Capart, Dr. Andre 
Filed: Institut Royal des Sciences 
AIR LETm Febniary 27, 1906 
Dr. Andre Capart 
Imtitut Royal des Sciences 
Naturelle des Belgique 
Rue ?autier, 31, 
Bruxelles ii, Belgique 
Dear Dr. Capart* 
Tour most recent letter is ’’lost” in the welter of 
things on my desk. I am in the throes of getting off on 
a West Indian trip, leaving Washington this Ihursday, but 
I Shan be back before too lorg, about the 1st of May, 
First of all, I want to thank you for the copy of 
"La Technique des !fravaux," containing the description of 
your new research building. I was so taken ty it that I 
wrote the publishers for four more copies. The matter of 
begging a few original photographs from you I will have to 
hold in abeyance until I return fjrom the Carribean. I do 
want a few, as I mentioned before, for purposes of publica- 
tion, but more about details idien I write you in Ifey. 
There were some other matters in your more recent let- 
ter I believe concerning the exchai^e of specimens. I hope 
you will forgive my mislaying that letter and write me again 
about the matter, or else send me a duplicate of that letter 
if you can. It so happens that Dr. Fenner Chsce is going 
with me on this particular expedition, and so both of us will 
be out of town tintil early May, 
kindest regards to you and yours, your wife, and 
family, also to Dr. Van Stralaen and our mutual friends at 
the Institute. Do some day avail yourself of the maiy 
traveling fellowships that ar e extant so that you can visit 
us here in Washington. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
