. Rudolf Blaschka letters to Walter Deane. Botanists -- Hosterwitz b. Dresden, January 18, 1920, 1-9 19'^ Dear friend Professor Dr. Goodale, Your 'good letters of December 21 and 25, have safely reached me, and we learned with-delight this renewed proof of your friendship. They came so right as a sunbeam at a time when apprehension was upon us, the good prospects to future and the wonderful surprise by the noble Christmas gift, the draft for 9256 Marks. Please accept warmest thanks for this friendly act. So far as the Tuseum were contributing to it please assure the
. Rudolf Blaschka letters to Walter Deane. Botanists -- Hosterwitz b. Dresden, January 18, 1920, 1-9 19'^ Dear friend Professor Dr. Goodale, Your 'good letters of December 21 and 25, have safely reached me, and we learned with-delight this renewed proof of your friendship. They came so right as a sunbeam at a time when apprehension was upon us, the good prospects to future and the wonderful surprise by the noble Christmas gift, the draft for 9256 Marks. Please accept warmest thanks for this friendly act. So far as the Tuseum were contributing to it please assure them of my gratefulness, we feel no more abandoned, this gives much relief in thesegloomy days, heard with sincere sympathy what youcoomunicated us of yourseli, your sons and grandchildren. The blessing of God was upon you all, that you ro^ld see "your grandsons return sound and safely. As to ourselves i am very sorry that the pleasure of these days was saddened by apprehension at my mother's state of health. On Wednesday she met with a serious accideft by falling in the house, hitting her head on the stone-floor owing to a sudden fit. The doctor hopes the concussion of brain is only slight, but he fears the possibility of apoplectic consequences m ner high age, as the senile Arteriosclerosis is much advanced with her. g j£f* !»JJL^ nurse her with utmost care to alleviate her pains and she is burrounaed with every comfort possible, as she was always, witn the best tnat the presion of the abominable war has permitted. During o years we were de- pendent as to everything of daily life fro* the state and what they portioned out. Free sale was strictly prohibited and liming tickets were set on all victuals, except some vege,aoles, (J»J^'g- on soap, clothes, shoes etc.). The bread was ^ indigestible composition of rve milled at 94 percent with full bran, potatoes, turnips, vetches aL ^substitutes of unknown kind ^^^^^ff^^S^, a por- week about 1/3 of a p*unfi %mJ?*%*iJ?%&ft**
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