St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1857-01-29

VISIT TO HUMBOLDT.

was most surprised blythe Youthful
character of his face. ] knew that he
had been ffequeutly indisposed during
the present year. aud rad been told that
lie was beginning TO Shaw lhe marks oil
lis extreme age; but ] should not have
suspected hIm Of being over sev enty five.
HIS wrinkles are ftw and small, aud hiS
skin has sno0lhness md deIicacy rare
las..en In old neu us hair. aItb0uohl
snow White, is St aAand1 III. hsSke q
*lo " bat firm, aud his manner ac.. Sc al. !
most To restlessress. lie sleeps bnt four.
hours out OF the twenty -four. reads and
replies to his daily tram Of letters, aud
suffers no single occurrence o,l tE. least
interest in any part ofthe world to es-
cape his stitnliori. could not perceive
that his memory, the iirsl mental faculty
10 show decay. Is at. al l,npaired. He
talks rapidly. with the creates, apparent
ease, never hesitating for word. MheIh-
er. in English Ut lGrrmar, aud in fart
seemed he unconscious which language
he Was using. as he changed FIVE or six
tunes IN tine Course of the Conversation.
lie did not remain in his chair more lllan
Ten nlnutrs at time. trequcntly get eng
up and waking about ille loom, Aow
aud then pointing 10 a pic ure or opelling
book To illhStI ate some remark.
He hegan by referring 10 my wi6fkr
journey into Lapland. WHY do ~
choosr the v.InIers'' he asked. Yslsf
experience will be very interesting, il Is
true, but will you not suffer from tie
severe cold 90 'sTrai remains to be
seen," I answered. have tired al
climates except The ArciIc. without the
lea,t injury. The lsSt tae years OF NV
travels were spentin tropical countsles.
aud now | wish TO have the strongest
possible contrast" 'sThai is quite rat
ural, he remarked. s.and I can Iun3eYE
stand how your object in irsgel.musi lead
YOU te see much contrasts; but you must
possess arema,kable healthy orxaniza-
ton" " You doubtless know fI 0.nsv our
own experience. . said s.:hat nothing
preserves mans sitallty like travel /"
Very true" be answered, 'sif-ii does
not kll al The outset. F,F my naFi,
keep nv ealtheverywh here like yous-
self. During five yeaIs. IN South AInesi-
ca and the West Indies passed lhrousl,
the midst of black vomis aud sellow
fever untouched" 4. esss.f -.
spoke Of my prejectedgisit 10 Rus.
sia, aid my desire 10 traverse the Rus
sisn-Tartrr PROVINCES. of Central Asia.
The Kirshiz sirppes. he said, were very
tnono.onous: fifty miles gave YOU the
picture Of thousand: but tie people
were exceedingly lutereslmg. lf I de-.
sired 10 go there. ! would have no Diff.
Guilty in passing through thrm TO tbs
Chinese frontiers: bui the southern pro.
WAGES Of Siberia. be thought. would besI
rrpay me. The scenery among AIlr
Altal Mouniains was very grand. .Erun|
has window IA one nf The Siberian fo
he hid counled eleven peaks eovffse
with eternal snow. Tie KirghizeA. he
added. were anong the few race i hoe
habits had remsined unchanged C. ihesa-
sands OF years, aud they had ihe nred
peculiarly OF combining snonsssi6 IN
nomasiic life. They we're passIv BUD
hist and partly Mussulmaa. and Wheir
'nonkish sects followed &c ssGIesenl
clans In their wandenngs, earfxinv -.
their devotions in encampsnenfs. sn-isse
OF sacred circie marked OF 81 xpeafs
lie had sesa thtir rcerenenies. and y ! !
struck &iIh their Eesemblanee q thos.
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