Creator
R[ichard] W[atson] Gilder
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
2Till she rocked on her toes!-When its warm food it takes it -Your word, Herr Professor,Of "instinct" no less aMystery makes it;And so, Dr. Baldwin,Whatever it's called inYour books,'t is as queer,As -lots of things here;-How the soft thing, with silk down,Had learned to bring milk downWithout any teaching,Example or preaching.-But the old cows so quick went To breeding, that such news, Calves being frequent,No longer is much news;If the cows keep enthused upWe 'll soon be to PhiAnd next summer will see All the Greek letters used up!- No this is not the news
Location
New York
Date Original
1899-11-02T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_1057-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 1057
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
