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Burghölzli-Zürich, 15 December 1908
Dear Professor Freud,
I enclose two drafts for the title-page of the Jahrbuch. Please let me know which version seems to you more suitable. In support of his suggestion Bleuler argues that he can make only quite modest contributions and can therefore not put his name on the same line as yours. My objection to this is that I am most unwilling to let myself be pushed so conspicuously to the forefront, for I know it would be to our detriment. I am too young, and success is the hardest to forgive. Hence I fear that certain contributors who are happy to be published under your aegis would not appreciate my appearing to head the project. So I hope you will opt for the version that bears some semblance to my suggestion. Naturally it went against the grain to put Bleuler's name before yours; I did so only because Bleuler has the advantage of being Professor publicus ordinarius.1 There's not much to choose between his third version and his second, though the third is a little better.
Many thanks for the offprint. It is very good to have all the theories together at last. Yesterday I came across a new theory (in a case of hysteria)—the incubation theory: one must warm the body in order to get it with child. I think this is done occasionally.
I thank you very much for your last letter, which I hope to be able to answer in detail soon.
In haste with best regards!
Most sincerely yours, JUNG
= full professor.