Stine laboratory 
B* X# duPont d® laaeurs & Company 
Hewark# Delaware 
Umx Mtm Hood i 
1 wMBost pleased to get your letter of December 23d# and to 
learn frcsa it that you folks are still interested in receiving such 
soil, samples as I may collect on future expeditions# 
At the mosaat I a® all apologies for not replying to your letter 
before new# bwt I have been busy 'with a number of pressing things and 
in and out of the city# Over the late holidays X was taking, one coarse 
after another of antibiotics for & rather serious case of boils# Sorry 
I never found anything tint would be of use in a sjs.se like this one of 
mine# 
Under separate cover# by invoie® initiated by Sr# Fanner A# Chase# 
Jr# of this Museum# ay twenty samples from .french Oceania are being, 
shipped to you# .these dee are being sent without strings of any sort 
for wh&t they might be worth# oatibiotdo&lly speaking# lope you hate 
better luck with this lot than with the previous sendings# 
Bare you any suggest! ms about better ■ care of specimeno if only 
■ore prompt forwarding? fe shall be in file Cari bb ea n area late : march# 
April am- early May during which time X shall pick up soil samples at 
our several ports of call# ‘ I* to tried getting Idles fro® varied looa* 
tions# moist# swampy# dry# and what notf any advise on this score would 
be welcomed too# 
Kith kindest regards# 
Enclosures Invoice 4282 
