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hundreds of splendid glass cases of beautiful and cost¬ 
ly goods, not alone a vast collection of all those numberless 
articles of taste and fancy in which the world has long recog¬ 
nized her as superior, but likewise an equally line display of 
the more substantial manufactures and by far the largest and 
finest collection of agricultural products (of France proper and 
the French Colonies) of any country making exhibition. 
Next in order, and next in rank also, were grouped the 
“ States of the Zollverein,” (including Prussia, Saxony, Baden, 
Bavaria, Brunswick, Hanover, Hesse, Nassau, Oldenburg^ 
Wurtemburg, Mecklenberg, Schwerin and Frankfort, with 
some other small duchies and towns,) occupying many lesser 
courts and the south end of the western transept, and making 
a fine show of a great number of the substantial products of 
their numerous and various quarries and mines, as well as of 
their agricultural products, together with woolen, worsted, cot¬ 
ton and silk fabrics, fire-arms, cutlery, clocks, musical instru- 
, ments, leather, earthenwares, jewelry, meerschaums and am¬ 
ber manufactures, printing, books and charts, and, in the tran¬ 
sept, to the right of the throne, magnificent royal trophies, by 
the King of Prussia, of porcelain, of Bohemian glass, of fire 
arms, and of silver plate, with a noble display of paintings 
and other works of art of the Zollverein States in the “ for¬ 
eign ” art gallery contiguous ; and, finally, “ The Hanover 
Towns,” (Bremen, Hamburg and Lubeck,) showing basket 
work, carved work in wood, decorative furniture curiously 
made of harts’ horns, friction balances and some other articles. 
Passing thus to the place of the throne, and thence down 
the nave towards the starting point, noting the numerous fine 
statues, monuments, trophies and cases of precious stones by 
the way, until the central avenue was reached, on making a 
“ right-about face,” there, directly in front and to the right of 
the nave, were the several courts of the remaining countries 
represented, to-wit: 
Costa Eica, Uruguay, Peru and Venezuela, with small col¬ 
lections of their native minerals, vegetable productions, skins, 
dried fish and wool; Brazil, making a handsome display of 
