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but you [??] that you acted very wisely in going. I can
readily conceive that to a man [??] you are in scientific
p[?] [?] college [?] must be [??] [?] &
disgusting. Life is too short to be spent in [?]
[?] in the Ames [?]. When [?]'s was told that his
scientific knowledge would [??] him to make a great deal of
money [?] [which?] that he [sic.] had no time to spend in making money.
So a [?] of books of the first class might well say, he
had no time to spend in nonsensical quarrels! B[?]'s
there any [?]! I think not. These soils seem inherent
in the systems upon which it has been attempted to
[found?] these ditributions.

My collection at Des Moines is still growing. I
have filled our case of 200 drawers full to over-flowing,
& the [?] [?] is [?] really for me. I have had to
encounter some petty warfare – "a [??] between
the eyes," which seems to characterize some people who
set into official [?]. But I guess it will do no harm.

I w[ent?] over to London & Edinburgh in Dec & Jan & had a
[?]ful time. In [?] [?] The O[?] on the next to [?]
[?} [life?] I met many distinct [?] [?], & [??]
a [?] [?] [?] [?] [?].

I wish you had a letter by Sachs to send me.
My wife joins me in kindest regards to all your
house.

Most sincerely yours,
Ch[?] A[?]