52 LOUIS AGASSIZ. 



cove for my bed. The house is situated out- 

 side the town, on a promenade, which makes 

 it very pleasant. Moreover, by walking less 

 than a hundred yards, I reach the Hospital 

 and the Anatomical School, — a great conven- 

 ience for me when the winter weather begins. 

 One thing gives me great pleasure : from one 

 of my windows the whole chain of the Tyrol- 

 ean Alps is visible as far as Appenzell ; and 

 as the country is flat to their very base, I see 

 them better than we see our Alps from the 

 plain. It is a great pleasure to have at least 

 a part of our Swiss mountains always in sight. 

 To enjoy it the more, I have placed my table 

 opposite the window, so that every time I lift 

 my head my eyes rest on our dear country. 

 This does not prevent me from feeling dull 

 sometimes, especially when I am alone, but I 

 hope this will pass off when my occupations 

 become more regular. . . . 



A far more stimulating intellectual life than 

 that of Heidelberg awaited our students at 

 Munich. Among their professors were some 

 of the most original men of the day, — men 

 whose influence was felt all over Europe. 

 DoUinger lectured on comparative anatomy 

 and kindred subjects ; Martins and Zuccarini 



