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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 02/16/1924

    Berlin

    February 16, 1924

    Dear Mother and Father:

    Have just arrived in Berlin after a day's journey from Munich and another day's journey from Zurich. From Vienna I went to Munich - a pretty ride over the Tyrol Mountains. After three days in Munich I went to Zurich in Switzerland, again over mountains and across the very pretty Baden Lake for one hour. But the real Swiss Alps are still farther south and I will reach them when I go to Italy a little later on.

    Munich was very interesting both from a medical standpoint and from the view of the old city, where they make and drink so much beer. Have sauerkraut and wieners and pork and pigs feet and tripe - what a time father would have floundering around in all of it and what a time someone else would have trying to get it all down - like sea sickness - past a difficult mind!!

    The best surgeon I have seen was in Munich and with it the finest experimental laboratory - and not a full-time man, either. I have seen too much on my trip to ever think of full-time again. It is pathetic to see such great scientists unable to live on their meager salaries and no help coming through better salaries and they are unable to do anything to help themselves. Why make oneself dependent. The best work is being done everywhere by the men who are not full-time. It has been a very valuable experience, marking exactly opposite to what was expected. But I have to answer for myself and of course have no strings tied. I shall have to let the light shine slowly when I get back in order not to seem unappreciative. Have seen so much and learned so many new ideas that I shall have enough to do to keep me busy for a long time.

    The way things are shaping now, I should get back about the first or middle of May. I shall probably remain a week here. Go to Breslau for a day, then to Hamburg, then to Denmark and Stockholm in Sweden and back to England for a couple of weeks. Then back to Italy for the beginning of springtime there, when it is prettiest, and from there possibly to Spain and back to England again and home.

    Am feeling fine all the time. Your letter of the 31st reached me today with this mail which is the first I have received in 2 weeks. Haven't written many letters, though one to Dr. Buttrick and Flexner a week ago. It is quite cold here, but no snow. The finest kind of weather. It was snowing every day in Munich and no snow again in Zurich. Germany is recovering rather fast, though Berlin still has great poverty.

    You will soon have the garden started. Don't work too hard in it! I hope you remain well.

    With love and kisses,

    Walter x x x x x x

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