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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 10/05/1914

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Md.

    October 5, 1914

    Dear Mother and Father,

    I have not yet received a cablegram from you so I suppose you are still in England. I haven't much news to tell you. Dr. Halsted is back but I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet. I spoke to him for a few seconds. He said I was afraid you were going on the Red Cross and I was going to send my protest. Dr. Howland was there and he said jokingly, "Dandy, you are an expensive luxury to have around here"; and turning to Dr. Halsted, said, "You should have seen my typewriter's bill for Dandy's article. $95"; and Dr. Halsted said, "You should have seen my translators bill. It was $140." I want to see him and tell him all the good news I told you of last time, then leave the decision to him.

    I got my new suits. They are beauties, but when you come back they will soon get pretty small as they did once before. I am down to 150 again, but it will soon come back again when you get here.

    There is a hospital 25th anniversary reunion here this week. It will probably cost me $15 or $20 before the week is up. It is a good thing I made as much money as I did before they stopped me.

    We are having beautiful weather. You had better start back before it gets cold. There isn't any danger crossing the Atlantic now.

    Dr. Halsted was over to the Hunterian yesterday and asked about the work I was doing and was greatly pleased. There was one experiment I did which he once suggested and he was especially pleased to know I had done it and to know how it came out. I can't help but believe that he will be very good to me when he knows how hard and how successfully I worked for him while he is away. The man ahead of me-McClure-hasn't done anything so far as long as he has been here.

    When I get some good home cooking, they won't be able to hold me if I decide to stay here. I was wishing the other day for some home made bread, chicken, cake, pie, etc. etc. but it won't be long now.

    Am enclosing a clipping from the Sedalia paper about the case of epilepsy. They have certainly spread my reputation broadcast. I think this is all.

    Your loving son, Walter

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