LITTLE 

 JOURNEYS 



To be twenty-four, in good health, with hair like that 

 of General Custer, a heart to appreciate nature, a good 

 horse under you, and a commission from the state to do 

 an important work in your left hand breast pocket 

 what heaven more complete ! 



A reception was tendered the young naturalist in the 

 great hall, and he addressed the students on the 

 necessity of doing your work as well as you can, and 

 being kind. 



Before beginning his arduous and dangerous journey, 

 Linnaeus went to Lund to visit his old patron, Dr. 

 Stobaeus. Time, the great healer, had cured the Doc- 

 tor of his hate, and he now spoke of Linnaeus as his 

 best pupil. He had left hastily by the wan light of the 

 moon without leaving orders where his mail was to be 

 forwarded, but now he was received as an honored 

 guest. All the little misunderstandings were laughed 

 over as jokes. 



From Lund, Linnaeus went to his old home at Sma- 

 land to visit his parents. It is needless to say that they 

 were very proud of him, and the villagers turned out 

 in numbers to do him honor, not knowing just why. 



HE account of the Lapland trip by Lin- 

 naeus is to be found in his book, " Lach- 

 esis Lapponica." The journey covered 

 over four thousand miles and took from 

 May to November, 1731. 

 The volume is in the form of a daily 



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