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but carry it out.

His conclusion [[strikethrough]] in this regard [[/strikethrough]] and my action ^[[, are]] [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] correct on principle. [[strikethrough]] In [[/strikethrough]] ^[[A]] all Museums other than prehistoric ^[[,]] proceed upon a different basis with a different method of education [[strikethrough]] for the people [[/strikethrough]] and are in pursuit of a different object ^[[(]] from the prehistoric. ^[[)]] In the historic museum the objects displayed are after the fashion of illustrations in a book. They are only used as descriptive of the particular branch of art, science, or civilization to which they belong. They have [[strikethrough]] naught, or but little, to do, and [[/strikethrough]] nothing ^[[or but little]] primarily ^[[to do]] with the history of the people who made or used them.

That history is given [[strikethrough]] elsewhere [[/strikethrough]] in books and in the descriptions of travelers and visitors. The[[strikethrough]] y [[/strikethrough]] ^[[books]] contain the text [[strikethrough]] while the [[/strikethrough]] of the history while the objects displayed in the museums are the illustrations of the various branches to which they belong.

Not so in a prehistoric museum. While the objects displayed also serve as illustrations and are