Dear Sir

The kindness with which you received my former note makes me think that you will excuse me troubling again.—² But the chances are a 100 to 1 that you cannot aid me.— I am anxious to learn whether the mind by being long & intently directed on any portion of the skin, acts on the capillary circulation, so as to cause their dilatation of the [illeg].— It occured to me as just possible, though improbably, that it might be known to you, that by thinking much about any cutaneous disorder (not on the face, for annoyance & shame with blushing might here possibly come in) that irritation was incurred, & the surface temporarily reddened.— In case you can throw no light on the point, I beg you not to think of acknowledging this note, but if you can aid me, I sh^d be most grateful for any information.—³

Pray excuse & believe me | with sincere respect | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully

I suppose that you have not noticed the violent contraction of the orbicular causing an effluence of tears when a person violently scratches an intolerably itchy place

March 29^th.