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tively of the value of this publication in his ‘‘Views 
of Nature.” 
Early in 1848 Dr. Wislizenus went to Washington, 
supposably in connection with the publication of his 
book, and made a prolonged stay there. With much 
leisure on his hands, he not only frequented scientific 
circles, but also participated in social life. He was 
a constant visitor at the house of George P. Marsh, 
then member of the House of Representatives from 
Vermont; and paid court, unsuccessful at the time, 
to Mrs. Marsh’s sister, Lucy Crane. He returned to 
St. Louis in time to discharge the full duty of a 
physician in the terrible cholera epidemic of that 
year. 
In the spring of 1850 Dr. Wislizenus left St. Louis 
on another trip. This time he did not go to the 
west; nor were scientific interests uppermost in his 
mind. 
Upon the success of the Whigs in the election of 
1848, Mr. Marsh had been appointed our Minister 
to Turkey. After a leisurely trip through Europe, 
he had arrived at Constantinople with his wife and 
his sister-in-law in February, 1850. There Dr. Wis- 
lizenus presented himself and was successful in his 
wooing. His marriage to Lucy Crane took place at 
the Embassy in Constantinople on July 23, 18so. 
The wedding journey went up the Danube, and 
led to Wislizenus’ old home in Germany, Schwarz- 
burg-Rudolstadt; for his gracious native prince had 
courteously sent him unofficial information that 
