Jacob!'' 



of its kind is mightily decinq ted ; . On the whole the interest 4 

 in cacti he^e has alnost entirely disanpeared, a^d the Berlin Garden 

 is D-roh^hly the only one,wMch h^s a meaningful collect:! on. 



Since T *e have not seen eaoh other, there have been lar^e re- 

 volutions with vou and in Gerraany^ We in North Germany o^ly had to do 

 with rotted, already half decofaposed elements, and for that reason, 

 the rotted fruit s deteriorated in the fresh spirit of a unified and 



strong trunk \ after short convulsions they were broken down. With 

 you the elenents were of a larger nature and you had first the learrr 

 the trade of war. Therefor the battle lasted longer with you. But , you 

 will now ea^-n the fruits despite J ohnson 4:1 nrl« hio a^d his cotton.. At 

 our oomedy I was raost amused by the long faces of the Frankfurt money- 

 bafrs, whose youth will have nolens Valens tb learn somewhat more of 



the trade of 4 war then fronn playing soldier. With 



Austria the comedy is oonnletely f inished» . We had. the opportun! ty f to 

 study the conditio*^ the^e oompletely, and re turne d hone with the con- 

 viction, that in the next few years all will oollapse. What will 1 cone 

 out of the growing chaos, only heaven knows. The Habsburg rather gifee 

 up their crown and enmre than land a^d jingoism. 



Now, my most esteemed Sir Doctor $tay well and do not forget to 

 write, do not repay equal with equal; collect firyvcoals on my guil- 

 ty head and delight me soon with a kind oomnunicatiorr. 



and 



With honest devotion v.Jacobi 



Breslau, Oct. 26,1866 



