Posted by charles on February 16, 19101 at 04:54:33:
Look, the man knew nature. HE got a bad cold counting tree rings in the winter (an odd choice to begin with) THen he insisted travelling to meet a speaking engagement in Waterbury CT (in WATERBURY CT?!?!)
He contracted a severe cold and bronchitis, so where does he go "for a change of climate" seeking to improve his health? MINNESOTA!? where he had never gone before, but the farthest north and coldest he could get? WIth Horace Mann's relation?
He was seeking death and he found it. Despair for his nation and life.