Orders two bottles of "the simple Antispasmodic" and "the Glycerin Pepsin mixture". Andrew Clark wishes him to commence his physic at once.
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Orders two bottles of "the simple Antispasmodic" and "the Glycerin Pepsin mixture". Andrew Clark wishes him to commence his physic at once.
Thanks ID for a copy of his book, Atlantis [1882], which CD will read with interest but "in a very sceptical spirit".
Letter of introduction for Romilly Allen.
Strongly supports the proposed biological laboratory at Villefranche.
Will send shell by post to British Museum. Will prepare article for Nature [see 13696].
Orders morphia pills in case of severe pain, which he hopes may never occur.
Thanks for letter and promise to send pamphlet.
Much regrets the state of his health will prevent his attending the [Science Defence] Association meeting.
Sends enclosure [missing].
Subject of SG’s essay would be well worth pursuing. CD has long known that stones were transported by floating Fuci, but not that they were dragged along the sea-bottom.
Shell smashed by careless servant. May have been Cyclas cornea. Will send letter to Nature.
Mechanism of flowers of Maranta has already been described by F. H. G. Hildebrand and Federico Delpino.
Will send letter to Nature about shell [attached to beetle]. Will use old name of Cyclas.
Feels better. Grateful for THH’s kind letter. Wishes there were more automata like him.
Thanks HG for kind offer. CD is not well enough to examine the Utricularia, but will try to look at the Nitella.
Recommends PG for chair of natural history.
GCW has correctly expressed CD’s views when he says he intentionally left the question of the origin of life uncanvassed as being altogether ultra vires in the present state of our knowledge. Thinks he may somewhere have said that principle of continuity renders it possible that the principle of life will be shown to be a part of, or consequence of, some general law.
Thinks Mr Loct[?] ought to have sent an addressed envelope.
"Earthworms are hermaphrodite, but two must unite & both produce eggs.–– I have seen hundreds coupled, early in the morning & occasionally during the night.––"
Sends manuscript by Baron de Villa Franca on the apparent grafting of sugar canes.