Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Praise for the work on Laennec of Hamman and his boys. Mentions that they are having a peaceful time after the house has cleared out. Mrs. Chapin and the girls left for Rome. He is struggling with his Yale lectures, which is interesting. The Pagel Library went to St. Louis. Fock has promised to duplicate the things he had pointed out. He is going over the historical section of the Index Catalogue, which Garrison had sent. Will send him the Arloing medal he received from Lyons. Young Pearce-Gould will bring it to America to him at the end of the month. Revere is happy with his tutor in Norfolk. Sorry about Bosley's death. Saw Bradley Martin who has post-influenzal pneumonia. Mentions his election as President of the Bibliographical Society.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him the Rabelais and the G.C. Jenner's "Evidence at large..."1803. Mentions that Smith's Rabelais is reputed to be the best modern translation. News of his wife who came back from Harrogate. They are very busy at the organization of the International Congress of Medicine. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad he received the Rabelais books. Good comments about this edition and on Smith, the author. He supposes that Jacobs will subscribe for the new definitive edition of Rabelais. Glad that Mrs. Jacobs is better. Mentions that they are having a very strenuous time, with visitors and the organization of the Congress. They have taken rooms at Brown's, and are to have the Mullers, Sudhoff, and hopefully the Cushings. Wishes that he could golf with him, as he has not had time for months. Their holiday will be one month at Loch Inver, Sutherlandshire, after the Congress.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Culag Hotel, Lochinver, Scotland. Details on the International Medical Congress which has been a success. Mentions his dinner of 197 people at the Royal Automobile Club. Mentions Barker's splendid paper at the Arthritis discussion. Cushing made a great hit with his address, and saved the meeting in the surgical sections on brain tumours, as Horsely and the Queen Square Physicians were at loggerheads. Next to Ehrlich, Cushing made the strongest impression. The Historical section was a success. Sudhoff and Streeter of Boston were interesting. Details on their holiday in Lochinver, and on Revere's fishing. Mentions that they will go to Glencoe with the Howards for a week. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Answers him about the Russian mineral oil which to him he supposes is any more effective than parafin. Hopes that the Vichy treatment will be helpful. Comments about it. Mentions that the Hadleys are with them as the latter is giving the course of lectures on American History. Good comments about it. Glad that he liked the Focke item. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He had received enthusiastic letters from Thayer and Welch (on the appointment of Janeway). Mentions that Welch writes as if there was no fear of Thayer leaving. Osler supposes that the Trustees will make reasonable arrangements to keep him. Good comments about Janeway. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that his wife is better. Hopes that they will visit them on their way back. Revere is home for his Christ Church examination. Mentions that he has been elected as Foreign Associate of the Academy of Medicine. Chauffard explained to him all about this honour. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Deplores the death of Rupert Norton. Barker and Norton's sister wrote him that he died of typhoid fever. Tribute to him. Kelly informed him of the death of Otto Ramsay of Yale. Glad that his wife is better. Mentions that they have the Pages coming, as he will get his honorary degree. Asks him if he knew that he was approached to take Anson's place as senior member of Parliament for the University. He declines it as politics have no attraction for him. Comments about the political problems in Ireland.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that they were not on the continent. Mentions his disappointment not to be at the Celebration (25th anniversary of the Johns Hopkins Hospital), but it was impossible to get away. Grace is working like a Trojan. Revere will join the Officer's Training Corps. Details about it. They are trying to get in touch with the Liege and Louvain professors and their families. Denys, the well-known bacteriologist, was with them. Osler is a bit sceptical about the tales of the refugees. Mentions that the Examination Schools is now a big hospital for 450 beds. Details on the wounded. He is helping with the special Canadian Hospital in London, which will look after the Canadian Contingent, as well as other wounded. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, Grand Hotel, Torquay, South Devon, England. Forgot to tell him how pleased Revere was with the Walton medal. He is gradually getting the original editions of Walton's Lives. Deplores that his son has to interrupt his studies. He is inspecting the American Hospital at Paignton for a few days. It is a success. They are all very hopeful. The blockade is a farce. The new army is better than everybody had supposed. But, Germany is immensely strong and war is her business. Fears that it will be long. Mentions that he got the minutes of the Medical Society that Jenner and Parry founded. Details about it. He got the Mesne 1471, with Edmund Boyd Osler's money. Sorry about David Hutzler's death and of the Rabbi's. Fears that Phipps has gone at the top badly. Mrs. Guest evades his questions about him, but Jay said that he was failing. Grace is well and resting. Sue Chaplin sails next week. Civilities.