FOETY-FIFTH CONGRESS, 1877-1879. 815 



After I had the pleasure to see your museum and your work I have seen a great 

 part of Europe, and I am happy to say that your museum, your work, and even the 

 whole plan after which all is arranged, is rarely unsurpassed at this time by any one 

 in the world. 



The plan adopted by you to publish your beautiful drawings and to put them near 

 the shelves as explications is analogous to the excellent manner adopted in the Hun- 

 terian Museum in London. 



You can be sure at this time there exists no similar museum to yours in England, 



France, Germany, or Belgium. I believe America could be proud to have such a 



treasure, and I believe the money necessary for your publication must be given very 



happily, or, if not, it would be a peculiar standard for the education of the Congress. 



Yours, very truly. 



Prof. H. A. HAGEN. 



834 THIRTEENTH STREET, FRANKLIN SQUARE, 



Washington, I). C., January 26, 1878. 



MY DEAR SIR : Seeing complimentary mention of your scientific labors, past and 

 present, I am reminded of an unfulfilled resolution, long in mind, to communicate 

 to you a remark by the lamented xigassiz, on the occasion of his last visit to this city. 



The professor had called at my hotel to talk of the proposed National University, 

 and mentioned having just come from an interesting visit lo you at the Agricultural 

 Department, whereupon I inquired his opinion, saying, "Well, professor, no man in 

 the world is better qualified to pronounce judgment than yourself; tell me, what sort 

 of work is Professor Glover doing?" His quick response, accompanied by that illu- 

 mination of countenance which no one can forget who ever heard him speak upon a 

 pleasant theme, was in these exact words: "Magnificent! His services are extremely 

 valuable, and should he ever have occasion to leave the Department he can have a 

 place in the Museum of Comparative Zoology on his own terms." 



This is testimony of which any scientist in the world might be proud, and I doubt 

 not that even one more indifferent than most men to the commendation of his fel- 

 lows will have pleasure in receiving it. 



Immediately after the interview referred to I was absent in Europe for a year, and 

 since my return, the pressure of duties has been such as to have delayed the execu- 

 tion of my friendly purpose until this moment. 



With assurances of sincere regard, I remain, my dear professor, very truly yours, 



JOHN W. HOYT. 



Prof. TOWNEND GLOVER, 



Agricultural Department. 



CAMBRIDGE, MASS., February 12, 187 1. 



DEAR SIR: In the May of 1870 I had the opportunity of visiting the Agricultural 

 Museum in Washington, and to admire the plan upon which it is founded and the 

 unsurpassed manner in which the plan is carried out, solely by the power and work 

 of one man, Mr. Townend Glover. 



As I have ascertained by my late trip through a considerable part of Europe, the 

 Museum in Washington seems to be the only one in the world following a plan so 

 important for science and agriculture. The idea to represent in the same room all 

 the products of the individual States of the Union, the minerals and different kinds 

 of earths, the animals and plants growing spontaneously or by culture in each, and 

 the products useful for men and animals, for trade and manufactures, is in itself a 

 great one, and of special interest for science and its applications. 



