Frankfurt, April k % 1&75 



Dr. G. Engelmann 

 Dear George l 



We have not heard frora each other for a long time and many things have changed 

 in the meantime. The unexpected sudden death of your brother, has caused deep 

 sorrow with his old friends and is a great loss for the city and its school System, 

 especially because recently the headmaster also died very suddenly. I am well except 

 for a severe eye weakness. Five and one-half years ago I had an effusion of blood 

 in my left eye, which is practically useless now; also the right eye twitches and has 

 to be spared, I have to have much read to me and dictated. Consequently since a number 

 of years I have necessarily taken over the editing of the German Quarter yearly publi- 

 cation for public health Service and devote the greatest part of my time to the Organi- 

 zation of these matfcers in Germany. I have learned that in St. Louis since 6-7 years 

 there is a well organized Board of Health and since I87O a new health law is in exis- 

 tence and that from this Board very worthwhile yearly reports appear; I would be very 

 grateful to you if you would purchase all of these reports, laws and whatever other 

 good material is published and send it to me; either by mail or perhaps still better 

 through the Smithsonian Institution, through which I also receive various things 

 from Philadelphia, Boston, etc. I can pay the amount either to your brother in law 

 or directly to you, which can now be done very easily and simply with the newly 

 established postal money-order System between America and Germany. Please excuse the 

 trouble I am causing with the importance which the matter has for me. 

 Many thanks in advance, in all friendship, 



Your devoted 



Dr. G. Varrentrapp 



