46 LETTEE-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



Wednesday. Fusel oil. 



Wccl' ending July 30. In Lab. worked at Fusel oil. 

 Friday our balance was done — cost 69 Rthl. Saturday Graf 

 "Weld and I took a walk to Napoleon's Denkmal. Ate at 

 Stotteritz and had a good time. 



Sunday. — AVir giugen morgen zum Catholisches Kirche und 

 nachmittag zum Schiitzen-Haus, das Sommerfest zu sehen. 

 Da begegnen wir Herr Ebermeyer mit ein Deutschen Freund, 

 Mr. Costello und ein Franzoser mit eine Englisclie Damen. 

 Wir sprechen viel Deutsch und den heiligen Tag zerbrechen. 



Thursday 4. Things grow old if they do not progress. 

 Heard music in Neu ]\Iarkt. 



Friday 5 Aug. Lab. as usual, and there gouged two fingers. 

 Attended Sommer Theater. Found letter from home, on 

 return to room, dated July 17, mailed 18, left New York 23d 

 July — 13 days from New York. 



(A. A. J. TO S.W.J.) 



Dear Son, — . . . — It is quite natural that you, in a 

 strange land divided by 3000 miles of Ocean from your native 

 land should think of it and home with deep interest. At 

 least I hope so, and believe you do and will continue to, but 

 as you have gone there for improvement you will, I am quite 

 sure, use your time to advantage. As you speak of the hours 

 they were all employed, and you borrowed time to write. 

 Have relaxation enough to ensure health of body and mind, 

 for what will knowledge avail without them? You and Mr. 

 "Weld must watch over each other for good, as I trust you 

 will, both for time and Eternity. The manners and customs 

 of the people differ widely from ours ; and yet there is much 

 good there to be copied, no doubt, and evil to be avoided, 

 which I have confidence to believe you will do wisely. You 

 have not said whether you are among Papists or Protestants. 



While it is necessary that you economize well, I don't want 

 you to suffer loss in improvement by being too much stinted 



