Although, in the next letter, James poked fun at reformed spelling, he was really in sympathy with the movement to which his correspondent was giving an outspoken support--as Mr. Holt of course understood. "Isn't it abominable"--Professor Palmer has quoted James as exclaiming--"that everybody is expected to spell the same way!" He lent his name to Mr. Carnegie's simplified spelling program, and used to wax honestly indignant when people opposed spelling reform with purely conservative arguments. He cared little about etymology, and saw clearly enough that mere accident and fashion have helped to determine orthography. But in his own writing he never put himself to great pains to reëducate his reflexes. He let his hand write _through_ as often as _thro'_ or _thru_, and only occasionally bethought him to write 'filosofy' and 'telefone.' When he published, the text of his books showed very few reforms. _To Henry Holt._ Cambridge, _March_ 27[1894]. _Autographically written, and spelt spontaneously._ DEAR HOLT,--The Introduction to filosofy is what I ment--I dont no the other book. I will try Nordau's Entartung this summer--as a rule however it duzn't profit me to read Jeremiads against evil--the example of a little good has more effect. A propo of kitchen ranges, I wish you wood remoov your recommendation from that Boynton Furnace Company's affair. We have struggld with it for five years--lost 2 cooks in consequens--burnt countless tons of extra coal, never had anything decently baikt, and now, having got rid of it for 15 dollars, are having a happy kitchen for the 1st time in our experience--all through your unprinsipld recommendation! You ought to hear my wife sware when she hears your name! I will try about a translator for Nordau--though the only man I can think of needs munny more than fame, and coodn't do the job for pure love of the publisher or author, or on an unsertainty. Yours affectionately, WILLIAM JAMES. _To Henry James_. PRINCETON, _Dec. 29, 1894_. DEAR H.,--I have been here for three days at my co-psychologist Baldwin's house, presiding over a meeting of the American Association of Psychologists, which has proved a very solid and successful affair.[3] Strange to say, we are getting to be veterans, and the brunt of the discussions was borne by former students of mine. It is a very healthy movement. Alice is with me, the weather is frosty clear and cold, touching zero this A.M. and the country robed in snow. Princeton is a beautiful place.... _To Henry James._ Cambridge, _Apr. 26, 1895_.