100 Life and Letterst of Franris Oalfnn 



nMarad ete, bat snobs. the Dispenser is not at ai^ a U'.uit/uard, bat yon do not 



intioMte with him, which I am glad to see as I shall be much under him." 



On Nov. 10 vre have an amusing accovmt of work in the 

 Hospital: 



"There is aa immenaw deal of work here. It does not come in cHie long pull bat in a 

 series of jerig of hbow b u ta m ii intervals of rest, like playing a pike with a click reel. 

 I will gire joa a sort of diaiy of the evening of the day before yesterday, h past 5 p.m. 

 went romd all the wards (So joke I assnre yoo) — made up about 15 prescriptions. 

 Awfal headariie etc: Entered in the Hospital Bo(^ records etc. of patioits ; writing 

 in mj caae book eta, hard work tiD 9. Sniper. Went round several ai the wards 

 again. Aecident came in — broken leg, had to asaiat setting it. | past 11, had to read 

 itdki i ie etc 12, v^eiy deepj indeed, lifted my candle to go to bed. A ring at the 

 Aecident Bell ; foond that it was a trenendom fractme. Was not finished till | past 1. 

 Went to bed and in the arms of Forpos. 3 a.m. in die morning: a trem^idoas 

 kwwking at the door ; awful oomponnd fractvre^ ke|^ me up till 5. Went to Bed — up 

 agun at 7 o'do^ — Bather tiring work on the whole, bat very entertaining. Attended 

 a post BOrtani and diaaectian 3 dajs ago — Horror — Horror — Horror ' I do not know 

 when I sfaaD get over the i mpiMBi on. It was & woman whoae wounds I had assisted to 

 dress. I made her medirine and prescribed once or twice tar her. Mv first r^olar 

 patient died alsoi, jesterday morning. However as it was a bam, my mind is perC^ly 

 easy. Dont (eO this it won't aosuad welL I shall set op a case of instruments soon. 

 I can write pt ea uipti oBa splendidly, and moreoinr bc^ to ondentand all the hnmbog 

 of frfirine, which is not a little. I am very aony that you have got the goat, if I 

 were at home I would pnaeribe for you with great fdeasure. Tell Bessy that I hare 

 sane Tuluafaie reee^ta— aucli as ifilendid Tooth-Powdets— dorioos Perfomea — Beaotifnl 

 VamidieB. Also lAcjr's Biscuit Pie Crust answers very welL 



I oqMct to cut Gfl Uaa quite out. I can hardly refrain from sending yoa a 

 splendid receipt for cure of the Gibberish. 



Good Bye and Bdieve me ever. 



Your affeetaoBate Son, 



Feaxcis Galtox. 



Fleaae send my D^phin Honoe^ and Ainswordi's Didtianary, and Scfarereiins' 



liBxiean.' 



In November we find Galton bnsj witJi his German and Mathe- 

 matical inatmehMs; he is sending fix* Snowball's Trigonometry. He 

 has had "what thej call a grand field-day, six important operations." 

 "The M.D.S are leallj most good-natored to me. I am allowed to 

 spesad a Sunday ev«y now and then out," A letter of Dec. 5, 1838, 

 deserves T^codactkm in its entirety — it is so diaract^istic of Galton's 

 vaxied interests, of his fund oi qoiet homoor and of his liability to 

 overwork hnnsdf ! 



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