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his energies to this other interesting subject. (1)

[[indent]] Before closing my notes on St. Petersburg, I will anticipate a later chapter in this report, to point out that personal acquaintances and friendly intercourse with the Russian scientists, thus early in my mission, prepared the way for their proposal that we should consider several far reaching  undertakings in connection with the China-Indian trade-routes, the ancient libraries of Buddhist and Mohametan texts now scattered on the sands of Inner Mongolia, and exploration into the Northern cultures which so much influenced Chinese civilization in prehistoric times and as late as conquests of Genghis Khan. 
[[new paragraph, indent]] All these latter subjects were suggested to me while in Mongolia, and I was able to discuss them and arrive at certain pregnant conclusions during my second visit to St. Petersburg. 
[[footnote]] (1) In the event of the founding of a Museum by our School, this recommendation might be modified by the practical certainty of the valuable collections to be made in the region North of Karakorum. If collections are desired to stimulate public interest and give tangible proof of the value of a museum, this would be one of the most fruitful fields, now known, for obtaining them.