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Miscellaneous Letters Exchanged Between José Rizal and Others in January to June, 1895 |
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Miscellaneous Letters Exchanged Between José Rizal and Others in January to June, 1895 |
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130. Rizal, Dapitan, 15 January 1895 || To Dr. Adolph B. Meyer Remittance of another zoological collection - The duplicates are for Dr. K. M. Heller - With so many patients he has no time to attend to remittances.
131. K. M. Heller, Dresden, 5 February 1895 On the remittance of insects - Some spoiled by moths - New species of beetle sent to Rizal - Atonia ochroplagiata - One new variety among the 13 beetles - Rewarding result for science.
132. Napoleon M. Keihl, 7 March 1895 Another copy of Fauna de Nías - That the boys of Rizal collect insects - Locusts, beetles, blow-flies – Will publish his impressions of his trip in Spain.
133. Rizal, Dapitan, 14 March 1895 || To Mr. Mariano Pinili The machine will arrive from America within two months.
134. Rizal, Dapitan, 14 March 1895 || To Dr. Adolph B. Meyer Little difference between the wild boar and the domesticated hog - Rizal is very sorry he can no longer send specimens – He is very busy with so many patients - Possible change of his place of deportation.
135. Dr. Reinhold Rost, London, 26 April 1895 Fond memory of Rizal - The old librarian is suffering for his compulsory retirement - Encouraging the hero in his linguistic works - The Rost Collection on Philippine dialects - These are derived from the Tagalog or the Bisaya - The Malagasy language. The original letter 'is in English.
136. Rizal, Dapitan, 8 May 1895 || To Governor-General Blanco Rizal requests his transfer to Spain - In order to restore his broken health - The departure of [Juan] Sitges contributes to this resolution - Sitges does not consider him anti-Spaniard - The government should not deny him the opportunity to earn his livelihood.
137. Governor-General Ramon Blanco, Manila, 1 June 1895 Blanco grants authorization to cultivate lands for the establishment of an agricultural colony near the gulf of Sindangan.
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130. Rizal, Dapitan, 15 January 1895 || To Dr. Adolph B. Meyer Remittance of another zoological collection - The duplicates are for Dr. K. M. Heller - With so many patients he has no time to attend to remittances. Dapitan, 15 January 1895 Dr. A. B. Meyer My dear Doctor and Friend, In the box that I am sending you, you will find a small collection of animals of various kinds that I have been able to collect. In one bottle there is a large green snake which is believed to be very dangerous. I should like to know your opinion if it is really poisonous. In the collection there is also a very curious fish that the people here call kumi; it has a plate flattened on its head. In one bottle you will find various insects. I beg you to give the duplicates to Dr. [K. M.] Heller, the entomologist [connected with the University of Dresden - rly], for his collection. I am afraid that my collections are very poor and of no value whatever, and for this reason I beg you to let pass sometime until I shall have more leisure at my command. At present I have so many patients that I have no time to attend to the remittances. In wishing you a Happy New Year, I beg you to accept my most distinguished consideration. Faithfully yours, José Rizal
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131. K. M. Heller, Dresden, 5 February 1895 On the remittance of insects - Some spoiled by moths - New species of beetle sent to Rizal - Atonia ochroplagiata - One new variety among the 13 beetles - Rewarding result for science. Dresden, 5 February 1895 My respectable Doctor, It is almost two months now that I have received your last (second) remittance of insects without having informed you in detail about the matter. In the first place I ought to inform you about the condition of the specimens which unfortunately leaves much to be desired. At that time you did not yet have my instructions and I hope that the next remittance will turn out better. A great number of the insects were moth-eaten and possibly this took place during the trip. Even those insects which were placed in the canes have suffered much from the bites of other insects and were mildewed. The insects were placed in the canes still fresh and some are in a state of decomposition for the exclusion of air that hindered their drying up. For easier handling I would recommend to you that the insects be preserved in brandy or alcohol. A large number of these can be put in a bottle, but the precaution must be taken to fill the bottle with pieces of cloth so that the insects may not be thrown from one side to the other. With regard to the insects sent, I have to tell you now that what at the beginning was thought to be a new kind of butterflies, turned out that it was not. It was only a different variety of the specie that we did not have yet and consequently I presumed that it was a new class. With great joy I inform you however that the last remittance contains a new species of beetles that you sent us under the title of miscellany. Other better species are designated as Pandan beetles (Agestrata luzonica Esch.) and salaginto. I will describe and photograph the new beetle, but as it arrived on the sixth ... and the species are very rich in varieties, some of which are very difficult to recognize, I believed, for practical reasons, not to dispense with giving it its name without choosing a name that also determined the variety, namely, Atonia (Trotaltien) achroplagiata. I do not have the least doubt that your next remittance will bring something new and I would then have the opportunity to fulfill my promise. If you succeed to make the natives collect, there would undoubtedly be found there many new varieties, for finding a new one among 13 beetles is an extraordinarily favorable result. If you succeed to collect some hundreds of beetles, the result would be very rewarding for science. The insect that you believe has not been classified is one of the species of fire-flies of the genus Hotinus and it may be neither new nor rare. You can imagine how anxious I am to receive your next remittance that Dr. [Alexander] Schadenberg already advised me about and I hope it will not be deposited in Manila for a long time. With the best greetings of Yours very faithfully, Dr. K. M. Heller P.S. I also understand French, in case you wish to use this language.
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132. Napoleon M. Keihl, 7 March 1895 Another copy of Fauna de Nías - That the boys of Rizal collect insects - Locusts, beetles, blow-flies – Will publish his impressions of his trip in Spain. Prague, Bohemia 7 March 1895 Mr. José Rizal, My very distinguished Sir, Your very pleasing letter dated Dapitan, 14 January 1895 has arrived in which you acknowledge the receipt of the little net, the photographs, and the sample butterflies except my book Rhopalocera der Insel Nias [Butterflies on the Island of Nias - rly], [01] and I request you to please let me know if that little book is already in your possession. If not, I will send you another copy. With great, very great, pleasure I read that you will have the kindness to order your boys to collect insects. I must add that they can also catch locusts, beetles, and blow-flies which can be wrapped in paper like the butterflies, but they should be sent separately, not mixed with the butterflies. The locusts are killed etc. with alcohol or better with cyanide (cyankali, as we call it here). I took photographs during my travels in Spain so that in case of the publication of my travel impressions, I could present to the reader some views. A tower more or less twisted does not matter, because the artist can correct such defects in his drawing. And so for me a photograph, even though bad, has more value than any drawing. Traveling horseback I penetrated valleys that are almost uninhabited and I took views of their panoramas never before photographed by the Spaniards. I return to the twisted tower. It was not the fault of the lens but an error in my position as I could not find a point from where to take the view in a straight line. Here is a sketch:
This is the proper position, but it was impossible. Are the differences between the Tagalog and Bisayan languages very important? If you need some books, tell me the titles and with the greatest pleasure I will send them to you. Awaiting a pretty collection, carefully made, I remain at your command as your most attentive servant who kisses your hand, Napoleon M. Keihl [A biologist with an interest in entomology from Prague, Boemia - rly] Member, Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural P.S. Mr. Fernando in Leitmeritz [Ferdinand Blumentritt - rly] was very glad that you had written me. _______________ [01] Rhopalocera is a division of Lepidoptera (insects and moths) including all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennas.
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