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She had a cabinet of shells, insefts and coral colle&ed at her own 
expence in her palace at Drottningholm , the slow increase of which 
rendered its treasures the more valuable. The oriental collections of 
the unfortunate Hasselquist were preserved in the same place. Lin- 
naeus also described this museum*, but not without taking the greatest 
pains. There was no curiosity in the kingdom which was not shown 
him, and he resembled Aristotle before whom Alexander the 
✓ Great ordered a great number of curious animals to be brought, that 
he might describe them ; but still greater than Aristotle in this science, 
Linnaeus profited better by the opportunity afforded him. 
The two royal palaces of Ulrichsdale and Drottningholm still contain 
to this day the monuments of his labours and arrangements. The late 
King Gustavus III. left those treasures of nature, which will ever 
shine as an ornament in those edifices, in the same order as Linnaeus 
had described them according to his own system. 
Linnaeus chose the academical recess as the time for arranging the 
royal cabinets. There are two vacations every year at the University 
of Up$al, the summer vacation lasts three months, and the winter va- 
cation six weeks- On those days of leisure, he used to go to Ulrich- 
dale and Drottningholm , situate at the distance of about eight Swedish 
miles from Upsal. But some fell disorder threatened to prevent Lin- 
n aeu s from repairing thither, had not he fortunately discovered an 
efficacious remedy against it. In the summer of 1750, he was attacked 
with the gout. His fits were so violent as to deprive him of sleep for 
seven days and seven nights, nor could he ever keep his feet quiet for 
an hour together. The gouty matter circulated from one foot into the 
* Museum Ludovic® Ulrica Regin®, Holm, 1764. 
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