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ESTABLISHED 1802 
E. I. DU Pont de Nemours & Company 
INCORPORATED 
Wilmington 98, Delaware 
GRASSELLI CHEMICALS DEPARTMENT 
EXPERIMENTAL STATION 
V 
December 8, 1955 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmidt: 
Thank you veiry much for your letter to which you attached 
the previous correspondence regarding the soil samples 
collected in the Belgian Congo. We have received a letter 
from Dr. W. H. Wheeler of the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
and have assured him that we will take the necessary pre- 
cautions in handling the samples. 
From the standpoint of damage to the samples, no special 
precautions are necessary in shipping them to us with the 
exception that care should be taken to see that they are 
not overheated. It is, of course, also very necessary that 
they are packed in such a way that none of the soil is 
spilled. 
We appreciate your suggestions with regard to a name if we 
find something worthwhile in the soils and will certainly 
keep these in mind. 
We look forward to receiving the samples. 
Very truly yours. 
Dale E. Wolf, Manager 
Agricultural Chemicals Section 
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