On colours and breeding of rabbits.
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On colours and breeding of rabbits.
His rabbits have lost their patches and are grey.
Has FG seen William Crookes [spiritualist]?
Asks to have one pair of rabbits sent to him; is abandoning experiments with the rats.
Endorses revised statement about Butler’s odd hereditary habit;
describes a séance at William Crookes’s.
Comments on FG’s description of a séance at the house of William Crookes.
Will use FG’s words about [H. M. Butler’s] hereditary habit [in Expression, p. 33 n. 8].
Has forwarded CD’s letter to Crookes.
Has attended one more séance, which he describes; tells of the freedom investigators have to check, although they cannot prearrange, experiments.
Encourages FG to carry out investigation [of spiritualism]. However, his own health is too uncertain to accept Daniel Dunglas Home’s offer. Discusses possibility of reproducing Crookes’s apparatus for sale.
Again seeks help with his rabbits; hopes one of CD’s men can take them.
Agrees to care for FG’s rabbits and will breed from them.
Plans to go to Southampton for ten days.
Delighted CD’s groom will take the rabbits;
has just done proof of a paper to the Royal Society on "blood-relationship", defining kinship between parents and offspring.
Thanks CD for criticisms of his paper; explains why there is greater diversity among succeeding generations than in the first.
Will do what he can for Lord Sackville Cecil, but he, himself, cannot get to séances when he likes. Introduction of a stranger always disturbs séances. Person most likely to help would be Lord Lindsey.
May FG have lunch with CD Thursday [1 Aug] and arrange about rabbits?
George Snow, the carrier, now leaves Nag’s Head on Thursday mornings.
Alteration in the arrangements for the carrier to collect the rabbit from FG and bring it to Down.
The carrier will call at University College on Thursday 15 August.
The buck is well; Dr Carter has returned, and things will go better.
Sends thanks for Expression; offers some additions, and will send printed queries abroad if CD wishes.
Rabbits’ coats true in character. If the next ones are true, it is superfluous to keep trying.
Does not know why crying children rub eyes with knuckles.
Mentions FG’s article on prayer ["Statistical inquiries into the efficacy of prayer", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 12 (1872): 125–35].