The New York herald., 1877-10-15
n.,OUND THE WORLD.

ExpEDIrIoN"-THE OBJECTS OF THE UNDER
TAKING CALCULATED TO BE HIoHLY BENEFI-
cIAL TO STUDENTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED
IN A KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANDS.
The novel idea Of organizing floating college,
whose professors and students would be conveyed from
port port along the shores OF the great continents
and across the dividing oceans. with view or their
learning by actual observation of the people, produce
tons and objects OF interest in foreign lands, orig
mated with Mr.. James Woodruff, OF Indianapolis, and
is foundation OF the s'Woodruf Scientific Expedi-
ton Around the World" At the first glance the whole
scheme presents such attractive features that OBJ
lection DO raised to il the grounds OF impro-
propriety and inutilty II affords opportunity TO
all who take part in II OF learning more in the two
years during which the expedition will be absent than
great adaptation OF the simple but effective plan or
object teaching, which cannot fail to impress all
who are fortunate enough to enjoy such opportu-
nifty OF acquiring information us II will undoubtedly
Afford Although the expedition organized on a
basis Of speculation and those Interested hope 10
realize profits from their enterprise there
Tor doubling their entire reliability and respectability.
Inquiries sot on foot by the HERALD show that tho
gentlemen who have organized the expedition well
those who accompany u in the capacity OF instruc-
and executive officers, Endorsed by the public
authorities and merit the confidence OF tho public.
Tho amount necessary defray all expenses ior the
Two years. journey around the world Is rihng enough
when compared with the advantages to be enjoyed and
is only thirty per OF what would cost
sngle individual travelling ccono ically the
route by tho ordinary means OF conveyance.
The following communication furnishes good deal
OF Information regarding the expedition, which, 1t is
stated, will sail on October IS from this city,
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION AROUND THE WORLD.
10 EDITOR THE HERALp:-
Your readers are perhaps already more loss ia
milIar with the plan OF the "Woodrun Scientific Ex-
petition Around The World" now being fitted out IN
this city. AS TINS however, is the initial movement
In system Of travel and study that will undoubtedly
nnd great favor in the future It claims than an
ordinary share OF our attention The Woodruff expo
dton, with iberaiy characteristic OF true SCIENCE
has been thrown open to men OF every nationality and
to ladies' as well us gentlemen. We are glad TO learn,
too, that the expense or accompanying this splendid
voyage has been reduced to make II available to
every who has an earnest desire 10 SEQ distant
lands. The cost Of the entire journey around
world, embracing two years time and fifty thou
sand miles OF travel, has been reduced TO 81 $40 ior
stuuonLs and 81 UGO ior cadets The pufpo-e oil the
expedition Is 10 afford means vi instruction and travel
tor young men; at the same timo allowing the pro-
iessors VINO VIII accompany the expedition oppor-
tunity 70 make original observations and to gathor
collections tue various departments oil learning TO
which thcy have devoted their lives The members or
the faculty VINO Will have charge the
scientific work OF the expedition have been selected
IRON our leading un versities and colleges including
Harvard Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Universty oi Mich
gun &c, and from q body OF active energetic men,
VINO Will not fan 10 bring back w much valuable
information in regard TO Tho distant countries winch
they will vst The students accompanying the expe-
ditOn Will receive instruction only by lectures,
illustrated by specimens, diasrams magic lantern
views &C.. as in ordinary college course, but Will
also be brought IN daily contact with the professors
who will accompany the students all inland excur-
sious ana instruct them In the teld. Eacn student
vi va q N in
aud preserving objects Of scientific interest," the col
ectng OF which forms one OF the principal and most
attractive features oi the expedition.
