The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-20
Alexander Won HumboIdt

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Ny DEAR AND EXCELLENT FMESD-Bonds Of friendship,
which have toer origin 90 far back In family and the
boia, when ven lived ip tssrmsny a. younS man sss.
IN impose the very pleasant duty OF gviog VOC
some sign OF ne-that Ia TO say renewed proof OF my
70 you and my interest in your country, and
My physical strength declines, but It declines slowly
My steps more uncertain In their direction wing 70
eeberess "a relaxing) Of gamenis OF tho kpeea bus
can remain rsanoipg hour without beng fagued
continue 20 work ceeay at Eight, eeipg unreieungy
pcrfccrHd BY my correspondence which increases the
one becomes m object or public oety. What
Is called literary celebrity s especially the result Of
Ions endurance Of life, ( Tongue patience De rirre This
eminence increases therefore IN p-oport a o. M
becility becomes manifest really IN but
often incommoded, a. Is 10 be expected a tho age Of
eighty
since were only persons in the American exps-
diuon (the unfortunate Carlos de honuar OF the
Marquis sclvaiegra, OF Quite fell victim to love
for the liberty OF DIS codntryl II 10 ewhat remarkable
that should botn have reached advanced AZ ago.
Bonpiapd still occupeS with scientific iaborr eyoa
chsrshirg the hope OF visiting Europe again. and o.
brpgtg IN person back 10 Paris his rich and beautIA
col.et"ns IN botany and geocgy eighty Eve years Old,
have just published IN Germany the fourth volume a
"CSmos," AID they are now printing the nnh volume.
fvoraby received by the public General SABINE writes
,hs The Eng h translation dashed AID viii appear
from Gsuzz who has been passing the winter In tina
south, At Cannes.
The greA, ecsutifal work Of Agssz Qhs nrss I've
produce great eject BY the breadth Of ia general
views ard by the extreme ssgsciiy lie SPECIAL en-
bryocgcsl Observations neyer believed TIA, his Illus
trtous man, who Ia no less q man OF constant and
beautiful nature, wouli accept the osrs poby him
In Paris Was sure that grattute would bind him 10
new country, where he finds field immense for hs
reresrches and great Of assstancs nope he NAY
be Inclined together with HE gree, anatomical aud phys
olGcal lAbors among the INFERIOR organis give
also specific iohyooe OF the numerous bssIns Of me
"t West" beginning with the holy empire OF the Nor.
mons.
Science has lately met with On immense Icu here BIZ
the unexpected 5eaib OF the greatest snasos Of oar
fury Professor Johann Mulert This ioss great for
science was for art the death OF the i'm sculptor
Rsuch The univeysaity OF his zsolog,cai kaowi~cse IN
The Inferior ORGANIZATIONS, placed yohsnn Muller near
Cuvsr having great pre empcncs dscacy OF hrs
snsiossitsi ana pos ~ologic. wotk He made loag
painful voyages bis own expense the abores OF the
Mediterranean ana in The Northern scsrceytws
years since he came pershns by shpvreck The
g sst Of Norway. lie sustained himself py sv ming for
than halr hour, copsidered himself quite
friend sbo ~ss vs'y dssr e. ms IA ~, MIN o." a.
greet talent ana at the aams time OF noble character.
He was admirable for the elev and In dependence
o. NE opinions Bg making enormous sacrifices he was
soe 10 form choice library not only Of anatomy. ply
sioicsy ard zoology, bu, ooe that extended ell
tire physical s:isnoss. Il consists Of more tha, thr.e
thousasd volumes, well bound, AMI OF a. mary moro
volumes containing dssert.tions difficult 10 collect Mr.
Muller spert nearly eight hundred halers year (seoe)
for bnunr alone would be FAD 10 collection dts
peEsed and Drckon up, which was made win nuch
care Since duplicates dreaded IN Europe, cannot
help fearing les, this ae collection shouc great
Atlantic river have sImost the Of exciting your
appetite then thus present mysen before you cit-
Of The world while the church Journal Of Vienna oals
me, in capital letters, naturalist assassin Of souls
''St ellen mordcr.'
Access, beg you, my dear and respected friend, sns
renewal ~ the hgh and ais tionste consi WHICH,
for 30 many years, have 70 your talents and 10
your character A. v HUMBOLDT
To GfoHGr iHxvoR, ESQ.
Since 50 maoy benevolent persons, coorcd well ~
white IN The ueited s,ates take "a interest 10 me,
would be agreeable % me, my dear friend this letter,
suss'cd ino English by you, cord be printed, wthout
omiuns what relates 10 cur mutual friendship N you
think necessary yo add that have myself begged
OF you This publication, because leave unanswered
many le,tors that are addressed 10 me.
srlss De Mon,uisn was yguns nsn ps..,cnsel, .iscs
cd 10 srence npt accompanied and Bonpland
Quito whore they arrived 10 Jannarv s02 through all her
ra.e Ia Peru and hesco. Nh neir embartsiion ., Vera
Cruz IN the spring OF 1900
Johann nuler. VINO died few months ago, cniy
yesre old
Fsuch who cied last autumn was above eighty. and
seemed ur SHORTLY before ha death destined 10 years
81 heslt When Humbold Kept bis SUI bifthesy the 18th
september 1855 with his niece the admirable Madame de-
Hulov NJ Trg the fAvore Of her father and a
his brother William he desired 70 have only cser person
OF the and that hsuch. undoubtedly then the hrse
OF living scalpors II agreeshls 10 know that sns
hust OF Humboldt BY Ksuch either already In the coeo
ton Of gentleman At Washington wiz be tAsrs