FG’s volume on his African expedition [Narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa (1853)] stimulates CD to express his admiration and to hope their acquaintance can be renewed.
Describes his health and life at Down.
FG’s volume on his African expedition [Narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa (1853)] stimulates CD to express his admiration and to hope their acquaintance can be renewed.
Describes his health and life at Down.
Discusses how Fuegians and other primitive peoples light fires.
Thanks FG for book [The art of travel (1855)].
Is looking for a house in London for a month.
Thanks for FG’s note and trouble in searching out pigeons.
Is obliged to FG for obtaining C. J. Andersson’s offer of information about breeds of cattle in South Africa.
Can FG use his influence with Rev. [Erhardt] to get information about domesticated poultry in Africa for CD?
Encloses signed document.
"Much interested about all domestic animals of all savage nations."
Congratulates CD on Origin; has been "initiated into an entirely new province of knowledge".
Notes error involving rhinoceros.
Encloses other notes.
Thanks FG for comments [on Origin].
Acknowledges error involving rhinoceros.
Thinks female fowls select victorious or most beautiful cock.
Does FG know Mansfield Parkyns well enough to submit query to him? [Probably about domestication of Columba guinea in Abyssinia. See Variation 1: 183.]
FG’s congratulations [on publication of Variation] have given CD pleasure.
Trusts that FG is well again.
Asks CD’s advice on procuring rabbits for experiments [to test Pangenesis by transfusing alien blood into does and breeding from them].
Praises FG’s book [Hereditary genius (1869)]. CD is converted by its argument. Previously CD believed men did not differ much in intellect, but only in zeal and hard work.
Greatly pleased by approbation from CD, whom he admires and whose Origin did much for him.
Interim report on the experiments with rabbits [to test Pangenesis].
Experiments are not going well, but the quantity of blood transfused was small.
Variety in rabbits less than he hoped for; will try a new mode of transfusion.
Better news about the rabbits.
The mark he had thought a variation is not, and he thinks his infusion still too small even when the blood is defibrinised.
Rabbits still running true; hopes to increase alien blood to 30%.
Is much obliged for information [about rabbits?].