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           Turkeybehavedgenerously;butshehadapersonalinterestinthematter.Themoon,infact,regulatesthecycleofheryearsandherfastofRamadan.Shecouldnotdolessthangive1,372,640piastres;andshegavethemwithaneagernesswhichdenoted,however,somepressureonthepartofthegovernment.

           Belgiumdistinguishedherselfamongthesecond-ratestatesbyagrantof513,000francs—abouttwocentimesperheadofherpopulation.

           Hollandandhercoloniesinterestedthemselvestotheextentof110,000florins,onlydemandinganallowanceoffivepercent.discountforpayingreadymoney.

           Denmark,alittlecontractedinterritory,gavenevertheless9,000ducats,provingherloveforscientificexperiments.

           TheGermanicConfederationpledgeditselfto34,285florins.Itwasimpossibletoaskformore;besides,theywouldnothavegivenit.

           Thoughverymuchcrippled,Italyfound200,000lireinthepocketsofherpeople.IfshehadhadVenetiashewouldhavedonebetter;butshehadnot.

           TheStatesoftheChurchthoughtthattheycouldnotsendlessthan7,040Romancrowns;andPortugalcarriedherdevotiontoscienceasfaras30,000cruzados.Itwasthewidow’smite—eighty-sixpiastres;butself-constitutedempiresarealwaysrathershortofmoney.

           Twohundredandfifty-sevenfrancs,thiswasthemodestcontributionofSwitzerlandtotheAmericanwork.Onemustfreelyadmitthatshedidnotseethepracticalsideofthematter.