poor health terribly depressed in spirits on account of it — and in 



endeavoring to entertain him I think she overdid herself. She was , 

 just recovering from overfatigue consequent on house cleaning time. 

 Felt so well this spring that nothing would satisfy her but to help 

 with that work, in spite of my protests and warnings. When the second 

 overexertion occurred she was prostrated. The doctor says that when 

 she exhausts her energy her whole digestive apparatus stops work. He 

 put her to bed just before July 4 and has not allowed her to get up 

 yet, though she is much better and is able to assimilate pretty well m 

 now. We had our plans laid for a good time at the AAAS and a subse- 

 quent visit to some Ohio kin, but that has gone by the board now. 



On the 14th inst our summer school for teachers opened. V/e have 

 130 enrolled. I have 30 taking lectures supplementary to Gray's Les- 

 sons, 25 studying in the laboratory in plant analysis, and 8 doing ad- 

 vanced work. We get a very superior class of teachers , taking t he;: as 

 a whole. Most of them are from the high schools of the cities. We 

 have students this summer from Chicago , St. Louis, Louisville , and even 

 from Philadelphia and Baltimore. This work will ke4p me busy until 

 the 8th of August. J 



Of course I am going to the AAAS at Indianapolis. I wish you 



were going to be there. It would be worth a year's growth to you to 



I 



meet all the botanists together. Monday afternoon ojf the session we 



(i.e. the botanists) are to have a special car for an excursion on the 



I.n. & S. to a point near Indpls attractive for botanizing. Coming 



back we are to have a lunch on the car, which I think 

 up and start a jolly time. Better come. 



will limber thing 



