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table or unfit to eat. The mere fact of their distribution is the point to be ascertained, and this, as you see, requires the most extensive collections, affording in themselves comparatively little interest, but likely to lead, by a proper discussion of the facts, to the most unexpected philosophical results. . . . Do, please, what you can in this matter.
Spain alone might give us the materials to solve the question of transmutation versus creation.
I am going to make a similar appeal to my friends in Russia for materials from that country, including Siberia and Kamschatka.
Our own rivers are not easily accessible now. Ever truly your friend,
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