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Your father ought to take
out a patent for his new cure
for rheumatism. Or he might
advertise the formula to the
afflicted in exchange for a 5.00
bill.

There is no trouble to
be anticipated in reference to
the Smithsonian Committee
of investigation. In fact I have
heard little or nothing about
it.

The gentleman who will
do the Hymenoptera is Mr. H.
de Saussure. is a native of
Geneva, and has already published
a work on European Wasps.
You had better keep a series
for yourself or any one else you wish
to supply. Send alhoptera
to Dr. Fitch to label if he
will and if he will describe
the new species at once, it
will be all the better

I shall not be able
to visit the State fair this
year, much to my regret

Yours truly
S.F. Baird

Robt. Kennicott