Describes bearded horses seen on island of Sark.
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Describes bearded horses seen on island of Sark.
Observations on maize.
Acknowledges receipt of Erasmus Darwin.
Thanks for copy of Erasmus Darwin.
Asks CD to express his opinion on vivisection to help the anti-vivisection cause in Germany.
The hybrid geese FBG sent to CD were brother and sister from the same hatch. Would greatly value a copy of Nature containing CD’s letter.
Returns Guthrie. Comments at length on Guthrie’s critique of Spencer.
Sorry he was out when CD came to visit.
Thanks for Erasmus Darwin.
Violetta Darwin is near death.
At CD’s request he has read Malcolm Guthrie’s book [On Mr Spencer’s formula of evolution (1879)], which is a critique of First principles. He finds it a helpful clarification of Spencer’s views; however, it is as pseudo-scientific as the book it criticises.
Sends subscription form for English edition of Weismann’s Studien.
Supplies facts on the colours of each sex in butterflies from the genera Ornithoptera and Heterochroa.
Herbert Spencer, though not the scientific thinker he sees himself to be, was extremely important in conditioning the generation’s acceptance of evolution. Compares Spencer and Robert Chambers as teachers, rather than discoverers, of new ideas.
On Wallace’s need for a regular income. He has been rejected as Superintendent of Epping Forest. Thinks men such as Lubbock, Hooker, and CD might help.
Miss Arabella Buckley’s letter on Wallace’s poor health and finances leads CD to seek JDH’s aid in getting a Government pension.
Discusses possibility of Government pension for Wallace.
Argues against pension for Wallace because of his spiritualism; the underhanded way he brought about discussion of spiritualism at BAAS; his pocketing money from a bet on the sphericity of the earth; his lack of absolute poverty.
JDH convinces CD not to press for pension for Wallace.
Thanks CD for acting on her suggestion about getting Wallace an income; acknowledges the difficulty. Is not sure Wallace would accept government money for doing nothing in return.
Has discussed with Hooker possibility of Government pension for Wallace. Hooker is pessimistic.