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though many are incorporated in later works, such 
as “ Fauna suecica,” “ Flora suecica,” “ Species plan- 
tarum,” and “ Systema Naturae.” Much information 
was also imparted in his lectures, which were 
diligently taken down by his hearers. In many cases 
we can only wonder at his sound ideas and conceptions 
of the future. For instance, when enjoying the pure 
fresh air, the pellucid delicious water, he wrote : “ In 
the dogdays it is usual to travel to some medicinal 
spring for those who seem to need it. I can say, 
that for many years, thank God, I have enjoyed fairly 
good health, though sometimes oppressed and some¬ 
what low in spirits, but as soon as I came to the fells, 
I gained new life, and as it were, a heavy weight was 
taken off me. I spent a few days in Norway, and 
there felt heavy; but as soon as I got to the fells, I 
became at once revivified. For those who have 
opportunity it would be better for them to come here 
to drink snow water, rather than to stay in thick 
weather, by marshy medicinal waters.” Linnaeus 
thus perceived in advance our present day high 
alpine sanatoria. 
As regards Linnaeus himself, this journey was of 
the greatest importance and value. It was clear that 
thereby his energy was increased, his scientific out¬ 
look enlarged, his powers of observation sharpened; 
in a word, his development took a great step forward 
to the end which he was ultimately to reach. It is 
true, that the hardships he underwent were such that 
he declared “ he would not take such a journey again 
for 2,000 platar [^300] ” but the troubles were past, 
and the memories remained imperishable during the 
rest of his life. 
When Linnasus came back to Uppsala with his 
treasures, there was one thing which specially 
troubled him, namely—his economic position. It 
has previously been mentioned that though (p. 65) 
he estimated that his expenses would amount to 
600 copper dalers, he only obtained 400. Moreover, 
