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ARW's lecture at the Royal Institution; would he consider publishing it in The Socialist Review; pressure of work has prevented Ramsay from writing anything on ARW's two valuable papers on the unemployed published last year, but he has been drawing attention to them in his speeches; Unemployed Workmen's Bill. Enclosed in envelope annotated in ink in ARW's? William Greenell Wallace's? hand on one side "The Remedy for Unemployment | Criticisms &c." and on the other The Remedy for Unemployment,WP7/102/7, when listed. TS with corrections by hand, signed. SEE Smith S655. The Remedy for Unemployment [in large part an account of Poverty and the State by Herbert V. Mills, 1889]. I. Socialist Review 1: 310-320 (June 1908) / II. Socialist Review 1: 390-400 (July 1908). —revised version printed as pamphlet (Pass On Pamphlets, No. 8: The Clarion Press, London, Jan. 1909; pp. 1-(24)).
JDH writes to Otto Stapf regarding the distribution of copies of an article being reprinted. JDH would like to know which institutions receive the reprint, also who received copies of his illustrations of Impatiens from the ICONES [PLANANTARUM]. JDH wants Indo Chinese specimens from Stapf as soon as possible so he can revise his articles on Indian Balsams. JDH is also keen for Miss [Matilda] Smith to complete the drawings of the Balsams for ICONES. Letter has additional notes attached regarding the questions of distribution JDH asks. These notes are written in the hand of Otto Stapf & John Aikman. Known recipients of the Icones illustrations are listed in the notes as Fischer v. Waldheim, Matsumura & Arnoldi as well as 'all those who lent material to Sir Joseph'. The notes also asks about returning copies of Swedish & Danish periodicals which they already have in the RBG Kew library.
About butterfly collections in the museum. Had enjoyed a visit as Mr Rothschild had brought out cases of butterflies from Tring. About Poulton's invitation -ARW must decline as he cannot stay away from home for more than one night without discomfort. "All the attractions of your celebrations are, to me repulsions." About his planned book.
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About Miss Pascoe's address and Pascoe's collections in London.
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Is trying to determine the location of Orchid the Castnia came from. Does not want notices of his own books - overwhelmed with papers.
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Giving the Royal Institution lecture, (for the Jubilee of Origin of Species) much easier than expected, audience of 800 people, resident Prof of Chemistry Sir James Dewar provided cocoa and sandwiches in his rooms afterwards; visit to the Museum (BMNH) to see Diplodocus, butterflies and New Guinea Bird of Paradise; visit by Sir William Preece and his son, discussion about William, his health, suggestion he learn signalling and try to get work in wireless telegraphy.