LITTLE Ernst Haeckel gathers his manna fresh every day. 

 JOURNEYS QI believe Haeckel enjoys his pipe and mug after the 



day's work is done; but for stimulants in a general 

 sense, he has no use. In his book on Ceylon, he attrib- 

 utes his escape from the jungle fever, from which 

 most of his party suffered, to the fact that he never 

 used strong drink, and ate sparingly. 

 He is jealous of the sunshine a great walker works 

 daily with hoe and spade in his garden; and breathes 

 deeply, pounding on his chest when going from his 

 house to the college in a way that causes much amuse- 

 ment among the fledglings. Tall, spare rather than 

 stout, bronzed, active, wearing shoes with thick soles, 

 plain gray clothes, often accompanied by a half dozen 

 young men, he is a common figure on the roads that 

 wind out of Jena, and lose themselves amid the moun- 

 tains Jt> 



The distinguishing feature of the man is his animation. 

 He is full of good cheer, and acts as if he were expect- 

 ing to discover something wonderful very soon. 

 To find the balance between play and work, has been 

 the aim of his life; and surely, he has pretty nearly, 

 discovered it. 



Once when a caller asked him what he considered the 

 greatest achievement of his life, he took out of his 

 pocket a little leather case containing a bronze medal, 

 and proudly passed it around. This medal was pre- 

 sented to him in 1859, in token of a running high jump 

 the world's record at the time, or not, as the case 

 may be. 

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