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Show 4 f Mr. Akcley Studies j Animals ! By Frederic J. Ha skin. j Ni;V VOUIC Se)t. ?(i. Yonnt? man. i po io Africa, Is tho advice of Carl Ake- , lev, noted explorer. taxidermist and j sculptor, at the Museum of Natural Ilia- j torv here. ' "For the painter, the sculptor, the ; naturalist, or for tho man with a ins'.o for the exot io which exists to a urea: ; extent in all of us Afrien today is the richest lield in tho world." Mr. AUeiey was sealed in what Is , known as the museum's 'Vlephmit : studio." and his eyes rested on the half- , mounted specimen of un enormous bull ! elephant as ho apoke. Near by Mood ai pmaller elephant in a remarkably life- 1 llko pose, and at a short distance w.is ' an URly. quare-month'Ml rhinoi eros. In j a vat containliiK i-alt water lay Die Pkln j of Another Imvu elephant, which 1h Komi i to bo mounted. Tho.e speoimenfl were till obtained on the AkeVy expedition to Africa shortly before the war, and are to form the ceniial proun in the nm-F.mni'3 nm-F.mni'3 propofrcil African hall, work on , which baa been held up bv I he war and tho preaont lack of appropriation. ; i' Tho work for this hall, even though not computed, ban piven tremrmlous impetus to the new ert of ta ldermy. . Kor taxidermy la raplnly beconilnn that. Tho old davs when the fklnn of animal? wore inerelv ntnfiod and put in a eae are pono forever. Now the taxidermist who does the mountlnc is a student in anatomv; the case 1 specially chosen to ruit the Hpoclmen, as a frame I rlinsni for a picture, mid the background & u?u- ! alH" Hie work of an artist. ! Mr. Akf f v Is t lender In this new moement. Mc wa the l'.r?1 limn to In- , trodure aculpiure Into tavidermy, thereby there-by lifting it to the level of an art. Kvery ono of Ida anlmaip if first modeled, as thouirh t h model wnre lo be t lie completed com-pleted thin I! self. "On the surface uf the mode!." ah It wns explained at the museum, "lie sucreedf In cvpreslnc tha muscles, tendons and hor.es JuM i.s they appear in tt.e living a nlmal. Then he thins the shin down to tlie utmost posihle decree of fineness and appiien It to this piece of finished sculpt ure ta that t l.e ' skin, an in the ene of li e Hvlns animal, h dmwn down over the beau;u' :.iy mod- ( oled h.Mly."- Th!a work and the complies td treatment treat-ment of tl.e skin require a preal dt-al : of time, but it dlFt:nctly worth win e. bo ane the speelmer.s', w ,;e:i ecinpxUd, , aro permanent. ; 'Ta 'k of care In museum exhU It ion.'' ' fas Mr. Akeley, "can.e about, in part ai lea.t, because of the hick of perir.a- , pence in apeciniena n Iill'i t el. Now that wo have reruhed a po;; t tn the lt elop- , men I of ta ld-r my tc -hr.i-jue w here v. ' can without r""rvu'.:on that our' pi ep; : at iotm re pr rn i. n c r. l--pe rm AT n t ;o a d- pree onlv dreamei of v:nt!l a f- w , yi'-ini a.'o-Wf (f el lstir'e l In :ak:rp ex-!r'-me rr.eas-ijeH to ins-n-o te future care .act presprvat'.on if t In t re a ; Ion p." ; In his prop.is.d A fri an ha.l Mr. Ake- 1 ! y nan none n e , p f ; .-1 h. r ft : . d Intro-i Intro-i ducr-d ar h'te- l:ire a-! w ? us .- u ' pt ire , Into !a;..tiiiv, T-,-.'c ,d of ';-n",l: j the I e e.te bv r-ae, h has (1ew-lopM h ! i h me for t'.i- -:r. :ro liah. Kor oxan-.p'e. - hi or".t-.- rh la lo , a uroo.p of ' I r n:r Af'ii i , . s, tr--.' l.