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the politeness of these Wieners, who never take the least notice of the mistakes I make in Deutsch, and at their mental alertness in comprehending me. Dr. Z's Frau has invited me to tea (or bier). Dr. Z asked me if I drank bier oder tee. I'll leave you in suspense as to my answer--like "was it the lady or the tiger."-----Frau Schneider has been building a little fire in the porcelain stove in my room the last three evenings. It is such a comfort. Of course I pay for it, she keeps account of such tings. -----Monday, 7:10, eating breakfast.-- Frau Schneider has invited Dr. Handel-Mazzetti here to abendbrot with me. He was in China with Dr. Schneider. It took me some time to guess that Keena was China! Frau S's brother wrote to those men Dr. Erwin Smith sent money to, and they are to come to the herbarium for it, so I shall get rid of that $80. They have tag days here, too. I was tagged twice for war or orphans. I did not wear the first so a second young one asked me. I gave the gorgeous sum of 100 kronen (about 1 1/2 cents as I can figure it.) Frau S tells me that the Wettsteins are in great want. One son was killed and various calamities have befallen all of them. (I do not understand [[underlined]] all [[/underlined]] the German I hear). Dr. Wettstein is "sehr stolz," but his wife, when Frau S gave $10 of the botanists' fund to the W's, confessed that they were hungry. I changed the $5 to a $10 for him. Frau S gave it as from American friends. The Gary-Winston $50 Frau S is using for children, buying shoes and clothes.----- Continued Frau Schneider is having the time of her life buying shoes and kleider with the Winston-Gary money. She has been hugged so much she is sore, she says. She comes bubbling in with her s story of kinder, schuhe, kleider and distracted mothers relieved. Several little children have been in to see me and to