Creator
Irving Fisher
Recipient
John Muir
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Yale UniversityDepartment of Political EconomyNew Haven, Conn.2 J.M.mere impressions count for very little except for the person who feels them; and of course, in order to make one's statements valuable or convincing, it is necessary to be very conservative and careful, so that one is certain not to over-state the side of the case which he has come to believe is correct.Can you refer me to any others who have had experience with a fleshless diet, whether or not it has been a successful experience?If you are at all interested in these subjects you probably have seen the extensive work on nutrition which my colleague, Professor Chittenden, has been doing here at Yale, and which has quite overturned the theories of Atwater and other physiological chemists.Hoping that you can aid me without too much inconvenience, I amYours very truly,Irving Fisher
Location
New York, Conn.
Date Original
1905-08-08 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir15_0659-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0659
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
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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
