Beceaiber 21, 19 £5 
Dr, Wm, Itsjidolph fay lor 
c/o Dr, L, R. Bliaice 
Department of Botany 
Stanford University 
Palo llto, California 
Dear Dr, Taylor} 
The .natter of felt shoes was unfortunate. Last year I got along 
tiiroughout the whole cruise with the rubber soled shoes and suffered no 
b.ro.'Cen bones. Captain ilancocic wcis the on.ly aan aboard with fait soled 
shoes, I have bem unable to find anytiiing of tliat sort in tiie oast, and 
so have aaae a stab at having rsine fixed up with a bit of felt tiiat I 
got froiu the Museuii carpenter. An extra piece of felt is tacluded in my 
out! it, but ratiier than deoeid on that, you might incjuire wherever you 
happen to be on the west coast whei'e such shoes or soles can be obtained. 
They are not absolutely necessary, but I judge they would be quite & 
convenience. 
Don't ffiil to turn up on the yacht on the 29th, Mo word has 
come to me as to the hour of sailing on the S3th, but I do know that on 
niidsuiffirier cruise last year one of the party was left behind because he 
diaii't get there in time. 
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