Anxious to have GHD come home because of his poor health. Recommends Huxley’s physician (Andrew Clark) – an advocate of milk diet.
Anxious to have GHD come home because of his poor health. Recommends Huxley’s physician (Andrew Clark) – an advocate of milk diet.
Thanks for present of
Has sent JDH’s letter to Nature ["Perception in ants", Nature 7 (1873): 443–4].
Sons recall kindness received from JDH and others in America.
Debates the existence of God.
Contradicts passages in Descent and Variation.
Wants to discuss raising a testimonial fund for Huxley and whether Huxley would stand this.
Sends photograph of a diseased roebuck shot by Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.
Thanks TD for catalogue of his Cretacean fossils.
Regrets he cannot visit Brighton.
CD particularly wishes to see JT "On business not connected with himself" [the fund for Huxley’s holiday]. Asks whether CD may call that afternoon. GHD adds postscript saying CD very fatigued. He hopes JT can come to see CD instead, but he should not mention that GHD suggested it.
Thinks the Huxley fund should be done. Difficulty will be getting him to accept it.
Sends his 6th volume.
Sends to Pantlludw [North Wales] bottle of formic acid. FD and Amy [Darwin] can search for spawn. If found, keep in two basins and add 6 drops of acid to one and look for differences.
William Spottiswoode was not at home, but JT sought out Herbert Spencer. Spencer will come with JT to see CD [about the Huxley fund].
CD will write to William Spottiswoode about the fund for Huxley. CD is raising his subscription to £300. "We have done a good day’s work … [it] gives me a higher opinion of human nature than I had before, though I am not one of those who think lowly of mankind."
Discusses the arrangements being made to present a gift to Huxley [see 8872].
Is convinced that the "brotherly spirit of the transaction" will cause Huxley not to raise objections.
"The following fact with respect to the habits of ants, which I believe to be quite new, has been sent to me by a distinguished geologist, Mr J. D. Hague [see 8788]; and it appears well worth publishing."
W. G. Armstrong and T. H. Farrer have both contributed [to the Huxley fund].
Sends JT the list and amounts subscribed for Huxley. It will probably amount to £1800. He will write to Huxley and use every argument he can to make him accept.
George Henslow is worse. All plans to go abroad have been given up. James Paget’s diagnoses enclosed.