DEAR MRS. WETMORE,-- ... I am getting quite strong, and hope soon to
be strong, or nearly as strong, as before. The bleeding was from a
bronchial tube,--so I have to be careful about getting cold. But my
lungs are quite sound. For the sake of the lectures, it is better that
I should wait a little longer in Japan. Most of them have been written
twice; but I must write them all once more--to polish them. They will
form a book, explaining Japan from the standpoint of ancestor-worship.
They are suited only to a cultivated audience. If never delivered, they
will still make a good book. The whole study is based upon the ancient
religion. I have also something to say about your proposed "Juvenilia."