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Letter to Thomas McCrae from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Encouragement on his recovery from his appendix operation. Positive comments on volume VII of the System. Satisfied with the articles and the index. Will send the details about the new edition and will get Appleton to send him the interleaved sections. Suggests he rewrite a great part of it, expects the new edition to be released October 1912. Mentions that Nona has arrived the day before. Civilities.

Letter to Karl Friedrich Wenckebach from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. On account of the King's death, all social events in London are cancelled. They have to postpone their dinner. A dozen men already had accepted to attend. Asks him how late he will stay in England. Invites him to come on the 21st for the week end. The 23rd could be perfect for the dinner at the Athenaeum Club.

Letter to James William White from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was under the impression that he had written him from the Athenaeum Club after seeing Henry James. The latter is deeply depressed, his nephew Henry James Junior stayed with him for a while, and now William James is there. There are not good accounts. Extract from a letter William James sent where he describes the state of mind of Henry James. Skinner has recommended changing his mind and that Henry James friends work in that direction. Comments on Skinner. Osler's opinion on the matter is that the disease is relatively superficial and the remissions seem independent of assignable outward influences. Mentions that Henry James had written to him 18 months ago about anginoid symptoms, which had disappeared. Hopes that White will visit him to cheer him up.

Letter to Marcia C. Noyes from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Deplores the fact that the Governor had vetoed the bill. Sends her a book by Choulant on the "History of Anatomical Drawings." If she already has a copy, she should send this one to the Johns Hopkins Library. Greetings to Miss Humpton. Will see her in September.

Extract from the British Medical Journal. "THE FAITH THAT HEALS", BY WILLIAM OSLER.

Letter to William Osler from Edward Livingston Trudeau, Saranac Lake, New York, USA. Thanks him for his tribute in the "Journal of the Out of Door Life". Shows his admiration to Osler. Mentions that he has been sick for five weeks. Civilities. Extract of Osler' s tribute to Trudeau from the "Journal of the Out of Door Life".

Letter to James William White from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Mentions that he has been in Edinburgh to stir up tuberculosis work at the National Congress. Asks him to send a cable and he will call him Monday pm. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He went to see the Vesalius picture at the British Museum. It came from the Sloan Collection but no further indication of its source. Hopes that he had a nice trip back. Civilities.

Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Hopes that Sister Susan is alright again. Asks him to send him a line c/o Mrs. McNabb, Murray Bay about their plans. They sail on the 29th. Will probably have to return with Mrs. Osler and Revere on September 6th to go to Contrexeville to cure his renal calculus. That cancelled his proposed week in October at the Johns Hopkins. Civilities.

Letter to Edward F. Milburn from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Announces that they are sailing by the Empress of Ireland. He will have to cut his visit, as he may have to return by way of New York early in September. Will let him know if he can stop at Belleville. Does not have the reprint requested. Civilities.