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has been arranged in a special case numbered and arranged to correspond with the last publication on the subject by Mr. Binney.

Considerable progress has been made with the other American landshells, and the present year will certainly see our collections of this sort in complete order for ready reference by the naturalist or paleontologist. 

3. The instruction and entertainment of the public, who, drawn by curiosity or the love of beautiful and unusual objects, come to view the contents of the Museum which are on exhibition.

The curator has been convinced by past experience that to be useful to the general public, a collection of biologic material should not be too large, should be arranged on as simple a plan as can be devised, and should have as many and as large legible labels as is consistent with the proper visibility of the objects in the case. 

If the cases for exhibition can be so filled and arranged as to teach a lesson which he who runs may read, it is my opinion that they come near doing their best possible work for the average visitor. 

In this view the cases devoted to the shell exhibit, are for the passer by and not for the student, unless a beginner. One case arranged by the curator has been devoted to the chief types of Cephalopods to pearls and pearl formations cameo shell and sections