How I Found Livingstone - excerpts. Slave raiding by the Arabs & wars & raids of the native Africans are mentioned throughout the book. Compares this book to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
Ted finishes reading Cartas Finlandesas (Letters from Finland) and Hombres del Norte (Men of the North). Discusses what he considers to be fact and opinion about Henrik Ibsen, a character in Hombres del Norte. Ted discusses an author named Conrad. Tells Dave of his Christmas gift.
Short letter thanking Dave for a book - mentions repayment of $100 plus a 20-cent stamp which is 11 cents over Dave's cost. Mentions sending attached weight loss advertisement (Nutri-System) to Hoken but didn't when Ted got Dave's letter. Would have been bad timing re Hoken. Also, included advertisement for Levis & mountain bikes. Mentions stamp he used to mail letter (1 cent Dorothy D?) refers to her as a distinguished American.
Ted, writes Chairman, Dept. of Botany, Prof. Sherman J. Preece, Jr., Univ. of MT @ Missoula, MT, re: Buffalo Gourd. Ted mentions book Wild Edible Plants of the Western United States by Donald R. Kirk, Naturegraph Publishers, Healdsburg, CA 1970, page 271. Mentions own experience using book.
Ted writes to Prof Sherman J. Preece Department of Botany, Univ. of MT @ Missoula, MT 59812. Talks about the Buffalo Gourd, cucurbita foetidissima. Ted thanks Prof Sherman for his reply.
Translated story for Dave's B-Day. Requirements for passport (info he obtained in Helena). This is for trip to Mexico. Mentions having read Inside the 3rd Reich & Spandao by Speer {liked books both for historical content & authors’ personal accounts.} Appears to have enlisted Dave to find ads in college newspapers for translation work. Advises to look at large school papers. Seems to want Dave to send old calculus book (copy quality poor). Mentions a religious sect in Russia.
Letter from Ted to Dave. Both agree not to fish for pure sport. Talks about being a vegetarian to Dave and that you need B-12, unless you eat meat or fish, milk & eggs. Then Ted goes on talking about the commercial egg production operation and to think of the chickens in human terms it’s worse than 1984. Then says it’s not that bad with cows - but they too are slaves. Ted doesn't think that Epstein understands "wilderness" in same terms. Ted said he had written Epstein before. Ted wants to know in advance about the commies in Costa Rica (CR), also was surprised that it was English-speaking then said that maybe there are Spanish speaking peasants in the hinterlands? Mentions that he doesn't think Epstein understands "wilderness" in same terms; talks about going to Helena and taking bus from Helena.
Letter to Dave, Ted sent drawing to Aunt Freda and not Hoken & Jean. Sent dirty drawing to Aunt Freda saying that it will give her an erotic kick. Read THE FOREST PEOPLE by Colin Turnbull. Says look at it at the Lombard Library. Poetry by dope addict "Bop Bubble" mentions visit in Texas late Nov. or later. Mentions eating only parsnips from Nov.-Apr. 1st of last year.
