Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (5 of 5)
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the date of the founding of the Museum with his birth death years of this death- 1863-1902) I believe. The large glass wallcase in this room contained great series of skulls of: Sambar, bhydeer, eld, muntjacs, serows, gorals, pigs, barbanuses, stone, bears, tigers, large cats, etc. On the walls were buffaloes, boars, sheep, etc. there were cases of the flat skins of these deer, bears, sandlas etc. Each skull had a number on it in ink but the father assured me that there was no very exact record kept. On the floor more skulls of rhinos, elephants & one hippo. In one case were mounted weasels, mice, small cats, squirrels, hares, etc.