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Dr. Dohrn's assistant at the time of a former visit and who remem- 

 bered well the interest the Director felt in the project, and he also 

 showed us the great growth the Station had experienced in the 

 interval. The "Acquario" was as interesting as ever, and we saw 

 fishes that had been there some years before my last visit. The 

 ordinary aquarium is replete with gaudy or curious marine animals 



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that attract the uneducated visitor, but here are the scientifically 

 interesting denizens of the sea, studied and cared for intelligently 

 so that their life is not hindered but fostered and prolonged so that 

 they display their habits and powers as at home. A very intelli- 

 gent assistant showed us both the workrooms and the museum, 

 which contained, as was to be expected, fine preparations of 

 marine animals. He had himself prepared admirable electrotypes 

 of small snakes and lizards. 



The Museo Nazionale was certainly much improved in arrange- 

 ment and accessibility, but the collection of papyri I -wished to 



show to my companion was closed to everybody owing to repairs 



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