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Although he formed a high opinion of one of the correspondent’s papers, regrets that he could not presume to give an opinion of the merits of a candidate in chemistry.
Requests help for George Darwin’s investigation of marriages of first cousins. Seeks to determine proportion of first-cousin offspring among the insane, deaf and dumb, blind, etc.
Thanks JDH for Asa Gray’s interesting letter.
Would like JDH’s copy of Coral reefs. Needs it for corrections for a new edition. Cannot buy one.
CD is glad Horace has done "pretty well" in his examination.
Smith and Elder will publish new edition of Coral reefs [1874]; thanks HD for aid.
Reports on a séance. "The Lord have mercy on us all if we have to believe in such rubbish."
Asks JDH to vote for his nephew, Henry Parker, for Athenaeum membership.
Returns and sends comments on Clarke Hawkshaw’s essay ‘The persistence of forms of life in the depths of the sea’.
Prefaces Fritz Müller’s observations on termites and stingless bees [see 9281].
Asks HBT to sign certificate [for Royal Society] for Robert Swinhoe.
Thanks for HHHvZ’s translation of Expression. CD will have HHHvZ’s notes translated by one of his sons.
CD wishes to acquire a piece of JL’s land.
Writes concerning the land he wishes to purchase from Sir John Lubbock.
Has been waiting several months for a microscope objective and would like it without delay.
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.
CD guessed Carruthers was stirred up by Owen. Disgraceful treatment of Bentham.
Work on Descent and Coral reefs stops his doing anything of real interest.
Asa Gray’s letter. CD has acknowledged the honour [honorary membership in the Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.].
"What a demon on earth Owen is. I do hate him."
Asks AN to vote for CD’s nephew, Henry Parker, at the Athenaeum.
Asks JT to support his nephew, Henry Parker, for election to the Athenaeum.
Criticises paper by Ziegler [see 9339].
Acid experiments on seeds have failed.
Sends photograph.
Comments on Mme P’s bulldogs.
Cannot answer AN’s questions about Origin; it would take weeks to find the references. Assures AN he stated nothing without an authority he thought good.
Feels sure missel thrushes have increased in number since his youth. Starlings have also increased astonishingly in Kent. "How inexplicable most of these cases are".
In a P.S. remembers his source for statement about increase of missel thrushes in Origin.