If I were to go round the world again, or to make an extended journey anywhere on its surface, I should always prefer to visit localities that would be new to me, rather than follow routes I had traveled before.
Wooden bear umbrella stand from the Black Forest region of Germany. Glass eyes with wooden link chain around the neck and in paws. Metal tray in base to catch water from umbrellas. To have been obtained by William. H. Seward II while visiting in Europe in 1888.