the politeness of these Wieners, who never take the least notice 
of the mistakes I nake in Detttsoh, and at their mental alert- 
ness in co*prehending *•« Dr. 3's Fran has invited ne to tea 
(or bier). Dr. a asked »© if I drank bier ©der tee. I'll 
leave y»» in suspense as to my answer— like r was it the lady 
©r the tiger." Sirs* Schneider has he en building a little 
fir© in the porcelain stove in »y room the last three evenings. I 
It is such a cenfort. Of ©owe© I pay for it, she keeps ac- 
count ©f smoh things* lionday, 7:10, eating breakfast.— 
W§m Schneider has invited T.r. Handel -liars z etti here to abend- 
brot with ne. He was in China with Dr. Schneider. It took 
«« some t tee to gmeas that Ke ena was China! Frau S's brother 
wrote to these men Dr. Brwin Smith sent money to, and they aro 
to eon© to the herbarium for it, so I shall get rid of that §80. 
iliey have tag days here, too. I was .tagged twice for war or* 
orphans, I did not wear the first so a second young ©ne asked 
lie. 1 gave the gorgeous sum of 100 kronen (about l| cents as 
# ft * 
1 can figure it.) Fran 3 tells ae that the Wettsteins are in 
great want. One son was killed and various calamities have 
befallen all of the». {I do not understand all the German I 
hear). Dr. Wettstein is "'sehr stolss," but his wife, when ?rau 
S gave $10 ©f the botanists' fund to the W's, confessed that 
they were hungry. I changed the fl to a ;,)10 for hi». f3?&* 3 
gave it as from American friends. The Gary-Winston #50 Fram 3 
is using for children, buying shoes and clothes. Continued 
Fram Sehneider is having the tine of her life buying shoes and 
kleider with the Winston-Gary noney. She has been hugged so 
much she is sore, she says* She comes bubbling in with her 8 
story ©f kinder, schuhe , kl eider and distracted aethers re- 
lieved. Several little children have been in to see me and t© 
