CD asks if he may call next day for talk.
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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
CD asks if he may call next day for talk.
Thanks for information about Erasmus Darwin and for lending journal.
Sir Robert Christison says Dr Darwin not the first to recommend alcohol for fever.
Thanks for copy of TLB’s Pharmacology [1880].
Thanks TLB for the collection of his writings.
Wishes to contribute to subscription to pay legal expenses of David Ferrier [in vivisection prosecution].
Comments on physiological papers.
Writes to ask how much he should subscribe to fund for David Ferrier.
Feels he should decline nominal presidency of the proposed Science Defence Association.
Agrees with TLB’s views regarding the constitution of the proposed Science Defence Association.
Thanks for Indian [Medical] Gazette. Comments on article.
On digestive powers of Drosera and those of higher animals.
Comments on expression on two halves of human face.
Responds to TLB’s views of serpent- and fire-worship.
Poison of venomous snakes.
Comments on digestive action of pepsin and hydrochloric acid.
Photograph of Rubens’ picture has not arrived.
Discusses expression on two halves of the face. Mentions photograph [of picture by Rubens].