New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-15

10 illustrate the relations 10 ono oots and the
hn Of meteors of an kinds which come flashing o abe
luminous snHTq p Turn First its structure. the density
Of its mass III the estimation Oh wiz ,jth which to
SPd lSe se
made REVEAL INteror the eadrCns Of melted ana
ersis and the consultation Of t tne climates
surface distribution Of 6eaf aes Of form and relief
The cnrrnnts Of the ocean, as modifying the the
the magneS our globe has dergone course Of ages
are next described How the lands disconnected
arehpeasos how mountains IN larger
relative the form e apG peSs and
capped attention Eyerytmng Is IeciaIly attractive
are his deneations OF the distribution OF pats anu an
mails upon the present surface OF the earln' vi "
aeT Ss mode Of treating Els subjects emphatCay ms
has led many specialists n 5o of science
knowledge could only be recorded III peu'"''O ''
t HumSodt is not only an observer not only physi
cist geographer geologist Of matchess power anu ha
eouI Of man: that however uncultiyaed man Is I'm.
pressed by the great phenomena aa thS proeress OF
utilization to the world that surrounds HIM Ihis Leads
apprecative analysis OF th eS ~
Of the highest order respecting the naue ef MEM in
natural highways have had upon sne Of the Globe
| LIFE IN BERLIN.
In 1927 at the urgent solicitation OF MS Drotuei, nun
holdt transferred his residence from Paris to Berlin
With this step there opens new phase IN his me- linus
far he had been absolutely independent OF puono OF
official position Conducting his researches az private
individual il appeared before the public at ALL IL was
only in reading his papers 10 learned academies Now
he hogan TO lecture University In his first course
consisting of sxtyone lectures he sketehed the physical
ttS ;bo nrooramme OF the Cosmos Since shall give
an analysis OF the Cosmos in Its hitting place. VIII say
OF iSmeDe knowledge With simplicity
preston avoiding all techneaes not absolutely esSeh
' In the midst Of his lectures there came to him an inv
taon from the Russian Goyernmentto WISH .ne 70
scientific man than the terms In when TINS pr9POSaIo
ht bs Wsbed the material advantages which might
crue from expedition TO be secondary
yaneement Of knowledge, his first aim, aud he might
turn his steps in whatever direction he chose Never De
fore had any government organized an GXpe9lOh WIN
SO little regard TO purely unitarian CONSIDERATIONS
A PERSONAL REMINIsCENCE.
This second great journey OF Humboldt Is conheoieu
with hope and disappointment OF my own. was theh
student I'm Munich That University had opened under
the most brilliant auspices. Almost every name on the
list OF professors was also prominent In some department
OF science OF literature. They not men who taught
from or read lectures made from extracts
of original works They themselves original nyes
tgators daily contributing to the sum OF human know
| edge Martius, Oxen, D0lnger Schelng. Fr: Won
| RAIDER Wagler Zuccarini, Fuchs. Vogel, Won Kobe
were teachers And they were not only our teachers
but our sna students We We're often the
Of their walks present at their discussions and
when met for conversation or TO give lectures among
ourselves constantly did our professors were often
among listeners. cheering and stimulating us III all
orr efforts after independent research
MY room was meeting place bedroom, stndy mu
scum, library lectureroo enc ~ ia one
Here schmper and Braun for the hrs time discussed tho
laws OF phyllotaHis that maryelous az
ment Of the leaves in plants when our great atheiau
clan Cambridge has found 10 agree with the periods OF
the rotation OF planets Among their listeners were
Prois Martius and Zuccanni and even Robert Brown,
| while in Munich. during journey through Germany,
sought the acquaintance Of these young bOtansts Here
for the first did Mchahees lay before ms the results
OF his exploration Of the Adatc and adjoining regions.
ab eTe BSfn Of he 9 Here Rudolph made rs
acquainted with his exploration OF the Bayhrian
feliow.students in Munich were bright, prom
Using setboys then in age many OF whom aid not i've 70
was In little Academy that Dolnge the great mas
ter I'm physiology and embryoogy showed 70 u.s. his stu
dents before nc had even given them 10 the scientific
world his wonderful preparations erhDtng tho vessels
OF the viloses of the alimentary canal aud here he
taught ms the use OF the microscope embryologca IN
yestration And here also the great German anaomst.
M MsieR he had heard from DGnser such oeaons
OF course. made us acquainted WITH OF ia,
ppTeparScns of Humboldt MS Aatc journey excited
Ses" 10 accompany the expedition az an assistant
Gen. La Harpe, then residing In Lausanne, who had
SeSo Is If Russia and who knew Humboldt personally
was friend OF my family. and he wrote TO Humboldt In
assistant. But it not TO be The preparations for
the journey were already made, and Lhrenberg aud
Mere 10 he hs travelling companions should not men.
the incident here but that slight ss was, marks
the beginning Of my personal relation with Humboldt
In 1890 after his return 20 Berlin he was chosen ~ The
fitting messenger from one great nation to another Inc
Restoration which followed the downfall Of Napoleon
had been overturned by the July revolution and he who
had lived through glory Of the Republic and the most
| brilliant days OF the Empire was appointed by the King
OF Prussia to All official greeting TO Louis Philippe
aud the dynasty He had indeed the most friendly
relations with the orleans family, and was from private
well public considerations, suitable ambassador
Paris had greatly changed since his return from his
first great journey. Many OF those who had made the
glory Of the Academy Of Sciences In the beginning OF
the century had passed away and anew generation had
come up. Ellie dc Beaumont Dnfrenoy, the younger
BrOngnaT Adrion de Jussieu, Isid0re GcofrOy, Milne
! Edwards. Audouin, Flourens. Gnemain Pouillet Du.
percy Babnet DE Caisne, and Others had dis
tncton, while the older Ampere tue older BrOngnlart
Vaencennes. De Bainyille Arago, GeOhroy St. Iilac,
had forward leaders in science Cuyer Just the
of Humboldt himself still active and ardent In
research His salon. frequened by statesmen, scholars
and artists was ~ the same time the gathering place OF
all the most original thinkers Of Paris and the pleasure
of those delightful meetings was uncouded, for none
dreamed how soon they were 10 end fOreyer-how
| that bright aud VIVID mind was to pass away from
| among us.
the Academy well as in public lectures Goethe had
declared the unity Of structure IN the bony frame Of al
phoogy OF plants. These new views had awakened the
Interests and passions Of the whole world OF science
degree hitherto unknown IN her peaceful halls Cuder,
strange TO say. had taken ground In opposition to
GOethe's views upon the Vertebrate type while GcOfoy
ST. Hlare, devoted adheren OF Goethes ideas, had eN
pressed his convictions In words not always courteous
wheluing display OF special knowledge under which the
brilliant generaizations OF II. Haire seewed pc
crushed; Cuyor was then giving course OF Lectures In
the College de France, the history Of science into
which he with passionate animation his oh.
jectiOns to the new doctrine. Humboldt attended
these lectures regularly, and had frequently the peas
Of sitting by his side and being the recipient o. ms
passing criticism. While he impressed BY tho o5ec-
tons Of the maseranatomist lie could not conceal his
sympathy for the conception OF tho great poet, his
tryman. Seeing more clearly than Cuver himself the
logic OF his Investigations In whispered comments during
the lectures he constantly declared that whatever def
cencies the doctrine OF unity might still contain must
be essentially true and Cuver Ought be It's expOuder
instead Of its opponent The great French naturalist did
not live 10 complete these lectures but the view expressed