338 Drs Hoppe and Hornsehuch’s Tour to the Coast of the 
their attention. On the evening of that day they arrived at 
LaufFen, having performed 10 hours. 
“ Saltzburg , Feb. 2. — We have at length reached the famed 
city of Saltzburg, and thus arrived at the second head-quarters 
which we have proposed : to make on our journey. Klagenfurth will 
be our third, Laybach the fourth, and Trieste the fifth. We 
set out this morning with our wonted chearfulness. A clear 
sky, delightful prospects, and well-trodden paths, are in them- 
selves capable of conveying happiness to minds predisposed to 
contentment. It is a jour de fete , and an interesting circum- 
stance occurred to us : for as we were following each other 
along the snow-path, the foremost of us suddenly stopped, 
and immediately communicated to those behind him, his own 
sensations, on seeing written, in beautiful German characters, 
upon the snow, that most perishable of all elements, the words, 
“ Let nothing trouble thee These were destined by the hand 
of a mistress, for the eyes of her lover, who was to follow ; and 
they were not lost upon us ; for we declared that they should 
serve for a motto to us, whenever any thing should occur that 
would be likely to ruffle our tempers. At Saltzburghofen, the 
stage which immediately followed, we found a very obliging 
hostess, who kindly prepared the coffee we had brought with 
us ; but who, except for the bread and cream, would absolutely 
take nothing. Here, therefore, we had no occasion which could 
call forth the use of our motto.” 
Three days were devoted to Saltzburg, and to visiting M. Hin- 
terhuber, Professor of Botany, and M. Mielichofer *, who pre- 
sented MM. Hoppe and Hornschuch with many rare alpine 
mosses from the vicinity of Saltzburg. Nor should the name of 
M. Doestser of Nounthal be omitted, a good botanist and che- 
mist, who is always ready to shew hospitality to the travelling 
naturalist, and at whose house Funck, Martins, and Hoppe 
have frequently sojourned, when on their excursions to the 
neighbouring mountains. 
On the 4th of February the travellers approached the Unters- 
berg, “ which, notwithstanding the wintry garb in which it is 
* After whom our Carex Mielichofcri is named. 
