Humboldt's Letters. 151 



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HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



BERLIN, April IsJ, 1844. 



I HAVE a mind, my noble friend, to impart some 

 enjoyment to you to-night by a few insignificant gifts, 

 accompanying the horrible Ruthenic venom beneath 

 enclosed.* I know that I am personally flattered in all 

 the inclosed letters with the exception of that from 

 Solingen; but this cannot prevent my offering what 

 may be interesting to you. You will find the following 

 letter from 



1. Lord Stanley, the present minister, to whom I had 

 recommended the cousin of our Dieffenbach, the author 

 of a highly commendable journey to New Zealand. 

 This traveller was implicated in the rebellion at Frank- 

 fort, wherefore it was difficult to get him an engage- 

 ment in Germany. If travelling were still a business of 

 mine I could not desire a better companion. 



2. The " Presumption" from Solingen. 



* The work of Marc Fournier : Eussie, Allemagne et France. 

 Paris, 1844. 



