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Dr. Wislizenus 



July 5» 1868 



but he can also ride f swim, row, and shoot 1 , and also becomes very; 

 useful in the vinyard, where he cuts the Concorde which grow there. 

 Next year I expect to have already some grapes,but with smallish 

 fruits.. A simple but broader street leads now across the Santa Fee 

 to the house and next Spring the entire hill will be cove red with 

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Kimms will depart in a few days. The house, for which they had 

 no purchaser* will be occupied by the Stevenbergs (? E. D. ) until they 

 come back. Mr. Kimm says beginning of August from Germany.to enjoy a 

 Condotour*. I was very sad, that they had to leave us just now, but 

 next year they will return . When I made yesterday morning my weather- 

 observationsy I missed an old landmark 1 . the churchtower on 5th and:! 

 Walnut streets.with its immovable wind vane, had disappeared.. Mr. 

 Nicholson, the grocer,who has bought the propertjr, changes it with 

 careful hand into a municipal type (? E. D. ) Madison Garden, began the 

 Democratic National Convention in N.Y f . which throu^h a Coming elec- 

 tion,will free the country from the ffädical P^rty. The Democratic 

 Party has this time good prospects for a decisive victory in March (?) 

 and will then hopefully get rid of the war-rabble, which has- imbedded 

 itself into our- body politic 



In the praxis is a little more to do.but not in relation to 

 the seasom In the Ist 6 months of this year only around 2,800 died 

 What is that against so many ? With the Academy things are very blue.. 

 Shumard is Sick, Dr. Potter has resigned". Mr. Lest&r Smith is now Se- 

 cretary. Holmes wants to re si gn- due to lack of time. What I took in 

 in money for you, Covers your expenses ($50.-) for the Academy to 8#)^ 



Many greetings to your wife and Georg, and Mr. Palm". Mr. Wider,, 

 of who f se mental sickness you have heard,has disappeared since seve- 

 ral days,probably only to be able to bum around undisturbed, because 



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