Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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[letterhead]New York, June 16 1893Dear Louie- It has been very hot here & may be hot in Martinez & I cant help thinking about Helen. The great danger in the hot weather will be or rather is that she will be eating a good deal of fruit & her teeth not being sound she is likely to have toothache, & toothache & hot weather will be more than she can bear I think that all those cavities in the molars should be filled with amalgam Tell the dentist not to use the drill, but simply to scrape out the cavities gently & the pain would be very slight. In case of their aching any length of time have them extracted at all hazards. But much may be done by prevention. Don’t allow her to
Location
…New York
Date Original
1893 Jun 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 23 x 14.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_1088-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 1088
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
