MARX TO ENGELS” 

{London,] 8 January 1861 

Dear Frederick, 

I myself only had Toby’s cry of pain** for rapid perusal. Last 
week, by the way, I ordered 2 corms through Petsch, one of which 
you shall have. 

Siebel’s present address is Carl Siebel jun., Barmen (Kleine 
Wertherstrasse, No. 25). 

Petsch has already advertised the Revelations* in the Buchhdndler- 
Bérsenblatt? Ive forbidden him to do so elsewhere out of 
consideration for Schapper. 

a K. Marx, Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne. - > Bérsenblatt für 
den Deutschen Buchhandel, Nos. 150, 151 and 153, 5, 7, and 12 December 
1860. 

As regards booksellers’ advertisements of Herr Vogt, I have so 
far seen them only in the Reform,’ the Publicist,” the Freischiitz,° and 
the _Grenzpost." Incidentally, I got Petsch to write, under my 
supervision, to all the chaps concerned, and thus the mystere will 
resolve itself within the next few days. He thinks it doesn’t depend 
on the newspapers but on the booksellers, who have been putting 
the thing off until after Christmas and the New Year. And the 
advertisement goes into the newspapers only through the agency 
of the bookseller who is responsible for local sales. Mais nous 
verrons!* 

You can see what a hapless creature I am! Last Wednesday,' 
(just A week aco) I got a cold and cough accompanied by a stabbing 
pain in the region of the liver, so that not only coughing, but 
turning my carcass from one side to the other, caused me physical 
pains. This seemed to me to indicate an inflammation. It was the 
first time I had felt a dolor of this kind, although Allen had often 
asked me searchingly whether I had. This time—particularly since 
I am already encumbered with a hair-raising pocror’s sit, not to 
mention other siuis,—I have so rar been treating myself. The 
treatment was simple—no smoking, casror on, drink only 
lemonade, eat little, no spirits whatever, do nothing, stay at home 
(since the cold air at once sets me coughing). I’m not quite well yet 
and somewhat weak. By the by, you might sometime ask Gumpert 
what one ought to do about such acute attacks, should they recur. 
I shall ask Allen as soon as I can go out again and am once more 
completely fit. 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M. 

My wife (who is slowly improving, but still very weak) and the 
children send their regards.