
          the description. As soon as I was able 
to move I came here & consulted Doct. 
Pitcher and fed on quinin. I have 
taken enough to make me bark before 
long, if I dont bite. The argue season 
has just begun & Doct. P. says that from 
the indications there will probably be 
a large crop, a prospect which I 
with my tendency to biliary troubles, do 
not relish. I [hence?] laid in an ounce 
of quinin & a corresponding amount 
of the coerulean mass, in view of 
a state of siege. Doct. Pitcher has 
been exceedingly kind to me. He says 
that I ought to be at An Arbor & that 
he will see if there is any chance for 
a botanist. I wish you could nudge 
him on that point. I feel that I 
cannot stay permanently at Lansing, 
surely not if this attack is often 
repeated. The other place is old & 
healthy & they have a large endowment.
        