SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 
Washington 25, D. C, U. S. A, 
AIR LETTER February 21, 1956 
Mr. Julien Haezaert 
Conservateur-ad joint au Parc 
National de la Kagera 
Gabiro (par Kigali) 
Ruanda, Belgian Congo 
Dear Mr, Haezaert: 
I have been wanting to write you for ever so long to express 
my keen appreciation of all that you and your wife did for me 
and ny party when we called upon you toward the end of May last 
year. Our African experiences will be remembered as long as any 
of us live. 
Such time as I could find I have devoted to putting together 
the moving pictures that we took, but, most regrettably, and it 
breaks my heart to think of it, a* good half of all the film we 
exposed was badly fogged. Either it was due to the faulty load- 
ing of the camera, or else a defective camera. That pleasant 
lunch we had together we have no movir^ pictiires of at all that 
are fit to show. It was a wonderful lunch, and I still enjoy 
the thought of it as well as that most hospitable evening we 
spent at your house before my unfortunate snake bite that evening. 
Mf finger is healed and well again, and the only trouble I had with 
it was the swelling that I think the anti-venin occasioned. I 
did get some infection from the razor blade I used to induce bleed- 
ing. As foolish and unscientific as the whole proceeding was, you 
know the snake got away. It is all long past, with, fortunately, 
no ill results. 
With this I am sending you a small package -vdiich I hope will 
reach you without any difficulty or Customs' duties. There is 
something for each of the children and also a little silver rattle. 
Was there not a third little youngster under your roof tree? 
]yy kindest regards ,to you 'and your wife. M7 love to the 
children. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
■ Department of Zoology 
