Leitmeritz
Leitmeritz, 24 January 1887
Mr. José Rizal
71-III Jagerstrasse
Berlin
Esteemed Friend,
I have not had any news from you for more than a week. I hope you have not been sick like me. Only today did I get up from my sick-bed. I had a severe catarrh and I suffered from hoarseness. That ailment was terrible for me because it prevented me from smoking, which is my passion. Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera has published a charming little book which interests me greatly: El Sánscrito en la lengua tagalog, Paris, Imprimerie A. Davy, 1887. Very interesting.
With affectionate regards.
Yours affectionately,
F. Blumentritt
02-192 [Blumentritt V.1]