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Best wishes on Mrs. Jones's birthday.
Many thanks for Mrs. King's volume of poetry. Comments on some of the poems.
Observations on expression and variation in Asian peoples: when colour of beard and hair differ, beard is always lighter. Differences in swimming strokes. Polydactylism.
Has just sent Hooker a paper on Sikkim tree-ferns [Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 30 (1875): 1–44, read 1870].
Has had fever since the end of the rains.
Encloses memorandum for CD concerning JLS’s career and the development of his transformist views.
Thanks for his kind letter regarding his book. Would be very grateful if JH would send him his photograph and autograph signature, also signatures of any famous Europeans for his album.
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.
Has received letter from Appleton’s that they agree to reprint from the latest edition of the Origin [5th English] and will add corrections sent by CD.
They wish also to receive early sheets of new book [Descent] on which they will pay £10.
Will send cheque for sales of Origin, based on older agreement between Appleton’s and Asa Gray to pay CD 5%.
Greatly pleased by approbation from CD, whom he admires and whose Origin did much for him.
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Many thanks for the papers on the chemistry of the blast furnace. Remarks concerning this.
Thanks AD for his work. CD regrets he is not a better German scholar, but he must endeavour to understand AD’s views.
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Has seen some natives who express surprise by clapping the hand to mouth.
Reports on a tribe that sells its ugliest slaves in order to maintain its uniformly fine appearance.
In America in 1867 Darwinism was a fait accompli. Asa Gray’s religious defence unnecessary after Theodore Parker and Emerson.
More on the mathematical ratios of musical chords, and of dissonance [see JH's 1869-11-24].
Asks CD to which journal she should send her Lychnis paper and whether she may quote extracts from his letters to her.
He has gone through the whole embryology of the Crustacea and has arrived at a pretty well-established genealogy of the whole class; has even tried to write a history of the whole tribe. Finds he cannot adopt the old separation of Orders in the Class; the limits between them are indistinct.
Would like to study embryology of Limulus. Asks CD’s help in obtaining a female specimen.
Outlines his proposal to establish a marine zoological station.
Thanks for news of Mrs. Birtwhistle. Hopes JH returns to good health.
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