6-7-1995

Dear Bill,

I received the photocopies. Thank you very much. This treatise of Physiology  is out of print! May be I find 2 new volumes of Freeman, very heavy, 450 pages each, The domestic fowl (1984) but I am waiting to know what matter is treated inside. Good that we have photocopied from your books!

When you change your books catalogue, send me one corrected copy and I made updated.

Your correspondence book is beginning today: a friend of mine is available to write the hand-written letters and your letters. I think that it's better begin now because my book is like a Bible. I have collected new information in the Pavia University about fowl behaviour and I think that a day I may explain the behaviour of the mother hen with her chicks. But in this moment I have achieved the molecular evolution and I must update with the hormones evolution with an article found in Pavia,

I hope that the Government will help you in the edition. Edition of your correspondence only or also of the previous books? If also of the previous books I need begin in scanning them.

I send only the remaining dollars because the phone card I sold to a woman in Milano who is collecting these cards from all the world!

Veronica wrote in her new catalogue that she has available the book of Wright: 925 Pounds!!! You have a capital in your library!

I have in my mind a thing, and I write now. I will be very happy if you accept a gift from me for the next spring (Italian spring): to you come to Italy. Without any discussion the ticket will be my gift for you.

I think that Eduardo don’t come back to Italy, from first of January 1996 I am free from my work in the Hospital, but I am not free from the animals. It is impossible for the moment to think what will be the solution of this problem. Thus, I think that it’s better you come to Italy, my mother also said. No problems for the fly. You must ask for the accompaniment because of your bad eyesight and the trip will be very easy. One thing you must only remember: not a fly for no smokers!!!

The spring in Europe is very nice, you may stand here 2-3 months and we go to visit Italy, Veronica, Carefoot, Netherlands, Germany and so on... I would be very pleased in showing you the world where I live, this old, too much old Europe.

For the moment I keep my home in the city, and there are rooms and beds available here or in hobby farm. If you would like come with Frank or Marie or Bob as you prefer. The invitation is open to all of them... but only one thing: I wait for you without doubt. Tell me YES. No problems for the clothes, not heavy baggage with you. By night we stand home, we not go to the night club! Moreover, I think that some clothes of mine are well for you.

14-7-1995

Dear Bill,

I was waiting for your answer to my second letter. The mail is going very quickly in this moment: 7 days. From your letter I have understood that the Government is available also for the previous book. No problem, all will be done.

I send a part of a book edited by William Montagna and Funan Hu. I think that you may find new ideas for your next article about thyroid. This is not an easy argument but I think that in this chapter you can  understand many things because is written in easy way. The fowl is quoted only once, but the biology is the same of that of the man and you can compare with the part about thyroid of your physiology books.

Sorry for Bob, but sorry overall for your need of laser treatment. I hope all well with you, by all my heart.

I am very happy for your contacts with Germany. I think that we have open a new door of Australia in Europe. Remember that in December, in Nürnberg, there will be a big-big-big show: more than 70,000 animals!!! This number tells you that the German people is a great breeder and that the megalomania is a part of the psychology of this people. Deutschland über alles! The Germany over all people! We hope that there not exists a new Hitler.

I hope also that the letter To whom it may concern is good. If not, you send me the reviewed edition and I will correct.

Good stay in Brisbane. But remember: Italy is awaiting for you.

To whom it may concern

Valenza (Italy), 11-7-1995

First of all excuse my English. I am very happy to have been guest of Mister William Plant in Maitland during the past month of May. I was corresponding with him from July 1994 and he has helped me very much with information very useful for my book about Genetics of Fowl that I am writing and achieving.

During my stay in Maitland, I have found an endless mine of information within the files of Mister Plant, information very difficult to find here in Europe, also through Miss Veronica Mayhew from England, specialist bookseller. Checking the files of Mister Plant I have  found answers to many suspended questions for which I don't know where to search. If the numbers have significance, in the airport  I have paid an extra baggage of 20 kg!

But,  I think that Mister Plant has another very interesting source of information, because this source is an history of the evolution of scientific discoveries: his correspondence. Correspondence with Scientists from all the world and I proposed to Mister Plant to collect in a book chronologically. I think that this book will be better than a classic treatise, because is spontaneous and alive, not aseptic as the Scientists' style.

I have photocopied his correspondence and I have began the input in computer to obtain a master copy. The job is a little hard, may be also a little long. But I think that the scientific world and Australia cannot lost this treasure.