Letter to Henry Mills Thomas from William Osler, S.S. "Seti", Egypt. Delightful trip on the Nile with his brother and five other friends. Just missed Thomas' sister and Miss Garrett at Luxor. Description of his itinerary. Would have like to see Thebes 1500 B.C. Comments on the genius of ancient Egyptians. Deplores the sanitary conditions of the country. The amount of ophthalmia and hookworm disease is appalling. The bilharzia is very bad. Will see the pellagra cases at the asylum. Wish the occidental would have been taught to pray in the Oriental style. Comments on Mahomet and the Islam, which is a great religion except for the woman question. Mentions their dragoman. Civilities. Asks if Hal has chance for Rhodes scholarship. Tells Trudeau to be kind to his parents. Sorry Mrs. Osler could not come. News of Revere.

Letter to Edward F. Milburn from William Osler, Egypt. Postcard of Luxor- Colonnades. Says that the ancient Egyptians were mighty builders and that we are not in the same class.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, S.S. "Seti", Cairo, Egypt. Received his letter of the 21st from Mrs. Osler. Surprised at Hurd's resignation. Hopes it is not a health matter. He had written to him. Kind comments about him. Glad Barker liked Thursfield. Delighted by his trip on the Nile. Bewildered by the intellectual development of man 6000 years ago. Mentions Imhotep, the physician of antiquity. Recommends he read "The Spell of Egypt" of Hichens. Flies are responsible, according to him , for 2/3 of the disease. Mentions the ophthalmia cases, the cases of blindness, the hook-worm disease. Comments on his visit to Looss who has not been given enough resources. The school is good, but not the hospital. Egypt did not have successors to Griesinger or Bilharz. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, S.S. "Seti", Cairo, Egypt. They have turned and are coming down the Nile. Second stop to Luxor. Prof Sayre, Egyptologists and Weigall, the Director of Antiquities gave them hints as to what to see. Recommends the trip to him and his wife. Mentions his visit to the Tombs of the Kings and of 4 hours tour on a donkey. Mentions Barondi, their dragonian. Thanks him for offering a billet to W.W. Francis, but he would prefer him to stay at St. Agathe with his friend Byers. Asks him about his Summer plans. Civilities. He saw nothing at the Hoe sale.

Postcard from William Osler, Alexandria, Egypt. Postcard of Hathor, the goddess of love, to an unidentified addressee. They leave Alexandria today with regrets.

Letter to Duncan McEachran from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that he is doing well. Heard it from Bell. Invitation to visit them in Oxford. Civilities.

Letter to Robert Doyne from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. States that there was no animosity against him at the meeting, and he does not think it is an unreasonable request. It was thought that his views should first be ascertained. Invites him to come chat with him about it.

Letter to Mrs. Henry Pickering Bowditch from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Tells her that he would like to have a book from her husband's library. Anything that has some personal association with him, a monograph given by Ludwig, something annotated. Civilities.

Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks him for the Servetus P.C. Hopes he will visit them this Summer. News from Ellis. Mr. Phipps is pleased by the work done in Philadelphia. Will let him know about the Antwerp things (book sale in Amsterdam). Hopes they both have secured the two important letters.

Letter to J. Herbert Darey from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Will send him books for the Library. Glad to hear from him. Asks him if he thinks the cases he refers to would be an aggravated forms of the glandular fever. Mention of Campbell Howard. Civilities.