238 Edward Livingston Youmans. 



I received the other day — sent, I suppose, by you, 

 though I did not see the address — a copy of No. i of the 

 Journal of Speculative Philosophy, containing a long criti- 

 cism on me from a Hegelian point of view. You named it, 

 I fancy, some time ago. It has some sharpness here and 

 there, but I am not conscious of being hurt by it. 



Ardtonish Tower, Morven, September i, 1867. 



My dear Youmans : I regret that you should have 

 been put to so much trouble about the sending off the 

 stereos, of the Biology — the more so as it has turned out, 

 as you have since learned, to be needless. 



I gave orders for the restereotyping to be immediately 

 commenced, and it is now in progress. *You will probably 

 have the duplicate set of plates by the time you want them. 

 When those of First Principles are sent — which they will be 

 as soon as ever the second edition is out of my hand — you 

 will be set up and we shall have no further bother. 



Thanks for your remarks about the title to the series, 

 and about Comte. You have alarmed yourself needlessly, 

 however. Though I referred to Lewes and his description 

 of me as a positivist as a reason for taking the step, I did 

 not say that I should give this as a reason. It never oc- 

 curred to me to mention Comte or positivism in the preface 

 to the new edition. 



I regret to hear what you tell me about Mill's address, 

 but it completely fulfils the prophecy I made to him about 

 its effect. I wish would write a letter direct to him about 

 it, saying that you did so at my suggestion. It might 

 prompt him to write something in one of your papers to 

 rectify the impression. I should very well like to answer it, 

 but it would add another to the many delays that meet me. 



I am staying here with my friends in Scotland, doing a 

 little work, but passing most of the time in sports and 

 amusements. I am getting much better. The relaxation 

 did not come too soon, for I find myself anything but 



