[Letter from Felix Butte to Elizabeth Kirkpatrick - March 30, 1923]

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Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth discussing the content of his parasitology class and physiology lab.

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[2] p. ; 28 x 19 cm.

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Butte, Felix Latimore, Sr. March 30, 1923.

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Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth discussing the content of his parasitology class and physiology lab.

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[2] p. ; 28 x 19 cm.

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Text: "Thursday night. My Sweetheart -- I am so sorry I did not get a letter off to you today, and I really ought to be in bed now, as it is nearly twelve o'clock and we have this parasitology quiz tomorrow. I got hold of a book tonight on the subject which is the best I have found. As you can imagine to study of ticks, mites, fleas, flies, mosquitoes, chiggers and the like is not the most interesting sort of [...] -- in part it's rather "griping." This book, though is real witty along with it's treatises, for instance -- take this sentence on the harvest mite "According to one writer who had evidently experienced these the red-bug is a 'small thing, but mighty; a torturer -- a murderer of sleep; a tormentor of entomologists, botanists and others who encroach on its domain; not that it bites or stings -- it does neither; worse than either, it just tickles!'" Such is rather unusual for a text book, a scientific treatment of the subject, but this one is full of it, and it tends to make a dry subject a little more readable! Made a B on that anatomy exam -- the postponed one; haven't heard yet from last weeks (rather Monday's). I enjoyed your letter so much this afternoon, it was brought to me in physiology lab -- just when I was making some tracings of the action off a frogs muscle, right at a time when I couldn't possibly stop -- it surely was hard to put it in my pocket till I got thru. Woke up this morning with my cold completely gone -- that's the way they do, come on over night, leave over night. I'll say we could just put up the curtains and go right ahead, a little thing like rain couldn't stop us! I'd give just anything I have for one kiss, one real kiss tonight. The boy I went up to Austin with last time wanted me to go up with him again this week end -- I told him to just show mee $25 and see if I wouldn't be right there, quiz or no quiz, cut out of school or not! No, "Glimpses of the Moon" has not been here yet, but it's coming, and I'll be sure to see it. Sweetheart, both these roommates of mine are nearly sound asleep -- guess I'd better follow suit. I love you, I love you -- my how I wish I could -- show you. Yours -- all, Felix. Scuse this envelope -- it's all I can find at this late hour! Kiss me goodnight, and sweet dreams, F.L.B."

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  • March 30, 1923

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Butte, Felix Latimore, Sr. [Letter from Felix Butte to Elizabeth Kirkpatrick - March 30, 1923], letter, March 30, 1923; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661192/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Moody Medical Library, UT.

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