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to build railings around the low terraces already in use was next considered. The objection to this plan lies in the fact that a great deal of floor space is wasted. It [[strikethrough]] must be [[/strikethrough]] is evident to every museum officer, however, that specimens must be protected from the rude handling or mutilation of unthinking or unscrupulous visitors - If they cannot be placed under glass or surrounded by railings, but one other mode of arrangement remains to be considered, namely the erection of high terraces, which [[strikethrough]]r f[[/strikethrough]] take the specimens out of the reach of visitors. A terrace of this character was made for the mounted mammals exhibited at New Orleans, and seems to have been generally regarded effective both from an aesthetic and a practical point of view. It is proposed to erect a similar terrace, with modification, at the South end of the hall.  Particularly