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To W. W. Baxter?   10 November [1872–4]1

Down.

Nov 10th

Dear Sir

I am sorry to cause you trouble, but I shd. greatly prefer an enema with shorter nozzle, viz 2 inches or 2 inches & 14, measured from the top of the ivory collar to the extremity of the nozzle.— I find also I shd. like the whole enema a little larger, viz about 14 of an inch higher, but if you have none such, the size of the one returned would do.—2

Dear Sir | yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

1
The date range and recipient are established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to W. W. Baxter?, 8 November [1872–4].
2
See letter to W. W. Baxter?, 8 November [1872–4]. On CD’s health, see J. Browne 1998.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 an enema] above del ‘one’
1.4 size of the] ‘the’ interl
1.4 returned] above del illeg

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13774,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13774