A^s* OcT* 1 KWsber. in Prussia 
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Dear Frlend I 
Abrain I have the most sad reason to T^lte to you, as I have beert 
smitten by the most painful loss.x.hlch I coiad suffer. My dear t.lfe 
died August 29 at 2 o.e. in the afternoon of a pleuresy on the right 
side a^ter not quite 11 days of sickness.. I i^ote you. that she had 
to suffer- in March and April = through a fracture neglected by the fa- 
lily doctor ( verbatim in German: house-doctor-.E.D. ) . The matter 
became so bad. that T turned to the surgeon of our university. . Prof .. 
Sch'6Sorn. who exami>^ed the afflictlon with great conscientiousnesj 
and dilipcence. but who could not create the deslred- truss with the 
inadequate mechanical' means.T.hich are available here.. I had to send^ 
my wlfe to a Dr. Lan«r=-ur^lt in Be.-lin.who found the case also very 
difficull^.and who after many trials was able to fashion a somewhat 
sui table truss.. These tortures feil into March.April and H ay of 
this year..On March 29 Braun died.which touched her very nuch-. Then 
she spent the Summer vacation k weeks in Oliva near Danzig at the 
ocean in a marvelous area. Unf ortunately. I could not be there.and 
recovered well', specially. because Cecilie was with her. she returned 
on July 29.. On August 4 I went to the Karteuser District for bota - 
nical excursions. which I used to undertake every year. That is my 
recreation..The area is one of the worst of the district . Sand and 
German word is Karschuben;not in dictionery.E. D. ) 
Durin. the ni^ht 19/20 August Marie took sick with a rheumatic fever., 
the base of the sufferlng started from the muscles of the right side 
Of the breast. I only heard about it on August 2k. and in the evening 
of the 25th I was home. I found the Situation of my wife very distur- 
Mng. Since getting sick. she had eaten almost nothing, she had a se- 
vere diarrhea.caused. as she was convlnced.by too much drinklng of 
Seltzer-water. She had been cupped ( blood-lettlng . E.D.)after whictr 
