Leonhard! 



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Dec. 31.1873 



Tlie lack of housing drove me now from Prague. I live now in 

 a. suburb, which, however, has a independend post office,,and also 



and raountain watter supply has» It does not have a 

 moving tax, but everything here is more expensive and poorer than irr 

 Prague, which does have a moving tax. We have to send there to the 

 market, Though we live close to the royal gardern we suffer from fac- 

 tory smofce and through that fog fron the Moldau with incresed dark*. 

 ness.. In the last winter my eyes tired- be Coming less able to worfck 

 than earlier. May-be it is the increasing age. .In March I will be 65 

 years old. Also the heat of the past summer affected me in two ways t? 

 while Roder in Heidelberg, who is 2| years older than I.felt quite at 

 ease and freshi. - My moving took place during the hottest time.and 

 my many books made it very troublesome.,. With packing.moving and un~ 

 packing I lost 6 weeks and was totally exhausted and needed a long 

 time to recuperate. . The Visit of the Viennese World Exhibit through 

 14 days was also an effort, as were two Visits to Dresden (together 

 almost 4 weeks) in the school of Kraus and thfe Allgemeine Erziehungs- 

 verein ( General Club for Education) While 



packing books it was up to 22 Reaumier in the room t 24-25 Reaumier 

 outside until 7 to 8 in the evening.so that one could not fing any 

 relief earlier in the open... Often I had to lie down without moving,, 

 and without being able to read. One should not wish such a moving on 

 anybody«, That you feel at home in your new domicile, and that Mr. 

 Georg has now also moved in with you, made me very happy. 



Of Prankfurt I can teil you some things, though I have not 

 been there this year. They have now an KMserstrasse (Emperor Street). 

 Prom the Hirschgraben to that one leads a "Bethmanstrasse" , from the 

 Gällenstrasse runs a "Kirchenstrasse". Our Konrad celebrated recent- 



ly his 40th anniversaryy of his nomination as preacher.but very 

 quietly. , 









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