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Attributes the Castilian accent of speech of deaf and dumb men to imitation of their teachers’ lip movements.

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Sends some "composite portraits", including three of their family ancestors, as described in Nature [18 (1878): 97–100].

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Conveys some information about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s second wife and discusses photos of him and his wife.

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Memorandum about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s bequests.

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Praises CD’s biography of Erasmus Darwin;

asks CD to answer some queries he is circulating. Is particularly interested in "visualizing faculty" in CD and Dr Darwin.

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Will see what can be done about getting thumb impressions, to see if the markings are persistent.

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Thanks for mentioning CarlVogt, to whom he will write.

Comments on Dr Erasmus Darwin’s interest in mental imagery.

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Reports observations of worms for CD’s use.

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Thanks CD for Earthworms and comments on it.

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Thanks CD for an article [unspecified].

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Congratulates CD on Origin; has been "initiated into an entirely new province of knowledge".

Notes error involving rhinoceros.

Encloses other notes.

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On colours and breeding of rabbits.

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Asks CD’s advice on procuring rabbits for experiments [to test Pangenesis by transfusing alien blood into does and breeding from them].

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Greatly pleased by approbation from CD, whom he admires and whose Origin did much for him.

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Interim report on the experiments with rabbits [to test Pangenesis].

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Experiments are not going well, but the quantity of blood transfused was small.

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Variety in rabbits less than he hoped for; will try a new mode of transfusion.

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Better news about the rabbits.

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The mark he had thought a variation is not, and he thinks his infusion still too small even when the blood is defibrinised.

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Rabbits still running true; hopes to increase alien blood to 30%.