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to develope the effect which such a reception produced upon the meet- 

 ing ; every one seemed to be happy, and at the first general dinner 

 there was such a profusion of spirited speeches and toasts as are sel- 

 dom heard on similar occasions. Preserving the scientific form, and 

 moving only wilhin the bounds of scientific terminology, several of 

 the speakers told their audience some very amusing things of every- 

 day life, and caused a great deal of laughter. Quenstedt, the geolo- 

 gist, and Veesenmeyer, the botanist, succeeded in rousing the merri- 

 ment of the party to the highest pitch. On the 21st of September an 

 excursion was made to Rottenburg, an ancient Roman town, and 

 thence to the Niedernau, a modern watering-place. There were no 

 less than 600 carriages, including cabs, omnibuses, and mail-coaches. 

 In Rottenburg the naturalists were received by the Lord Mayor and 

 Corporation. The principal street was most ingeniously ornamented ; 

 about 6000 hop-poles, with the graceful creeper around them, had 

 been erected at suitable distances from each other, thus forming a 

 complete avenue. The appearance they presented contrasted charm- 

 ingly with the venerable old buildings, and the bright sun, the sweet 

 smell of the hop, the flags and festoons, the music, the friendly faces 

 of the inhabitants, the numerous huzzas, and the waving of handker- 

 chiefs, formed altogether a scene of a very impressive kind. In Nie- 

 dernau, where, after leaving Rottenburg and passing several villages, 

 the carriages arrived, a good dinner was waiting, the President of the 

 Society being aware that no one descended from Teutonic stock con- 

 siders a festival complete without something substantial to eat. At 

 dinner, the health of Uhland and Justinus Kerner was drank. The 

 presence of these two old poets, who have both endeared themselves 

 by their patriotism to their countrymen, and have done so much 

 towards making German literature what it is, called forth the greatest 

 enthusiasm, which was the more real in a district which their writings 

 have rendered classical ground, and where one cannot look at a ruin, 

 or visit a town, that is not already associated in one's mind with some 

 popular ballad or romance of these men. On the 23rd of September, 

 an excursion was made to Reutlingen, formerly one of the free Ilix- 

 cities, but now a manufacturing town belonging to Wirtemberg. In 

 the time of the last revolution, a great political meeting was held here, 

 which gave rise to the fearful struggle in Baden. On the day men- 

 tioned, it presented a very peaceable appearance. On passing the 

 boundaries of the town, the naturalists were received by two heralds 

 on horseback, in the costume of the middle ages, both holding ban- 

 ners in their hands. The one was dressed in the colours of Reutlin- 



