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YALE-coLLrcr z, April ?, 1917
My. Unicht,

YiLE-coLLEcE, April 2, 1917.
Asa friend TO the reputation of our com.
Try, III science as well its other important Interest
! preshm. You will be willing TO publish the following
Various notices, more less complete chiefly copied
ron tngsh newsrapers. are now roiHg the rounds Of
toc public prists IN this country, stating that new
And offre," has been discovered. in England or at
least new aud heretofore, seled exciting
neat byvh tile gems and all e refractory snb
STANCES IN nature are immediately Melted AID even in
various Instances, disspa,ed in vapcr, decomposed
tshicn regards the effects have no doubt are sni
s,anaiiy true was sufficient satisfy me- that the b
.s oI these achievements was laid by American dis
eovery inside by Mr.. Robert Hare Of Philadelphia in
isoi. In December Of that year, Mir. Hare conmnnca
.'o 70 the Chemical cicty of Philadelphia his discoye
~ method OF burning oxygen and hydrogen Eases in
.nited stream 60 as TO produce very intense heat
10 iaa. pc pe.ssd detailed memoir the subject
an engraving of lie apparatus, and be recitcd the
suees cffi instrument, Of which Ia the degree of
,es. pfedaeed .rfpasssd any thing before known In
asd lslS, Has occupied with him In philadeph
% ffsrrting similar experiments mere extended
sss's endS communication the subject was made 10
zoe fnoscpaca, Society cf philadelphia; the memoir
is printed in their transactions aud Mr. Hares original
memoir was reprinted in the Annals of Chemistry
fhts. and lnthe Philosophical Magazine in London
~. murray, In his system of Chemistry has mentioned
ar ar.s rs,ae In the fusion OF several of the csrth.
al. ana mas given him credit for his discovery.
Ia one instance while in Europe-in az pub.
nc lecture. cav some Of them exhibited by ceebrs;
p.o'sssoi, VINO mentioned Mr.. Hare rs the repuicd
in December 1871, instituted an extended course Of
.speilmsnts Ttsh Mr. IIare's blow pipe, in which mel
.es lime ard nsgnesia and long list most rersc;o
minerals gems. and hers the greater part of which
hsa never been melted before, and Tupposcd that had
yoivng heir metallic bases which burnt in tie air n.
.xstas produced ceununcsted telailed sccount Of
1y governments to the Connecticut academy OF aud
t1ences who published il In their transactions for 1912
WIN tneir leave, II was communicated 10 Dr. GruCe',
oeics Journal. and, 1t was printed in the 4th No.
Hundreds Of nv puprs can testify that Mr.. Hare,s
;geHS1 eNpeTiments. and many others performed with
us DIV pipe FED by oxygen and hydrosen gssee have
VeeRiof wears past annually exhibited in nv public
s,Ises o, Chemistry In Yale College and that the fusion
~ ,oSnizetion OF pletiIa, and the combustion of tina;
gea and OF gold aud silver aud many other metals
hs insons Of tie earihs, Of rock ekrystai of gun
me cornndum gems. and many otlsr refractory
SUBSTANCES and eproducton efght beyond the bright
nSa or The san, have heeu familiar experiments in my
have uuifruly given Mir Hare the fun credit of the
,avrhtio although uIy researches With his instrument
rianyneH results added.
is therefore with small surprise that In the An
naes &c Cnen'ie and de Physique for September no
"a french JsBfna) found translation OF riaho
I te memoir, from scientific journal published at the
oyS Institution in London, in which fall accounts
ven III very interesting series Of experiments peTfor
e. b> means OF Mf Hares instrument the same
principle. hut without notice being taken Of MIR.
hse's q ntioh OF experiments, or of mine, and the
Nnoie Is eNhihIted as original ON comparison of the
aenioir IN question with Mr.. Flares aud With my own
nag ma the very many OF The results iden.ca and
a the neS ones derived directly ffofr Mr. ares in
struuen with the follcwiu ing liTrences Ia Nh Harcs
me TWO 2ases were in distinct reservoirs prevent ex
Posioh they we're propelled by the pressure ola column
'' water, ard were made miase ns before their ex
g az common orI6cs. Ia th- English apparatus the
gases ate both in reservoir, and they are pfope
leo by tssT own Clastcity Condensation by sy-
Hge. - ~
Professor Clarke Of Cambridge nniyersjty-tbe cele
oTsied traveller Is the anthor the memoir ia question
snd we must presume that he ignorant Of what had
zen cone ny MI Fare and myself, he would eansidy
lave adYerte6 To The facts.
Measures hav entsken to set this matter right in En-
rope bat IN the mean time whatever eanlet the sub
J.et may receive there, IL that the American
puhlc should KNOW that NJ Hare the inventor Of
Tue instrument with which in Europe they are now per
FORMING the most brilliant and beautiful and
at there are very few OF these results hitherto obtained
mere os the use OF land the publication which has
tneIe excited great interest) which not sever.
al years ago anticipated here either by Mr. Hare OF by
myself. -
rs nave clted only printed documents, the esi-
iuohyof living Witnesses trust conufyuen will not
consider TINS communication ndeicaie or arrogant
butsimpiy matter OF justice To the interests Of American
ssehee and especially 10 Sir. Hare.
BENJAMIN SILLIMAN.