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who are personally familiar with each type. As an educational series these portraits are very instructive and give correct ideas to thousands of persons who can never hope to see the originals. 

During the year, my assistant, Mr. Walter Hough ^[[,]] has followed up the publication of his pamphlet on fire-making with an exhibition of all types of this art, set up in such manner as to show the spread of each type and the method of its elaboration, from the most simple process known. As a study in comparative technology and the geographic distribution of an art, this study is of great value.

As an encouragement to those who have given large collections to the Institution, the Curator ^[[,]] assisted by Mr. Hough, has begun the preparation of mon[[strikethrough]]a[[/strikethrough]]ographic catalogues after the manner of the Kensington series. Frequently those who have been among our greatest benefactors are so much engaged that they have no time to prepare extended accounts of these donations, so the material slips into the great mass unnoticed. The effect of such seeming neglect is prejudicial to the best interests of the Museum, hence it is proposed to have the