LIFE AND STUDY IN EUROPE 49 



Rthl. Out of the 145 Rthl. (Rix 



Board 40 Thalers ) balance must come 



Washing .... 10 books and other conveniences. 

 Laboratory and Lectures 40 In March we intend to go to 

 Light and fuel ... 10 Munich. Prof. Erdmann has 

 Rent and lodging . . 20 seen Baron Liebig and en- 

 Clothes 30 gaged places for us in his 



Et ceteras .... 30 laboratory. Munich is the 



cheapest city in Germany, 



Total Rthl. . . 180 there the gulden = 42 cents, 



Cash on hand . . 325 will go as far as the Thaler 



73 cents in Leipsic, so say 



Balance . . . 145 authorities in travel. My bill 



of exchange for 50 obtained 



in New York brought me here 333 1/3 Rthl. or about 73 cents 

 per Rthl. The loss is thus about 4 pr. ct. of the actual value. 

 The Rthl. having an actual value of 70 cents. Whether this 

 loss in exchange can be avoided or not I don't know. If I can 

 have a remittance of $100 in Feb. I will lay out for books, 

 especially as Leipsic is the place for books. If it will not be 

 convenient then or before to remit, I will hold on to my extra 

 100 Rthl. . . . 



(From a diary) 



Thursday Oct. 6. Gillingham called on me at 8 A.M. 

 Walked with him into town, left him to arrange his business, 

 and went to Fritzsch. Found there the 3d volume of Leh- 

 mann. Ordered at 25 pr. ct. discount a lot of books. Thence 

 to visit Waring and Coolidge, talked a pleasant hour with 

 them, then found Gillingham and went with him to Dr. 

 Vogel's 1st Burger Schule. Prof. Allen shortly came, and 

 we made a circuit of the school. Examined the Dr. 's maps 

 and Nutz Plans. Saw a class of boys writing to a tune. 



Saturday 8. Pleasant day. Wrote in morning, at 3 P.M. 

 called on Messrs. Waring and Coolidge, found Mr. Allen of 

 the Burger Schule da. Ging mit Herrn Waring und Cool- 