The ocean steamship Ontario, which Will DO in
charge Of United States naval officers has been
cured Tor tho voyage and viii afford ample accomino-
or faculty anu students, iurnisning Ut tue
same time storage room for almost Unlimited
amount OF natural history collections The ontario
viii her voyage October 20, and follow
nearly as possible, the following coursc:-ihe nrst
stopping pace a!ter leaving Now York will be the
island o ST. Thomas; Barbados will also Le visited
The expedition viii proceed from there 10 the island
VI MarUo, AZ tho mouth VI The Amazon, where some
| time viii be spent collecting and studying tho
strange productions OF the luxuriant forests OF Brazil
The ship VIII tnen continue southward, visilins Kio
! Janeiro and Montevdeo, and pass through the
Straits oil Magellan some time in December. During
this portion OF the voyage frequent landings
made order TO ADMIRE the srand scenery oil Terra
ael Fuego, TO learn something OF the wild fGgans
and study the glaciers which there reach the
! Alter leaving the straits Valparaiso VIII be tho
next stopping place. Tue ontario will then steam
westward order to explore o the coral slanus
OF tho Pacific After waiting the Society Navigator
ana Fiji islands, The snip Will proceed sydney To
coal ana receive letters from home. From that
port excursions Will DC made 10 many Of the mines OF
Australia The expedition will next visit the Solomon
Islands, 10 the northward OF Australia, anu Then tho
island Of Formosa Aitefwald the snip will touch at
n number oil points the coast Of China and Japan,
ana visit many OF tho ISLANDS in the Malay Archlpel
ago.
| This perhaps, Is the most attractive part Of the
voyage, ana Will afford IN Wild uxuriance what
us the strungest and rarest Of Natures WORKS Itis
among these rich Islands OF The Indies thai the hands
and minds OF the explorers Will DO most The
zoologst Will add many rare or unknown forms oi
lite to ms collection. The botanst win have spread
before him rank and luxurious lora that Is almost
wholly new 10 him. To the geoiogist THIS uuex-
pored region presents peculiar attractions There, too
beneath luXuiance OF trop.cal vegetation
are found the runs ot cities winch as
travellers Tell surpuss those OF Central America,
and perhaps even Inaia, Ia number ana in The
beauty oil their architectural rcmaiLs" Rallies, in
his .History java remarks that .the amount Of
human labor and skin expsnacd on the Great Pyramid
oil Egypt snks into nsisnincance when compared with
that required " complete one Of the scuptursd NIL
temples in the Interior Of Java"
Alter spending some months in that distant and
llIe known portion Of the world the expedition VIII
vst India, stopping tho way at Macassar, Batavia,
Singapore, &C. From Calcutta an opportunity will
be gwen Tor an overland journey through india TO
Bombay; while tue snip VIII proceed TO tue des
tlnatlon, stopping 10 make collections III Ccylon Tue
Iext places which tie ship VIII visit, names when
need no word OF expianation are Alden, Mecca Suez,
Alexandria from lnero a boat excursion VIII DC maze
oil the Nie Joppa rom which port visit viii bc pad
20 Jerusalem ana tho Dead seal. Athens, Messina,
Naples, Leghorn, Geuoa MarseiIes. Barcelona, Maa-
IA, Gibraltar Cadiz, Lisbon, Plymouth. From Naples
and Marseilles opportunity VIII be gwen Tor Tho
members OF the expedition 10 visit Western Europe
Joining tho ship again al plymouth. Alter caiIng
Azores the expedition wi return 10 New York, hoping
complete The journey IL October 1879. The exps-
dition affords unparalleled opportunity for gathsr-
ing specimens ana inforation In every department OF
tho natural sciences IL seems to us that student,
with only moderate amount OF enthusiasm, could OBJ
tain more than enough specimens TO deruy The cx-
penses OF the VOYAGE The catalogue OF the expodion
VIII lch have before US, states that ''students
sent IRON the universities, or by others, tor the pur
pose OF making scientific collections viii receive
cia attention IRON the meinocrs OF mo faculty., IA
order that such collections may be OF value and
credit 70 the students and TO the expedition" We
trust that those VINO direct our colleges and public
SCHOOLS. viii take advantage OF this generous
oler ana mako an Interesting anu important
addition TO tneIr means oil instructon, which many
OF instit utoIs is sadly needed Egeiy college
aud university at loast should have collection
illustrating, Irs, tho characteristic forms u animal
life; second, tho broad aud general features o the
plant lite VI tho world thrd cabinet OF geological
specimens showing the physical and ancient lie
tory OF tho earth. collection embracing AL these
characters could be brought together by sonding
single collector on the Woodruff expedition, wnicn
viii visit every continent the globe and enable
and tvn nIraI