"There were cases I mounted birds & cabinet filled by bird skins. The smaller Collection was very large I remember fossil teeth & jaws of mammals all In another room was a herbareaum of dried sheets of plants that hung in the lower floor were alcoholic fishes in large guns snakes lizards turtle etc., 'all of the alcoholics were much faded & the mammals skins also showed much fading. The bugs had however been kept on top of the collections. The collection of mammals could be touched for a few thousand dollars & Paul Hude confused typewrote me.