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ious to have me return and to assist me with all his ability. 

 He urged me to send him my scientific papers very promptly." 



From Leipsic our eager pilgrim hastened to Weimar, with 

 which she was favorably impressed. 



''There is an air of homelike refinement in the homes and 

 streets. The town seems to have been for all time to come 

 influenced by the wonderful coterie of Goethe, Schiller, Wie- 

 land, Herder, and the hosts of others." 



She found it "a relief for once not to have any educational 

 institutions to visit," and she gave herself up "to the poetry of 

 her surroundings. 



"The weather was very uncertain. Sunshine, pouring 

 rain, and hail alternated during the day. The low hills that 

 surround Weimar, the park and delightful bits of old archi- 

 tecture, are all fitting for the residence of Goethe. The venera- 

 tion in which that literary set was, and still is, held is shown 

 by the liberal monuments raised to them. 



"Goethe and Schiller, Wieland and Herder each have a 

 fine statue raised in their honor. Many of the streets bear the 

 names of these illustrious men. Their houses of residence 

 are shown and preserved as the most precious relics. The 

 house of the painter Cranach is also preserved, and the house 

 which Liszt occupied during several years is also pointed out. 

 Well may the inhabitants of this city be proud of its intellect, 

 for the public good which Goethe rendered to the people is 

 everywhere apparent. 



"His house, a fine roomy dwelling, now belongs to the town. 

 It was given by the last member of Goethe's family, now 

 dead. No descendant of that wonderful genius is now living. 

 Goethe's home is preserved very much as it was. It is now a 

 museum of the scientific collections of minerals, painting, 

 sculpture, and of books and engineering illustrating so plainly 

 the wide culture of the man and his power of appreciating the 

 good in all art, science, and literature. His workroom was 

 impressive. Plain, modern desk, bookcases, cabinets con- 

 taining specimens, table, and chair, all stand as used by him. 

 Opening into his study was his bedroom with his bed, the 

 chair on which he died. The table and cup, saucer, and medi- 



