March 15 Sunday – H.H. Rogers, probably after reading of Sam’s “serious illness” in the N.Y. newspapers, wired Sam with an offer of support (wire not extant), and also cabled Major Samuel Comfort in Bombay to inquire on Sam’s condition [MTHHR 201]. Sam responded from Jaipur before leaving that city at 6 p.m.:

Your cable has just arrived through Major Comfort. Than you ever so much for your generous offers, but things are going along pretty well with us considering that we are not acclimated. We have been here two weeks, & each of us (including the manager) has been in the doctor’s hands in turn. I have not been seriously ill — nor any of the others.

They would sail from Bombay for Ceylon and S. Africa about Apr. 1. He also mentioned the copyrights supposedly held by Bliss and said “There is no shadow of sense in it” [MTHHR 199; NB 36 TS 56].