Creator
W. J. Dornuf
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
Milwaukee, Wis., [illegible] 1907
My Dear Sir,
Pardon my intrusion upon your valuable time, but may I venture to ask for a statement of your experience as to the effects of alcohol and tobacco upon the mind and health?
Do stimulants and narcotics give increased strength, greater lucidity of mind, and more continuous power, or do they weaken and cloud the intellect, and lessen that capacity for enduring a prolonged strain of mental exertion which is one of the first requisites of the intellectual life?
With the hope of arriving at data which would be trustworthy and decisive, I have entered upon an independent inquiry among the representatives of literature, science and art, as to Whether they have found advantage, or the reverse, in the use of alcohol and tobacco.
Assuring you that what information you may condescend to contribute shall be highly appreciated, and thanking you in advance, I have the honor to be, sir,
Very respectfully yours,
[illegible]
03986
Location
Milwaukee, Wisc.
Date Original
1907 Dec 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 14 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Dornuf, W. J., "Letter from W. J. Dornuf to [John Muir], 1907 Dec 5." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3850.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3850
Resource Identifier
muir16_1249-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 1249
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
