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bold and dashing sketching came in most usefully in this 

 work, the notes he made being largely helped out with 

 illustrations. 



The following is the letter in which he makes 

 himself known to Professor Haeckel of Jena, who, 

 in his thanks for the specimens, bewails the lot of 

 "us poor inland Germans, who have to get help 

 from England." 



THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, 

 JERMYN STREET, LONDON, October, 28, 1862. 



Sir A copy of your exceedingly valuable and beauti- 

 ful monograph, " Die Radiolarien," came into my hands 

 two or three days ago, and I have been devoting the 

 little leisure I possess just at present to a careful study 

 of its contents, which are to me profoundly interesting 

 and instructive. 



Permit me to say this much by way of introduction 

 to a request which I have to prefer, which is, that you 

 will be good enough to let me have a copy of your 

 Habilitationsschrift, De Khizopodum Finibus, if you have 

 one to spare. If it is sent through Frommans of Jena 

 to the care of Messrs. Williams and Norgate, London, it 

 will reach me safely. 



I observe that in your preface you state that you have 

 no specimen of the famous Barbadoes deposit. As I 

 happen to possess some from Schomburgk's own collec- 

 tion, I should be ashamed to allow you any longer to 

 suffer from that want, and I beg your acceptance of the 

 inclosed little packet. If this is not sufficient, pray let 

 me know and I will send you as much more. 



If you desire it, I can also send you some of the 

 Oran earth, and as much as you like of the Atlantic deep- 

 sea soundings, which are almost entirely made up of 

 Globigerina and Polycistina. I am, Sir, yours very 

 faithfully, THOMAS H. HUXLEY. 



