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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 06/18/1912

    89 Anson Street

    Barrow in Furness, England

    June 18, 1912

    Well My Dear Boy,

    Your letter just received stating that Dr. Cushing had sailed and you not mentioned. Well you must remember you are not the first good man that was up against the Rubicon. If Rubicon it be it don't seem more then a stream to me that one day sunshine would dry up and make a pleasent path to cross over. All the big ones have met with rebuffs and still meet them. Very few people are exempt from them. The big kings and rulers of the earth are meeting them and sometimes from lowly quarters.

    You delivered Dr. Cushing a solar plexus that he still remembers, evedently, or he would have been more gratefull to you. But it is no use to investigate in research if you are compelled to find things as he wants them instead of as they are. I think this work should be done with truth not for theory that is already established on false foundation. It is hard and very anoying to find out you are wrong and have built a house on theory and poor foundation that is destined for destruction before you have reaped the reward from it and especially if the one he has paid to help him is the one that shows him up. But if your theories are correct you have nothing to fear except the debarment of the privilege of demonstrating and this is what he is trying to do.

    Of course you have never had much of lifes hard knocks and you feel these little ones. But don't be dishartened. There are many millions that would be glad of your opportunitys. I think the best in the world is ahead of you. Personally I never did think of late that you would go to Boston and further if he had been very friendly to you and offered you position in Boston you would not have liked to have published things that would have hurt him eaven if it did benefit you. So now if he as deserted you, you are under no obligation to him in that respect. I feel satisfied you will get his position in Hopkins at least if I understand right. There is no one else is their who can do it, Who is going to be Presedent of Hopkins. Has Dr. Halsted come abroad to look for man for Cushing's place.

    Your affectionate Father

    I see Mama says if you get married to bring your own motor car. Then I would suggest you would leave it for her and me. You get another more up to date.

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