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been through those European countries and am more or less acquainted with the condition of affairs therein, in regard to my science, should be dissatisfied with the slow progress we make, and with the want of interest in, and appreciation of the importance of this great science, on the part of government and people of the United States.

I cannot be mistaken in my opinion that the duty of investigating the prehistoric man of the United States belongs to the scientists of our own country.  It falls naturally to them as a duty to be performed.  It is the history of our ^[[superscript]]own[[/superscript]] people, of our own country, it depends upon investigations made upon our own soil; a studying, and if need be, the excavation of monuments erected upon our own territory and belonging to us.  If it is to be done at all, it should be done by us.  True, there is no law nor any legal obligation by which we can be required to make these investigations or perform this labor.  It is naught but national pride, naught but our own self|respect