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Thanks Quatrefages for his work on species. Explains that he received the Wollaston Medal for his three geological works.

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CD lost first round of nominations at the Académie Française to Jean-Frédéric de Brandt. QdeB and Milne-Edwards continue the battle, but CD is fiercely attacked.

Asks for complete citation of CD’s geological work on South America because it has to be shown he did more than collect objects.

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Sends list of his publications.

Is grateful for interest QdeB has taken in his election [to Académie Française].

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Announces CD’s election as Honorary Member of the Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.

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W. C. Wells’s theory relating black skin-colour and immunity to malaria may be true. Has seen Negroes come down with fever, but these were generally light in colour.

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Thanks WWR for information on the Nehro idea of beauty and other facts relating to expression.

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The Negro’s idea of beauty is the same as white man’s.

Believes the Jollops select for blackness.

Native immunity from coast fever is not complete.

Has found stone instruments.

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Brief observations on expression in Africa.

Alexander Agassiz is a good investigator, who differs with his father on evolution.

The behaviour of women and savages is a little easier to understand than that of civilised men.

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Could not go up the Niger, as trading steamers are trying to keep their trade in the dark.

Has seen several albinos, but no blushing. Thinks blacks do blush.

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Encloses, for publication, note about Pampas woodpecker, opposing W. H. Hudson [see 7354].

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Ideas of female beauty of W. African Negroes are on the whole the same as those of Europeans.