52 LOUIS AGASSIZ. 



cove for my bed. The house is situated out- 

 side the town, on a promenade, which makes 

 it very pleasant. Moreover, by walking less 

 than a hundred yards, I reach the Hospital 

 and the Anatomical School, a great conven- 

 ience for me when the winter weather begins. 

 One thing gives me great pleasure : from one 

 of my windows the whole chain of the Tyrol- 

 ean Alps is visible as far as Appenzell ; and 

 as the country is flat to their very base, I see 

 them better than we see our Alps from the 

 plain. It is a great pleasure to have at least 

 a part of our Swiss mountains always in sight. 

 To enjoy it the more, I have placed my table 

 opposite the window, so that every time I lift 

 my head my eyes rest on our dear country. 

 This does not prevent me from feeling dull 

 sometimes, especially when I am alone, but I 

 hope this will pass off when my occupations 

 become more regular. . . . 



A far more stimulating intellectual life than 

 that of Heidelberg awaited our students at 

 Munich. Among their professors were some 

 of the most original men of the day, men 

 whose influence was felt all over Europe. 

 Dollinger lectured on comparative anatomy 

 and kindred subjects ; Martius and Zuccarini 