-d In s: a t u- vi'ic fa-.:o:i, i:..oM(.,; on a (nur-foot t-ie, v;".!i no er.iiC i",as I1 ro; r. i'. :. ' .i .' tbo le ,- ir.-t- rr.-m ran.d c'':,:..; li a:;-;.'S,-r:er!c condition-, to v..!'-h thry a e r,'W ; s l:'ul i:itmV n s hror tr , k.d v t h'." v c T'-at tin elephant sho-iid eom.-ate the h me. b.-.-a .. -e t 1- i ! n aj c( A fri. -a. 's t ' a iar' ! lard a ..iiia! in t !,rt world T ivl.- v. a n 1 oi cf . e- v .n , pp T.dtd amm.i'.s of p.v-t or preiet.t. T' e eh; !i ml proup v ','! t a p ,i ! i at o-e e--d t v a troi.p of bl k : lU' o. a t aT ore fd a e-w ... i.d a if . t i-iV.-r. nr-l s t it..- oVr i I lv A vr.1'. proup of W ..! r? ;i 1 iwlur, la-'. : t'e ri-tn'i.'c t-i th.- hail, xu.l t . a ,n.;:o '' ..--s :. ";rn of a :. t ; e, : i; hror.re. TV.'.- f l.e--... .:';' ; d at l imo I 1 ' i , e Ire- .ires - '. e. v !;1 a 5 a ha.-'KLrro iT.d a pe-;. of . i,','. .' o t -e wJ( 's t f '. h-.'l eoii ' a.nir ic :.'p;--a! Af-l an atcrres. 'A-'li a'i t!'e l , . t ue .- , ' ; e in. ral U.r, rbrx a: i n iti.es c' Hie co;i-l.nr co;i-l.nr n' . Tie- nv! r" n.a rk a Ma f.,,t:ra of M Ak-v's work Is thai ei-h of b'a ai '-ra's a; pear to po.- a .,r.'-.,':!v all l-.s own. In o:her words, no t,i of V.f e'.-pt'an'a e'.-pt'an'a hv.k 'lke, and even each uit1', hrtcv rhlr.o -eroii has a d'-'lnctn a is-di--;dua!!tv. T!'.ls U r er.t 1 , 1 v true of all antrnala. Ar-.-t t spe '.y. V. v of w:'d ai:ha s, accord. r, to the .';.!; tor. ' lie e f r t h 4 a It-, own eh a : s " : e s v 1 1 cs, p.i c i n n , m i h .-. a 1 i i o a n re u ' . . r '. ' h ,ir. I ! ! 's a s un t e i s.i" .. b - i ,,f .! i -p i-ii" klr.d of eon. P-ct fr-'l e'e-.barts. fo- a n". ' in. hi I'r.Vil a 1 1 a i: - S jS " sp.-Ips are nvicli more r.: r ,r: o't'.er-J. And xet c -,i f. o--a ., v , ; 1 1 ri o e me.;.' r of a ' 1- s il s f ,i r rt'a tie vnrwe. ' v as :-.a v- ' :, h I ro'.:' t th.s iruih loin t- the .,v;lp-or. M- A'-;ev rh.-C l-.v.-Tr.a In'.res'.d !n taxldenr.v w eti l e was a bo . a'-d b! Hrt n; r.;me n a w oc.l oe.r- -was ntuTed nt t.:e mc) of ten. w;t.i t. n d cf tex ( ho -k on t '-.e a.t'- Vt . It w as at this too. th-it be ra Nt i-e-un-e Inter- s:ed l:i A :h !- a. ro.ui.-s nil ihi 1 ooka he eo'ild abo.it tKe darh con:mei;t a;, I i!rM;i;!H if ad vnn.t n es ! n the Jrr, ;;le Wh.en ! nra'ly w.-nt to A'rl a he foui d I All t In ! he had e re,-' r. It to ! e, land now bis chief a :: hi I tc-, ; to co h.i.A mid upend ;.io re:-.!..,!!;:, ; o.iin Oi h'. i'.ie I th.u e. ''I c.mnot wo;'; f;-o;n r.io'f'a ef .vii- ! lv. 1 1s in c.m t 1 - a : t ' . t .'., as mo t t ! -derm'sta do." he declared th other dav 'I h.a to o oil In tie w . hi ,-: i t.- n Vl itu.ly th.em; rt to know- th.elr lal'.ts. ;he;r pe 1 1 ', r r i le (nd catch t'-.e a; le no ..1 I ki a.'O of w I , I . I: re t eatures." I 'but don'i roil think x on w ou'd e: I tired f It n nd ei ,; n t ve a! 1 mulus of elvtlirn lion "" auc:es;v. the v I "No; there i. a M H-.a lr.ph at ion e.nd : at Into lua I need riebt there." he reph.-d. "Africa ia e-v Kind to arils! It h:ii n balniy ellmate, even nio'.n-d t h e ( r,pi.-i : or. and Tho at ino"ceva (.-; ,i' of i iu -lew. I im.1v w, tl at n-orn of o:r Nounf,rr nrt'.stn eould aitord to so t hoi c. ' n The A lie 'or lave mde (wo trips to A f rii a 'The In ,-.( r rrdt t ion, eons -. : i : k of the: n-tilptor and hla w.fr. to oher pclen(Ii;,4 and a troop of black I o , v-plored v-plored lis dent .