For the new
est examples see the cannon captured
from Spain.
In display of old clothes
each garment seems chart out
lining the characteristics of former
wearers True Washingtons uni
form Las been often and so yariously
hung that its shape indicates nothing but
the peg, but-every seam in Old Hick-
ory's coat reveals the backbone of the
man who broke the Bank of the United
States, I'll ere is manly sturdiness in
each crease OF Melville's old fur suit. and
something far grander than victory in
every thread of Confederate gray.
Santa Annals coat-but, some way. one
cannot see the Mexicans cloth and brass
for the red blur of the Alamo.
A pathetic lot of junk cries out re-
membrance of the Maine. To this al
ways -quickening exhibit is added,
Just now the dramatic uncertainty as to
a truth that lies under the tepid yellow
of Havana harflor instead of where she
belongs. at the bottom Of we'll. Near
by, gigantic stone idols from the south