New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
ssulv 70 the Repors OF the New orA
"e'' ,n,,,ee upon Paine's Light.

70 "a. R6ito- sf IN. Ts'o~ae' - ,,;oo tho
sw-In YOUR edition Of June 1O' n'''1 VIZ
-sDo,t of DR. Torey and others VINO V'i''u
-, Nv NV invitation as the agent Of D. " fe1'
- r. 90 ascertain the facts respecting lne o'''
sovery Of Henry Pane A., ,ono,, /. co-re.t
Tbe .n,vpoytaht pert OF tne .ePOls =. $3.50.
Without wishing however - oass ns,1es are
,,ron the character Of the parties whose hses arc
t,.1IsS 30 /, beg 20 remind them OF 'ha' par Oh
81 9Th nsualy ADMINISTERED Ia our courts oi as
fice which they 10 giving tneh tesuuiDny, seen y
h.ve 6o,cotfen viz the 80 oh0e to'h' 1, ""e
M ,tsted bv them that they were assured ~ me-
"A bone.tIy 40 that ST.. Paine would be a. home
a. ...o; ,I.To Upon their arrival, however, ia
Iyorcc.,er II was found that M Paine had left,
nnon inDortant business, for New-York. IL 10 also
tre ,okich fkev hare t1rg0tteH 10 STATE that tney
were told that Mf Paine would probably be at
home that night Vhtch tc1s ne case, and hdt they
.ere repcatey urged 10 remain, in order to see all
the experiments fully and fairly made, AND THAT
THEY DLcLiNED having seen the process OF car
buretiing for the space Of only thirty secoEds and
without having Witnessed at al the making OF the
gag or the rapidity with which it be generated,
rs they could have done il they had waited until
next morning.
Furthermore, it is true and challenge the de-
NAL Of dny part Of ms statement that on the
following day upon my receiving line from Mr..
Pedrich then in Worcester. stating that Dir. PANE
was at home / called upon Mr. ROome 81 inc ire
mont House and requested that he would 60 up 70
Worcester that afternoon or IN case ne cou'd not
do this that he bc0nld ,tgD al Worcester on ms ray
Io1ne 10 he1c York he decitHed doing cstter.
Having stated the above facts, which have an
important bearing though the geAtte1aea sao NJ TO
orntf them, now come % toe examination OF ther
report which IL unimPorant' excepting IN one
n.rticnar; bat as this particular portion OF It, by
H. 90 refuI wording gives TO the casual reader a
false impression under semblance OF truth, 1t is
Jne IN The public that the truth should be made
known
The report states speaking of the character o.
The fame after the pipe which conveyed the pure
hydrogen into the Jar Of turpentine was immersed
Ne second timel "Tne flame from the gas after
passing through turpentine, was proved beyond all
doubt In our minds TO be hydrogen onty and not
raburretted by drogen as az hrst ano 70 DC to'ahy
unit for Illumination. Mr.. Paine, Jr on witness
ing tho result of this last experiment, appeared
confused, and declared that the light burned as
well as before but was much paler, to which we
Ill assented Nop, as an eye-Vitness TO the dbore
froerlment, in company with the committee, am
wihng 70 state under oath, that TIE hame nom the
gas ct the time alluded TO- had not The appearance
Of Hydrogen only," as stated by them.
That it burned with a considerably fainter light
1han when first showed TO them, i admit bat L
would ask the gentleman whether, after the pipe
was immersed the second time into the jar OF tur-
pentine, the gas was burned for more than half
minute and whether the Dery act Of noriRg ne pipe
LD ana d0Un LTOhgh ttS COfh ~ Tt yH, ~tU nv
make an openfug for The atmospheric ar, tohtch
scould account for tie faintNess Of the fame, and
satisfactorily too, pheR Il is remembered hop
short space Of time hereafter the tame was pro-
duced. Furthermore, if, scientific men, aud as
she paid agents OF parties having millions at stake
npon trivial determination, having as before sta
2ed netherwttnessed The making Oftheigas, nor the
SGpdday ruth Whseh can be generated, Hdhaving
seen The process Of carbureting for the space of only
half minute tpo experiments vidt 10 The interests of
their employers they feel that they have done JUS
rice to Mr.. Paine, themselves, their employers, or
Abe public, in making any report whatever. In
conclusion while we are led o wonder that upon
such an examination they ventured before the pub.
lc at all remembering that science has beer forced
many times to abandon her cherished theories, |
would recommend TO them that beautiful saying OF
Charles Sumner, Esq. Of Boston, in those days Of
prison discipline darkness-' From whatever quar-
ter OF the heavens, from whatever star there shall
come to as ray Of light, let us receive it,"
SAMUEL II. GREENE.
Byookiiss, Mas. July %, 1880
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