-.s( v. ihl ernes In l M t, for the purpose of obtaining spociniens tor thA Museum of Natnial lllstoiy. Incident Inci-dent all y, t hev made some v cry I nleve?( Iiik atudlei of the animals, Tor e ample, a ft er a udy of the ov-trlch, ov-trlch, Mr. Akelev would new: maun th.o mist ak n of mod ol Inn this pit d wi; !i tin head In t ha auud. Inetead ef he!n sti-pld. lie found It to he pi r l Icu'a v' y in-telllaent in-telllaent and much more capable of'pio-trctlnn of'pio-trctlnn Itaelf thin inanv unhuals . waws, he a , thr keen thru bod1,, a blddp n behind a buh w i b or I : he r h.eads evpoM'd, each b-ad lnvt l.itite rn.ue.h to uurv A p i .r of oi y Keen f Vcs "One. liioinlrp when I had n t'eti up ttncklntt them," esplalned tha aouipho. "and wan alout ti ttiavt off on another rtuest, I cunie u'on an openmi; In i.o bush about a i1a loin? u id t hu ; ya rda w Ma. In the erv cen : er of : h-.a oienin was A w'de k refit bush A beautiful beau-tiful of ! rich broke Into the elea i iny nt full Kneed Inst below the bush and tl-s-appeared behind It, po 1 beld m vide iead to catch him as t-e pui.ioi o er the lemalnliu; Ilfteen or tont- ards of Clear (.i ound. I alooi) t lie' o ' rr d v r.ntil I felt toollHh, When I V,,i unlclt'v'to ihe bu"!i, e v p.-c! I nq o tlud th nt , ,,n ( other aide 11a w a s now ho: o tn an-hi, but hbi tinll lid IhA atoM s he Pad' com a Into ihe open he een me u -i once behind ' ' bosh bad lo-.pcd , turned nl i U;ht nne.Vs .,n.t M(l, . . , ., i ,. , .' iM-n' (iie h-n-ifb of ih-.uh-,. 1,,-,.,. In. the bip-li betweon blui'-c'.f and tun' Mr M:elev does no' ela'm to !- ivi tin a 1 1 si . but f o-u loo rhiil',-1 ,,f ., i m.iU he bus d" ehiped Tie imneial ibooi Itit the Intell-ite.i. o, or Instinct n . ,ha pre for to eah li. of r cb s iM p,, . i.,,M to bli nee-1 foi pi .m eel Sou 1 ' o;u i Mi eneM1e li,- p,-nl . o-i , fo; , ,,,,,, i,. t bn I the i hlno.-ei w 'u h hi. no o -, , ' ' .1 One,,, I. U OUO , f ,l.- ,.f ' anlina , , vi hei e a monk. . , p( e-- ,-y up.ni ' V ! hv var.o'.: " : n! :v .;-.'s. i.re e tn ' v c". y inteV-1 inteV-1 ,-.,-it I ;ons. oe he-it-ves. a.e ret ciV 1 er. v.: t ey e the P.:e.:::o:;cc j t:-.ev tei. i, re ! "I w-sl." he nd.lctl. "tV.At a of us ta as nuicti.'' ! " li it l ew n.-ut ee;-utrtr lnc.utre.1 t.' x .ft.T. "They '-ave vr.,ctte.i v r.o i - t cniles. a- d et t' ey are e: y ::c'.'.;- c.e ; ' . "1 e i'tv no. '" 'Yes." admitted tV. script or. "fie i tli.-vM v is hy no n. cans tute ..c.c. hut la Kene;i.l I iiV i.a'..u re.i.s to V.'m.c I (!'.;:a;' 1-y o eaea reeves with j enough enemies to l.ec;. It tsvn (trow'tefi ! t oo ;,:i ! int In t lie h-'vvmi o liter I ei oT.!. iIk.mv' e.-ecpj in a:'d deMiivx." It l too la: v.d: .!-, ai a t ,e tn;'. ur -. - a I ee.sl;ved t !-o-; - a i i t I'ii'.l'iCi ho;'.-,:s U-; car, AT.er t'al. I! In era it i- ',. to '.n'.-w no t 'o hum-in race trr( , w eon- o., ; . iy t -e c.i r th. t m ev;u- 1-h ,!. some ot' cur v c l;oi K' tvrtm-i tvrtm-i inal- I While on h'.s :-; e wed't'.on to AfrleA. j Mr. AkrVv e.icouulf.ed nd was liiuvl h an nj;. leo,Aid, hO that i o know wtieveof ho ;.vo.k.- l e la'.ks of natvi- ral in!ei. U is th-.s In.imii'.e knol-i'Oi.c knol-i'Oi.c h.ch tr-sh od his famous mo.le ft, '"Ihe onndtl v'omt ane." . -tiai a I eo:",'',o of e.erhani.s Mippovt .nja H UcIm. and "I ,on a 'id I m it'alo. " ...ouins ,s Hen I eiawlnn il-.e noe oi i huCalo. |