Humboldt. 173 



"I received your letter per Great Western, and 

 thought that you would not object to an insertion of 

 a part of your letter in The Lutheran Observer, with- 

 out your signature. 



I have been asked several times who at the Natu- 

 ralists Reunion was the one poor representative from 

 the United States? 



"One of the City papers (Baltimore), says in a short 

 notice of that meeting, "The United States," were 

 represented by the Rev. Dr. Bachman, of Charleston, 

 S. C.j the first Ornithologist in this country." 



J. G. M. 



The land of Luther had its special attractions 

 for the Pastor of St. John's. He regarded each 

 scene connected with the successful labors and con- 

 flicts of the Chief Reformer, with keen and almost 

 sacred interest, and the healthful life of its people, 

 in communion with Nature, was congenial to his 

 simple taste. 



Arriving at Berlin, he found a great pleasure 

 awaiting him, for Humboldt was there. Dr. Bach- 

 man fells us, " I was a youth of sixteen, when Hum- 

 boldt visited America. Wilson, the Ornithologist, 

 procured for me an invitation to be present at a 

 reception given in Philadelphia to this eminent 

 philosopher and naturalist. During my stay there, 

 I saw him every day. Before leaving, he inserted 

 in his note-book the names of his acquaintances in 

 Philadelphia, and, to my surprise, mine was in- 

 cluded on the list." 

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