From E. A. Darwin 7 May [1864]1
May 7
Dear Charles.
Sir H send’s thanks for Zoo:2 which he has returned. I told him you had been trying Podophyll:3 & he said he had just had a patient come to him suffering from taking it & that as far as he knew it was nothing but a strong drastic, & if taken with that view he should think not good for you. I dont think I experienced any other effect from it myself
yours aff. | E D
Footnotes
Bibliography
Darwin, Erasmus. 1794–6. Zoonomia; or, the laws of organic life. 2 vols. London: J. Johnson.
Marginalia: Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio with the assistance of Nicholas W. Gill. Vol. 1. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 1990.
Summary
Henry Holland sends thanks for Zoonomia.
Sir Henry would not expect podophyllin to be good for CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4489
- From
- Erasmus Alvey Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 105: B27
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4489,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4489.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 12
