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In the 3 [[superscript]] rd [[/superscript]] room are her klaviar and mandolin, etc. An engraving of the Battle of Bunker Hill, a gift from an American friend, hangs on the wall. His desk, chairs, bed and little library are just as he left them.
This is all in the second story, - top floor. It is evident that Schiller was not in good circumstances.
We then went to Goethe's house, - a much more pretentious place. There is a nice, home-like garden in the rear, - the building fronts on the street.
The building is a museum in which the art & scientific collections of this versatile man are kept. There are busts and pictures galore, - among the latter Goethe's own peculiar silhouttes in black. A bust of Goethe examining

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Schiller's skull, etc., etc.
We visited the working room and death chamber in the rear. This part is arranged as follows:
[[image - pen diagram of layout of rooms. Cabinet of Minerals to the left and Death 
Chamber (with  the Bed and a square marked A. in it) above Work room to the right. Library is below extending across the width of "Cabinet" and Work room. Front of the house is towards the left, facing E, and Garden is at the back of the house.]]
At A. stands the chair in which he died. The cabinet of minerals is quite extensive. This room opens into the library, in which the books are as he left them. The work room is simple, with his working table and all as he left them. A plate of soil, which had been brought to him from the garden for examination