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On cats’ habit of leaving the room or house in which a corpse is lying.

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Discusses the research for his paper on Arctic plant beds in the freshwater aquifers of Scania (Nathorst 1872).

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Note authorising James West to collect Transactions on CD’s behalf.

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States his reasons for authorising JJM to translate the Origin.

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Huxley’s report of Bastian’s having watched the development of the scale of Sphagnum. The importance of studies of possible causes of heterogenesis.

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Kew’s Drosera capensis is at CD’s service.

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Comments on EH’s criticism of authors in third edition of Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte [1872].

Discusses book by H. C. Bastian [The beginnings of life (1872)].

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Arranges to visit CD at Down.

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R. Cooke has increased the order for heliotypes [for Expression] to 8000. Reimburses CD for cost of artists.

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Asks whether he may have the sheets of Expression to produce a Russian edition.

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Orders some salts for plant experiments.

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Testimonial letter stating how valuable CD found their advice and information.

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Recommends J. C. Houzeau’s Études sur les facultés mentales des animaux [1872].

Was glad to make CW’s acquaintance.

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Studying palaeontology, as the British Museum is closed.

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Sends extract [from Carl Johan Andersson, Lake Ngami (1856)] on expression.

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Discusses the mental powers and habits of animals and considers that those of man are not separated from those of animals by any sort of fundamental barrier; the gulf seems formidable only from a self-conscious, human point of view. Man’s important distinction is his greater ability to act and respond independently of external stimuli, in consequence of his internal accumulation of personal experience.

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Alexander [Kovalevsky] is intent on assisting Russian publication of Expression. Sends estimates of costs and profits. At 7s 6d per copy a net profit of £150–200 is expected.

Wilhelm Wundt [Menschen und Thierseele (1863)] probably of no use.

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Instructions for forwarding a parcel and outstanding issues of Transactions due him.

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Sends CD a book on mule breeding in Poitou [Eugène Ayrault, De l’industrie mulassière en Poitou (1867)].

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Beginning work on his African travels [The African sketch-book (1873)].