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appointing a committee to consider whether a noninflammable substitute for 
carbon bisulphide may not be used for an insecticide. It appears that 4 volumes 
of ethyl acetate with 6 volumes of carbon tetrachloride have been used with 
success in another branch of Agriculture, and it may be possible that it will 
answer, and avoid the extreme danger which is associated with carbon bisulphide 
when the staff is bound to smoke. 
The Association of Museums meets here next week, and in your absence 
they picked on me to make an address on museum practise, so you can imagine 
what a wonderful thrill they will get out of it. 
Mrs. Abbot had an operation for tonsils about ten days ago, and even 
yet is remaining in bed and has a very sore throat. 
The great sensation of the day is the suit for $50,000 brought by an 
engineer of the Shipping Board against Dr. Pierce, pastor of the First Congre¬ 
gational Church, for alleged defamation of character. It occupies columns of 
space in the Herald and will doubtless be still able to amuse you after you 
return, 
I hear no more rumors in regard to the secretaryship, except that 
one of the candidates received the second highest order of Denmark for his 
world-renowned work in oceanography and crinoids and is naturally much pleased 
about it. 
With kindest regards, 
Very sincerely yours, 
Dr. A. Wetmore, 
c/o American Consul, 
Santo Domingo City, 
Dominican Republic. 
